Texas A&M Hires Bolles’ Jason Calanog as Assistant

Photo Courtesy: Jason Calanog

Former Bolles School Sharks swimming coach Jason Calanog has joined Texas A&M as assistant coach, Aggie men’s swimming coach Jay Holmes announced on Friday.

One of the nation’s top club swimming coaches, Calanog has served as a senior assistant coach at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., since 2007. During his time with the club team, his swimmers have set multiple national age group records and qualified for the Olympic Games and FINA World Championships, as well as the Junior World Championships, U.S. Nationals and Junior Nationals.

“Jason is a high-energy individual with a driven personality, and I believe he will be a great addition to our program,” Holmes said. “Most people would look at his resume and be impressed with his accomplishments, but he feels like he has a lot to prove and he’s not afraid to work hard to get there. He’s coached a bunch of high-level swimmers and they are on rosters all across the SEC and the nation.”

Calanog has also served as a coach with a pair of USA Swimming national teams. He was tabbed as assistant coach for the U.S. Junior National Team training camp in 2013, and he served as the head coach of the USA Swimming Diversity Camp West team in 2014.

Calanog has a long history of coaching with the Philippines National Team. He was the Philippines head coach for the 2010 Pan Pacific Games (Irvine, Calif.) and the 2009 FINA World Championships (Rome, Italy). He was also an assistant coach for the Philippines National Team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as well as the 2007 and 2009 South East Asian Games.

Calanog added to his swimming repertoire by serving as television analyst for the Florida Swim Network’s recap show at the Florida High School Athletic Association’s state swimming championships in 2014. He was a reporter for the Florida Swim Network at the 2015 NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships.

Calanog served as volunteer assistant coach for then-head coach Sergio Lopez and the West Virginia Mountaineers from 2006 to 2007. He helped the Mountaineer men’s team to the 2007 Big East team title and the women’s team to its highest conference finish in school history. He also was an assistant coach for the West Virginia Aquatics club team.

Calanog, who is married to the former Tracey Mascola, earned his bachelor’s degree in multidisciplinary studies with a concentration in business administration, communications and economics from West Virginia in 2007.

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