{"id":600891,"date":"2024-12-04T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T05:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=600891"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T19:19:42","slug":"legendary-loyola-marymount-water-polo-coach-john-loughran-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/legendary-loyola-marymount-water-polo-coach-john-loughran-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Loyola Marymount Water Polo Coach John Loughran Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Legendary Loyola Marymount Water Polo Coach John Loughran Retires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Longtime Loyola Marymount water polo coach <strong>John Loughran<\/strong> retired this week, caping a career that included nearly 700 NCAA wins.<\/p>\n<p>Loughran coached the men\u2019s and women\u2019s water polo teams in Los Angeles starting in 1997. He won 416 games in 28 seasons leading the men and 256 in 12 seasons leading the women. The men\u2019s team reached the NCAA Final Four on eight occasions, while the women\u2019s team appeared in NCAAs seven times in his 12 years at the helm, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/womens-water-polo-usc-edges-loyola-marymount-10-8-to-take-ncaa-crown-trojans-finish-season-a-perfect-29-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a national runner-up finish in 2004<\/a>. His total is 672 wins and 15 NCAA appearances.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very thankful to John for his contributions to our water polo programs as he is one of the most accomplished coaches in LMU history,&#8221; athletic director <strong>Craig Pintens<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lmulions.com\/sports\/mens-water-polo\/roster\/coaches\/john-loughran\/5942\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a university statement<\/a>. &#8220;We wish Coach Loughran well in his future endeavors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Loughran led the Lions to seven WWPA men\u2019s regular-season championships, eight postseason champions and one WCC men\u2019s regular-season title. 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