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Alabama Hires Ryan Purdy as Assistant Coach Alabama on Tuesday announced the addition of Ryan Purdy to the swimming and diving coaching staff. Purdy will serve as an assistant coach, replacing Michael White, who last week was hired by Arizona State. Prudy arrives on the staff of head coach Margo Gee...

Georgia Tech to Reprise Dual Meet Tournament for Second Season Georgia Tech on Tuesday announced that it will return its dual meet tournament for a second season, hosting seven other teams. Auburn, Florida State, Kentucky, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Penn State, and George Washington will join the Yellow...

Army Hires Scott Thacker as Director of Swimming and Diving Army on Monday hired Scott Thacker as its director of men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Thacker, who was previously at Virginia Military Institute, becomes the 11th head coach in Army men’s history and eighth for the women’s program. H...

Commentary: Growing Pains for College Club Swimming - Are Former NCAA Swimmers the Cause, or the Scapegoat? By David Chen During the 2026 TYR College Club Swimming National Championship, controversy arose about former varsity swimmers competing on behalf of Cal Poly Swim Club and UNC (Chapel Hill) C...

[caption id="attachment_644698" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Ausmus & Dodd Win Cutino Award[/caption] 2026 Cutino Awards: First Timer Emily Ausmus, Two-Time Winner Ryder Dodd College water polo’s biggest individual honors went to sophomore USC standout Emily Ausmus and for the second year in a r...

2026 Cutino Awards Preview College water polo’s biggest individual honors will be awarded tonight, where the 2026 Peter J. Cutino Awards will be presented at The Olympic Club. The annual ceremony honors the top men’s and women’s NCAA Division I water polo players and brings together many of the spor...

Nevada Adds Maddy Banic to Coaching Staff The University of Nevada on Friday announced the hiring of Maddy Banic to the swimming and diving staff as an associate head coach. Banic spent the last three seasons at the University of Missouri, where she oversaw 11 NCAA qualifiers for the Tigers. Banic w...

Illinois Adds Zach Closson as Assistant Coach The University of Illinois on Thursday announced the hiring of Zach Closson as an assistant coach. Closson replaces Kyle Patnode, who earlier this week was hired by Michigan away from the staff of Jeana Kempe. Big Ten Swimming News Closson spent the last...

Ray Looze Gives In-Depth Interview on Lane One: Making Waves Podcast (View Here) The International Swimming Coaches Association (ISCA), in its latest Lane One: Making Waves podcast with Summer Finke, delivers an interview with Indiana University coach Ray Looze. The veteran coach oversees the high-p...

Ohio State Director of Swimming and Diving Bill Dorenkott has announced updates to the coaching staff for the 2026-27 season. Emily Hetzer has been hired as an assistant coach and Michael Butler has been promoted into a full-time hybrid role where he will serve as both the director of operations and...

The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) has completed the 2025-26 academic year with six national championships, a new single-year all-time record for the 34-year-old conference. The MPSF had previously turned in a high of five national championships during the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2015-16, and 2...

Arizona State Hires Michael White as Assistant Coach Arizona State on Tuesday announced the hiring of Michael White as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native was an assistant coach for the last three seasons at the University of Alabama. Alabama’s women’s team...

Landon Marzullo Joins Utah as Head Diving Coach Utah on Monday hired Landon Marzullo as its head diving coach for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams. He joins the staff of head coach Jonas Persson. Marzullo replaces Richard Marschner, who after 16 years with the Utes was hired to lead T...

Tulane Hires Richard Marschner as Head Diving Coach Tulane on Monday announced the hiring of Richard Marschner as head diving coach on the staff of Amanda Caldwell. Marschner spent 16 seasons as the head coach at Utah. He was four times named conference Diving Coach of the Year, including in the Pac...

Minnesota Adds Logan Redondo to Coaching Staff The University of Minnesota on Tuesday announced the hiring of alumnus Logan Redondo as an assistant coach. Redondo spent last season as the director of professional performances and data analysis at the University of Virginia. He was in charge of devel...

Michigan Hires Kyle Patnode as Assistant Coach Michigan on Monday hired Kyle Patnode as an assistant head coach. Patnode spent the previous four years at the University of Illinois as an assistant coach, leading the Fighting Illini to several school records. He was an assistant coach at South Caroli...

Does Long Course Swimming Matter for College Recruiting? For many swimmers navigating the college recruiting process, one question comes up again and again: does long course performance really matter? Many swimmers think that because they are going to swim short course in college and don’t have plan...

School is Out: Surviving Summer Doubles and Maximizing Your Swim Training For many swimmers, the final school bell has rung, backpacks have been tossed aside, and summer has officially arrived. While friends are sleeping in, heading to the beach, or enjoying carefree afternoons, competitive swimmers...

Tennessee, Indiana Round Out Inaugural College Swimming League Roster Tennessee and Indiana were announced on Monday as the final two participants in the inaugural 2026-27 College Swimming League season. The last two additions make the inaugural squad, by traditional conference: Indiana, Ohio State,...

Italian Breaststroker Anita Bottazzo Transfers to Indiana Italian international Anita Bottazzo on Monday announced her transfer to Indiana. Bottazzo spent her first two NCAA seasons at the University of Florida. Bottazzo announced her decision on social media. View this post on Insta...