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After serving as the interim head coach for Fordham swimming & diving since October, Tom Wilkens has been given the title of head coach of the program, it was announced by Fordham director of athletics Ed Kull. Wilkens becomes the 12th full-time head coach in the 99-year history of the Fordham swimm...

Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach Todd DeSorbo announced today (May 20) the promotion of Jake Shrum to associate head coach. Shrum has been a member of DeSorbo’s UVA staff since 2022, serving as an assistant coach. Over the past two seasons, Shrum has helped coach th...

Adam Soldati Steps Down as Purdue Diving Coach after ALS Diagnosis; David Boudia to Replace Him Purdue diving coach Adam Soldati announced Thursday that he will step down from the Boilermakers after being diagnosed with ALS. Soldati will be replaced by arguably his most accomplished pupil, Olympic g...

Air Force Swimmer Madelyn Letendre Among Rhodes Scholars Recipients Air Force Academy swimmer Madelyn Letendre is among 32 American collegians to be awarded Rhodes Scholarships in 2023-24. The native of Monument, Colorado, is using an aspiring pilot who is using her studies to devise ways to strengt...

Jen Buffin Promoted to Take Over Head Job at Colorado College Jen Buffin has been promoted to the head coaching job at Colorado College, replacing long-time coach Anne Goodman James. James announced her retirement in January, effective at the end of the season, after 18 years at CC and 48 as an NCAA...

After more than 40 years at Texas A&M as a student-athlete and coach, men's swimming & diving head coach Jay Holmes announced he will retire after the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. "It's been an honor and privilege to represent Texas A&M University with the swimming and diving program," Holmes said. "It...

Arizona Names Ben Loorz Head Coach Arizona on Wednesday hired Ben Loorz to fill its vacancy as the head coach of its swimming and diving program. Loorz arrives in Tucson after nearly a decade at UNLV. He led the Rebels to a WAC conference title on the men’s side last year, the team’s fourth consecut...

Utah adds Aly Tetzloff as an Assistant Coach The University of Utah has added Aly Tetzloff as an assistant coach, the school announced this week. Tetzloff joins the staff of Jonas Persson. The 14-time All-American at Auburn spent two seasons after retiring as a professional swimmer as an assistant c...

Tyler Fenwick Promoted to Senior Associate Head Coach at Virginia When Todd DeSorbo took over the University of Virginia swimming program in 2017, Tyler Fenwick and Blaire Bachman (now Blaire Anderson) joined his staff right away and helped guide the program to remarkable success over the first seve...

George Washington Swim Coach Brian Thomas Resigns Brian Thomas last week announced his resignation as the head coach of George Washington’s swimming and diving program. Thomas was hired in 2018 and has been at the helm for six seasons. In addition to piloting the team through the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Ali Truwit: Triumph Over Adversity and the Quest for Paralympic Glory Just after graduating from Yale University, Ali Truwit was the victim of a shark attack while on vacation in Turks & Caicos. Doctors and a teammate rushed to save her life and while she lost her foot and part of her leg, she has p...

Todd DeSorbo Named College Coach of the Year by USOPC The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Thursday named Todd DeSorbo its national college coach of the year. The USOPC honored eight coaches and staffers in its annual awards for outstanding leadership across Olympic sports. DeSorbo ...

Adjustments in College Season Have Aiden Hayes Looking Toward Trials Chances are, if you knew of Aiden Hayes before he arrived at NC State, the two talking points would’ve been Oklahoma and the 50 free. The native of Norman and Swimming World’s 2021 Boys High School Swimmer of the Year, Hayes made h...

Interim Tag Removed for Tamber McAllister as Head Coach at BYU BYU on Wednesday named Tamber McAllister the new head coach of the BYU swimming program. McAllister will oversee both teams, with Tyce Routson remaining in charge of both diving programs. McAllister replaces Shari Skabelund, who retired ...

Texas A&M Hires Blaire Anderson as Director of Swimming and Diving Texas A&M Director of Athletics Trev Alberts announced the hiring of Blaire Anderson as the first Director of Texas A&M Swimming & Diving Monday. Anderson spent the last seven seasons on staff at the University of Virginia, most ...

Aaron Shackell Heading to Texas to Continue College Swimming Career He spent the first few months of his college career at Cal before returning home to prioritize training for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials. Now, Aaron Shackell will head to a new destination for the remainder of his college career...

By Makena Markert, Swimming World College Intern. Have you ever felt like you were doing everything you possibly could to get better and weren’t seeing results? Consider trying these five things that require absolutely no talent. If you incorporate them into your life, you just might see the improve...

Arizona Parts Ways with Head Coach Augie Busch The University of Arizona announced late Friday that Augie Busch will not return as head coach next season. Busch was hired as head coach in 2017. He had been an assistant coach in Tucson from 2003-11 before head coaching stints at the University of Hou...

Freshman Goalie Lauren Steele Has Had Immediate Impact for Top-Ranked UCLA Women's Water Polo Reading through the women’s water polo stat sheet from the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, few UCLA players’ names appear. Not in the lists for goals or assists or points, stats you might assume tell a ...

Iowa State Hires Matt Leach Away from Washington State as Head Coach Iowa State on Wednesday announced the hiring of Matt Leach, formerly the head coach of Washington State, to the same position. Leach is the fifth head coach in Cyclones history, replacing Duane Sorenson, who announced his retiremen...