IUPUI Hires Matt Bos as Head Coach

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 25. IUPUI Director of Athletics Mike Moore announced today that Matt Bos, who previously was the head coach of the men's and women's swimming and diving programs at Eastern Illinois, has been named the Jaguars new men's and women's swimming and diving coach.

Bos becomes just the second swimming and diving coach in IUPUI history replacing Jim Shuck, who had served as the head coach since IUPUI's entry into Division I.

"I am thrilled for this opportunity to lead the swimming and diving programs at IUPUI," Bos said. "There is a lot of potential here considering we compete in one of the finest facilities in the country and there is already a strong diving program in place."

"I am really excited for the vision and leadership Mike Moore has for the swimming and diving programs and this is an incredible opportunity that I'm excited to be a part of," Bos added.

"I'm pleased that Matt has elected to lead our swimming and diving programs," Moore said. "He is committed to recruiting, retaining and graduating IUPUI champions. I look forward to great things in and out of the pool."

Bos spent the previous three seasons as the leader for the men's and women's program at his alma mater, where he replaced long-time head coach, Ray Padovan, in July of 2008. In his first season as the EIU head coach, Bos helped eight Panthers swimmers to 2009 All-Summit League honors, with four earning spots from both the men's and women's sides.

During the 2008-09 campaign, the Panthers squads notched an amazing 37 spots on the EIU Top Ten Times chart, including setting new Eastern Illinois records in ten different events.

In three seasons on the Charleston, Ill., campus, Bos saw 37 school records fall while mentoring 33 All-Summit League performers, including the 2009 Summit League Newcomer of the Year, Ken Tiltges. Outside of the pool, Bos also saw 24 of his EIU athletes achieve Academic All-Summit League plaudits.

Prior to returning to EIU, Bos spent three years as the head swim coach for the San Antonio Wave, a top swim club in Texas. During his tenure, he has coached several Junior and Senior National qualifiers including Jimmy Feigen, who set two National High School records and is an 11-time All-American and six-time Big 12 Champion as he enters his senior season at the University of Texas.

Preceding his time in San Antonio, Bos worked for a year and a half as the coaching director at Swimming Wanganui in New Zealand. While abroad, he helped coach athletes from seven different countries with his squad earning its first-ever Top-20 national ranking in 2004-05. Bos also coached Annabel Kosten, who would go on to earn a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics as a member of the Dutch 400 freestyle relay team.

Bos was a two-year graduate assistant coach at Eastern Illinois from 2000-02, before working for a season as an assistant coach at Trinity University, an NCAA Division III school in San Antonio. In 2003-04 Bos was the head coach for the Swordfish Swim Team and assistant coach for Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois. During his time as a graduate assistant, he helped coach the Panthers to the 2002 Midwest Classic Championship.

Bos is a ASCA level 4 certified coach and earned both his bachelor's (2000) and masters (2002) degrees from EIU as a member of the Panthers swim team from 1996-2000. He was a two-time Midwest Classic Champion in the breaststroke and was named team captain as a senior in 2000.

He and his wife Amanda, a former Division I swimmer, have a two-year old daughter, Annisten, and two dogs, Tui and Wrigley.

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World Magazine. It has been posted in its entirety without editing. Swimming World offers all outlets the chance to reach our audience by contacting us at Newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com. However, Swimming World reserves the right to choose what material is posted.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x