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A four-time SEC Coach of the Year, he\u2019s led the Lady Vols to SEC titles in 2020 and 2022. Tennessee\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams have finished in the top 10 at NCAAs each of the last three seasons; the programs had never had simultaneous top-10 finishes in program history before 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Since his hiring before the 2005-06 season, Kredich has guided Tennessee athletes to 102 conference and 12 NCAA titles, collecting 807 All-American certificates and six SEC Swimmer of the Year honors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m very grateful to the International Swim Coaches Association for this recognition, and for its commitment to education, shared learning, and the advancement of the sport of competitive swimming,\u201d Kredich said <a href=\"https:\/\/utsports.com\/news\/2026\/2\/10\/director-of-swimming-diving-matt-kredich-to-be-inducted-to-isca-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. &#8220;Coaching is about relationships, collaboration and shared vision, and any success I&#8217;ve been a part of reflects the incredible athletes, colleagues, and mentors I&#8217;ve been fortunate to learn from along the way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kredich has also coached 24 Olympians at Tennessee, including 17 who competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with two medals, five national records and seven finals appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Looze is in his 24th season <a href=\"https:\/\/iuhoosiers.com\/news\/2026\/2\/11\/mens-swimming-and-diving-looze-to-join-isca-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at Indiana University<\/a>. A 15-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, he\u2019s led his teams to 14 Big Ten team championships and 23 NCAA individual or relay championships. He was named National Coach of the Year by ASCA in 2017 and CSCAA in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s program has been no worse than sixth at NCAAs every year since 2018, with three third-place finishes and four consecutive conference titles. The women\u2019s program was fourth at NCAAs last year, improving the program-best seventh-place result the year prior. Looze\u2019s Indiana swimmers have collected 781 All-America awards.<\/p>\n<p>Lundsten has been the head coach of Aquajets Swim Team in Minnesota <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aquajets.com\/page\/news\/566015\/coach-kate-to-be-inducted-into-the-isca-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">since 2004<\/a>. She has more than 30 years of coaching experience overall. 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Her pupils include two American Olympians.<\/p>\n<p>She was a 24-time All-American swimmer who has been part of swimming governance in a number of capacities, including as a USA Swimming board member starting in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Kredich, Ray Looze, Kate Lundsten Named in ISCA Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Matt Kredich, Ray Looze and Kate Lundsten were named by the International Swimming Coaches 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