North Carolina Promotes Mike Litzinger to Associate Head Coach

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 28. MIKE Litzinger, a four-year veteran of the University of North Carolina men's swimming and diving staff, has been promoted to the position of associate head coach, UNC head coach Rich DeSelm announced on Thursday.

Litzinger has been one of DeSelm's chief assistants for the past four years after spending seven years as the head swimming and diving coach at the University of Utah. At Carolina, Litzinger has had a significant and positive influence on UNC's recruiting efforts and coached primarily the middle distance swimmers, including several first-team and honorable mention All-Americas and Atlantic Coast Conference champions, including Carly Smith and Layne Brodie.

"I am excited for Mike to be elevated to the position of associate head coach," DeSelm said. "He is a seasoned and experienced coach who has loyally demonstrated that he is an effective leader who understands and implements the goals of our program.

"Since his arrival, North Carolina's swimming and diving program has improved and Mike has played a significant role in our success. I believe elevating Mike to associate head coach will be well received by our team members and staff, parents and alumni and prospects."

Litzinger is a 1984 alumnus of Hobart College in New York. He has also served as head coach at Fredonia State and St. Bonaventure and been an assistant at Iowa and Ohio State.

"I am extremely grateful to Coach Rich DeSelm, Dick Baddour and Dr. Beth Miller to have the confidence in me and our program to make this happen," Litzinger said. "The University of North Carolina is a very special place, and I am proud to be able to represent the swimming and diving program as the associate head coach. It is a truly exciting time for our program, and I am looking forward to continuing to help building upon the success we have had over the past four seasons."

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