College

Alec Kandt Takes Over as Head Coach of St. Bonaventure Alec Kandt was announced on Friday as the new head coach at St. Bonaventure. Kandt replaces Mike Smiechowski, who departed last month to take an associate head coaching position at Penn State. Kandt is new to Olean, having served as an assistant...

Arizona Hires Caitlin DeNise as Assistant Coach The University of Arizona on Thursday announced the hiring of Caitlin DeNise as an assistant coach on the staff of Ben Loorz. DeNise spent five seasons at Lewis & Clark College, the first two as an assistant coach, then one as the interim head coach be...

Penn Hires Megan Shaffer as Assistant Coach The University of Pennsylvania last week hired Megan Shaffer as an assistant coach. She joins the staff of head coach Mike Schnur after two seasons as an assistant at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Shaffer helped the Black Knights win th...

Washington State Hires Parker Hughes as Assistant Coach Washington State on Wednesday announced the hiring of Parker Hughes as an assistant coach for its women’s swimming and diving team. Hughes joins the staff of head coach of Russell Whitaker. Hughes swam for two seasons at the University of Michi...

Maggie Wanezek Makes Massive Leap in 200 Backstroke Rankings Only a few months ago, Maggie Wanezek ranked 170th all-time in the 200-meter backstroke. Among Americans, she sat just inside the top-50, a time of 2:09.75 her best mark. Then Wanezek competed at the Indianapolis stop of the TYR Pro Series...

Audrey Derivaux Heading to Texas This Fall, Reclassifies into 2026 Class One of the top-ranked high school swimmers in the country will begin her college career one year earlier than expected. Audrey Derivaux, who won four gold medals at last year's World Junior Championships, will join the Texas Lo...

Florida International Hires Alejandra Fuentes as Head Diving Coach Florida International on Tuesday hired Venezuelan Olympian Alejandra Fuentes as its head diving coach. Fuentes joins the staff of head coach Randy Horner after two seasons as the head diving coach for the men’s and women’s teams at S...

VMI Hires Le Moyne’s Adam Zaczkowski as Head Coach Virginia Military Institute on Tuesday announced that Adam Zaczkowski will take over the school’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. Zaczkowski stepped down as the head coach of his alma mater, Le Moyne, earlier in the day. He had been ...

Swimming World Accepting Applications For 2026-27 School-Year Internship Program Become a Journalism or Social Media Intern Build Your Resume and Gain Valuable Skills! Swimming World Magazine, as part of a longstanding tradition, is seeking a gifted group of writers and social-media content creators...

UC San Diego Hires Matt Martinez, Molly Spano as Assistant Coaches UC San Diego on Friday announced the hiring of Matt Martinez and Molly Spano as assistant coaches. Martinez will also hold the title of recruiting coordinator on head coach Marko Djordjevic’s staff. Martinez’s experience has taken hi...

Vanderbilt Adds Jenn Cahill, Emma Moll to Coaching Staff Vanderbilt on Friday announced the addition of Jenn Cahill and Emma Moll as assistant coaches. Cahill had previously coached under Jeremy Organ at Vandy before leaving coaching for four years. She will serve as an assistant coach and recruitin...

Adam Wright Officially Resigns as Head Coach of UCLA Women's Water Polo Seven months after stepping away from his day-to-day role as head coach of the UCLA women's water polo, Adam Wright has officially resigned from the position. UCLA Athletics announced Wright's decision in a press release that wa...

4 Reasons Why Swimming in College is the Best Decision You'll Ever Make By Andy Ross To swim or not to swim? That is a question asked by many high school students. Envisioning a life of swimming for another four years can be intimidating. But as a former student-athlete myself, I can assure you that...

Virginia Tech Hires Recent Grad Emily Claesson as Assistant Coach Virginia Tech has hired recent graduate Emily Claesson as an assistant coach. Claesson swam for the Hokies from 2022-26 and now joins the staff of head coach Sergio Lopez Miro. “This program is so special and has been such an integral...

Gallaudet University Breaking Barriers in Deaf Swimming For Stephanie Danner, swim practice was always a gift.  Spending time at the local pool with her brothers was a constant joy, gallivanting in the summer sun. Swim practice was always something to look forward to, an opportunity to improve a ski...

Texas Recruit Vivien Jackl Raises European Juniors Medal Count to 12 Not many athletes get the chance to compete at five editions of the European Junior Championships. To make that many appearances, an individual must earn an initial opportunity in her early teens, which was the case for Vivien Jack...

Cal's Mary-Ambre Moluh Has Emerged as Shining Star for France on Way to European Champs For the past two years, Mary-Ambre Moluh has played a key role in Cal-Berkeley's climb back to prominence in NCAA women's competition. The Frenchwoman has flourished in Northern California, establishing school re...

Montclair State Head Coach Brian McLaughlin Retires after 37 Years Montclair State head swimming and diving coach Brian McLaughlin announced his retirement after 37 years. McLaughlin has spent nearly four decades at the Division III school in New Jersey, leading its men’s and women’s swimming and di...

Marshall Adds Nicole McConnell to Rebuilt Staff Marshall University on Wednesday hired Nicole McConnell as an associate head coach, joining the staff of head coach Phoebe Campbell. McConnell was most recently an assistant coach at Penn State. She previously spent four seasons as an assistant coach a...

Recent NC State Graduate Kyle Ponsler Starts Coaching Career at Northern Colorado Recent NC State graduate Kyle Ponsler was hired last week as an assistant coach at Northern Colorado. Ponsler wrapped up a distinguished swimming career in Raleigh in the spring, serving as the captain of the Wolfpack ...