{"id":621639,"date":"2025-08-28T09:37:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=621639"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T16:37:06","slug":"saint-louis-hires-hall-of-famer-ryan-mccoy-as-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/saint-louis-hires-hall-of-famer-ryan-mccoy-as-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Louis Hires Hall of Famer Ryan McCoy as New Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saint Louis Hires Hall of Famer Ryan McCoy as New Head Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Louis University on Tuesday hired Ryan McCoy<\/strong> as its new head coach. McCoy was a standout for the Billikens, inducted to the Billiken Hall of Fame in 2024.<\/p>\n

McCoy was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois State during the 2024-25. It\u2019s his first college head coaching job.<\/p>\n

“I am ecstatic and honored to be named the head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach for Saint Louis University,” McCoy said in a university statement<\/a>. “I would like to thank Chris May, (Deputy Director of Athletics) Dr. Janet Oberle and (Associate Director of Athletics) Annie Reis for the opportunity to lead this great group of young men and women toward the program’s competitive future.\u201d<\/p>\n