{"id":643415,"date":"2026-05-15T11:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=643415"},"modified":"2026-05-15T11:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T18:12:17","slug":"adriana-contreras-hired-as-assistant-coach-at-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adriana-contreras-hired-as-assistant-coach-at-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Adriana Contreras Hired as Assistant Coach at Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Adriana Contreras Hired as Assistant Coach at Kentucky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adriana Contreras<\/strong> was hired on Thursday as an assistant coach at Kentucky by head coach <strong>Bret Lundgaard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Contreras spent the last four seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, primarily focused on the sprint and IM groups. She helped the Wolfpack to four NCAA qualifiers and 10 school-record performances. She also spent the last three seasons as the program\u2019s recruiting coordinator and was elevated to associate head coach.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/sec-swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEC Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to welcome Adriana to BBN,\u201d Lundgaard said <a href=\"https:\/\/ukathletics.com\/news\/2026\/05\/14\/adriana-contreras-named-assistant-coach-for-swimming-and-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. \u201cShe has a proven track record of making a positive impact on every program and person she works with. Her energy, professionalism, work ethic, and passion for developing student-athletes will be tremendous assets to our team and the overall experience our athletes have at Kentucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contreras has nine years of college coaching experience. 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