Centenary College (Louisiana) has promoted assistant coach Brad Langford to head coach, while former head coach Butch Jordan will serve as his assistant.
Langford joined the Centenary coaching staff last year. The Ohio native and former Cincinnati Marlin previously coached at Hillsborough Aquatic Club and North Carolina Aquatic Club. He was a four-year letterman at the University of Cincinnati.
“It is a great opportunity to take over the Ladies and Gents from a coach like Butch Jordan as he has had a great career and has built a great foundation to build off of,” Langford said in a college statement. “I was humbled when I got the phone call from our director of athletics and recreation Marcus Manning to take over as head Coach. This has been a dream of mine to be a head coach at the collegiate level.”
Jordan has been at the helm of the Centenary College men’s and women’s swimming teams since their founding in 2001-02, just completing his 19th season. He’s served as the head coach of the City of Shreveport Swim Team since 1975 and is the organization’s CEO.
“Brad will bring new energy to the head coach position,” Jordan said. “He has been involved with competitive swimming all his life and has been mentored by several top coaches in the country over the last several years. New ideas are good for the team. Last year I was impressed with his energy and knowledge of our sport. I love our school and team and I will continue to help improve both as Brad’s assistant.”