{"id":638935,"date":"2026-03-19T11:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=638935"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T18:17:40","slug":"brad-smith-steps-down-as-head-coach-at-youngstown-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brad-smith-steps-down-as-head-coach-at-youngstown-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Smith Steps Down as Head Coach at Youngstown State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brad Smith Steps Down as Head Coach at Youngstown State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brad Smith<\/strong> announced this week that he\u2019s stepping down after seven seasons in charge of Youngstown State.<\/p>\n<p>Smith led Penguins swimmers and divers to 12 Horizon League title. That includes <strong>Olivia Sweetman,<\/strong> the first three-time Horizon League champion at the same meet and just the program\u2019s second Horizon League Women\u2019s Swimmer of the Meet.<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins 800 free relay in 2025 won the program\u2019s first Horizon League relay crown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am very thankful to YSU, President Bill Johnson, First-Lady LeeAnn Johnson, Ron Strollo, Rebecca Fink and our athletic department for trusting in me,&#8221; Smith said <a href=\"https:\/\/ysusports.com\/news\/2026\/3\/17\/smith-setps-down-as-youngstown-states-mens-and-womens-swimming-and-diving-head-coach.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. &#8220;Most importantly, thankful to the many wonderful student-athletes who have come through my life. 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All have come under Smith\u2019s tutelage since he was hired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brad-smith-hired-as-youngstown-state-head-swimming-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after the 2018-19 season<\/a>, with <strong>Gavin Webb<\/strong> winning three 1,650 frees and <strong>Aleksa Radenovic<\/strong> the 200 fly in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to thank Coach Smith for what he has done at Youngstown State over his seven years,&#8221; YSU Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics <strong>Ron Strollo<\/strong> said. &#8220;When he took over in 2019, we asked him to have a men&#8217;s team ready to compete in six months and he has built that program to its highest placement at a league meet this past season, finishing third. He watched over our programs during the Coronavirus pandemic, while also creating a culture and atmosphere for our student-athletes that we have come to appreciate. 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