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MATT KREDICH | HEAD COACH

Awards

2019 Pan American Games Team USA Head Coach - Men

2015 Pan American Games Team USA Head Coach - Women

2013 World University Games Head Coach - Women

2013 SwimSwam National College Coach of the Year

2013 CSCAA National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy

2012 SEC Women's Coach of the Year

2008 SEC Women's Coach of the Year

2005 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year

2004 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year

2003 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year

2002 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year

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Biography

Matt Kredich will enter his 16th season on Rocky Top in 2020-21, the ninth as head of the men's and women's program.

During Kredich's tenure at Tennessee, the team has achieved a comprehensive total of 482 All-American certificates. In 2019, Tennessee earned 44 All-America honors.

Since 2005-06, Kredich has coached Tennessee to a combined 64 SEC titles, eight NCAA titles and a SEC Women's Swimming and Diving Team Championship in 2020. Over the last six seasons, Tennessee's women have never finished worse than fourth in the SEC, and the men have finished sixth or better every year during that span—including third place in 2019.

Erika Brown enjoyed a breakout performance at the 2018 SEC championships, the then sophomore had a hand in six conference titles: three individual -- the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly -- and three as part of relays. In 2019, she repeated her performance and became the first Vol, male or female, to win back-to-back SEC titles in three separate events and enters the 2019-20 season with 12 SEC titles to her name (six individual and as a part of six championship winning relays).

Brown continued to swim among the elite in 2019-20 as she won SEC titles in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly for the third-straight season (as well as winning three more gold medals in relay events), becoming the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events in three consecutive seasons. She set a new American Record in the 100 fly (49.38) at SECs in 2020 and became just the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free (45.83), joining Olympian Simoe Manual.

The Charlotte, N.C., native ran her career SEC medal count to 23 - 18 gold, two silver and three bronze - by the end of the 2020 SEC Championships.

Among the numerous success stories include 100-meter butterfly American record holder Christine Magnuson, who was a double silver medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games and finished her college career as a 23-time All-American, four-time SEC champion and Swimmer of the Year, NCAA champion, and Olympic Trials champion.

He has coached four Olympians who have competed at Tennessee: Magnuson (USA, 2008), Molly Hannis (USA, 2016), Kira Toussaint (Netherlands, 2016) and Martina Moravcikova (Czech Republic, 2012, 2016).

Kredich accepted the head coaching position of the Tennessee women's swimming and diving program on April 30, 2005. He joined UT after spending four seasons at Richmond from 2001-02 through 2004-05, when he led the Spiders to the NCAA Championships and won the Colonial Athletic Association championship in all four years. He previously served as the head coach of a combined program at Brown University for nine seasons (1993-2001).

He was named head coach of the combined Tennessee men's and women's program on April 12, 2012.

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECAPS

2019-20

MEN: SEC Finish: 6th // NCAA Finish: N/A - The 2020 NCAA Championships were canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis.

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 1st // NCAA Finish: N/A - The 2020 NCAA Championships were canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis.

The 2019-20 season proved to be a special one as both the men's and women's teams had spectacular dual meet seasons, capped off by the women's team winning their first-ever SEC Championship. The women's squad finished the year undefeated at 8-0, just the third undefeated season in program history and the first since 1972-73. The men went 7-1 on the year and finished with their best record since 2001-02.

At SECs, the Lady Vols won 11 total medals en route to their SEC title while Erika Brown set an American Record in the 100 fly and three-peated in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly, becoming the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events in three consecutive seasons. Meghan Small won her third SEC title in the 200 IM, just the third woman in SEC history to do so.

The men's team brought home four medals from SECs and saw a number of underclassmen swimmers score at the championship meet.

2018-19

MEN: SEC Finish: 3rd // NCAA Finish: 11th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 8th

2018-19 saw another remarkable season from Erika Brown as she became the first Vol, male or female, to win back-to-back SEC titles in three separate events and claim six more SEC Championships (three individually and three on relay teams). The year also witnessed the Lady Vols adding to their relay history as Meghan Small, Nikol Popov, Madeline Banic and Brown brought home an NCAA title in the 200 Medley Relay. As a team, Tennessee finished in the top 10 for the second consecutive year.

Redshirt senior Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng earned CSCAA National Diver of the Year honors for a second time en route to capturing his second NCAA title with the Vols and his first in the 1-Meter Springboard.

2017-18

MEN: SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 11th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 3rd // NCAA Finish: 7th

The 2017-18 season was marked by the grand emergence of Erika Brown onto the national college swimming and diving stage. The sophomore won six gold medals at the SEC Championships, including three individual (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly). She took second at the NCAA championships in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly and set four school records. As a team, Tennessee rebounded back into the top 10, powered by a sophomore core that also included Meghan Small, Tess Cieplucha and newcomer Stanzi Moseley.

Redshirt junior Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng earned CSCAA National Diver of the Year honors en route to capturing Tennessee's first NCAA men's platform title. He also took fourth on 1-meter and second on 3-meter. The Vols set six new program records with junior Kyle DeCoursey taking ownership of the 50-yard freestyle (19.12 seconds).

2016-17

MEN:SEC Finish: 6th // NCAA Finish: 20th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 22nd

With the SEC championships back in Knoxville for the first time since 2012, Tennessee claimed two individual women’s titles. Madeline Banic scored an upset victory in the 50 freestyle in a school-record time of 21.54 and was later third in the 100 butterfly. Freshman Meghan Small won the 200 IM and was third in the 200 backstroke. Small broke three school records during her first year on Rocky Top in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 butterfly.

Junior diver Liam Stone led the Vols through the postseason once again. He broke the SEC record to clinch the 1-meter title (468.30) and took bronze on 3-meter. He took fourth in both springboard events at NCAAs and was named SEC Diver of the Year. Sophomore Kyle DeCoursey had a breakout year in the sprint events, taking third at SECs in the 100 freestyle in a school record 42.07.

2015-16

MEN:SEC Finish: 6th // NCAA Finish: 7th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 2nd // NCAA Finish: 13th

The Vols placed seventh in the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships to end the season. It was the best NCAA meet for the Vols since taking third in 2001 and was the first top-10 finish for the program since 2009. Sophomore Liam Stone became the first Vol in 12 years to win an NCAA title, capturing the 1-meter springboard title with a score of 453.70. Sophomore Peter John Stevens took second in the 100 breaststroke, and senior Sean Lehane earned seven All-America honors at his final NCAA meet.

The Tennessee women matched the best conference finish in program history, taking second at the SEC Championships. The Vols' relay team of Kira Toussaint, Madeline Banic, Harper Bruens and Faith Johnson captured three SEC relay titles. Johnson finished her conference career with seven SEC titles, tying for the most in UT history. Rachel Rubadue won the SEC platform title and was named the SEC Freshman Diver of the Year. The Vols send 15 competitors to the NCAA meet and placed 13th overall.

After the season, Toussaint made the Netherlands' Olympic team in the 100 backstroke. At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Molly Hannis earned a spot on Team USA with a second-place finish in the 200 breaststroke; she was also third in the 100 breaststroke. Lehane qualified for the trials finals in the 100 and 200 backstroke.

2014-15

MEN:SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 14th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 11th

Molly Hannis led the Tennessee women throughout her final collegiate season. At the SEC meet, she earned two more silver medals in the breaststroke events and also helped Tennessee win the two medley relays. She ended her career as a 14-time All-America by picking up four more awards.

On the men's side, Sean Lehane defended his SEC title in the 200 backstroke and placed second in the event at NCAAs. The year marked a real youth movement for the men's teams with six swimmers or divers earned All-America honors for the first time.

At the SEC meet, the men's and women's teams improved placement from the year before, both finishing fourth in the standings. Two newcomers enjoyed their breakout performances at the meet. Sam McHugh made the championship final of his three events, taking silver in the 200 butterfly. Liam Stone, who joined the team at midseason, won the 3-meter springboard with an SEC record score of 463.50.

2013-14

MEN:SEC Finish: 6th // NCAA Finish: 15th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 5th // NCAA Finish: 7th

The remarkable ends to Lindsay Gendron's and Tori Lamp's careers highlighted the 2013-14 season for the Tennessee women's squad. At the NCAA championships, Gendron brought her best to the pool. She earned bronze medals in the 200 freestyle and 200 butterfly and placed eighth in the 100 freestyle, setting school records in all three events. Lamp ended her diving career by winning her third consecutive SEC platform title and scoring on all three boards at the NCAA meet.

In the classroom, Gendron was a leader there too. She was an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient and a Capital One Academic All-American.

In the second year of the combined program, the Vols showed individual improvement from the year before. Sean Lehane won the Vols' first SEC title in the 200 backstroke title since 1993 and reached the NCAA championship final in the event. Luke Percy broke the school record and finished second at SECs in the 100 freestyle. Sam Rairden's notable four-year career with the Vols ended with 13 All-America honors and 12 SEC medals.

UT had 17 members of the team earn All-America honors.

2012-13

MEN:SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 16th

WOMEN: SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 3rd

The first combined year for the men and women turned out to be a historic one for the Lady Vols, while the Vols vaulted back up the charts at the NCAA meet.

The Lady Vols enjoyed their best year in 2013 on the national stage, rallying to finish third place in the NCAA Championships. The team won its first three NCAA relay titles in program history: the 200 freestyle relay, the 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay. Senior Kelsey Floyd swam a leg on all three championship teams. Lindsay Gendron reached the A Final in all three of her individual events. In diving, Tori Lamp was named the National Diver of the Year and Dave Parrington was voted the National Diving Coach of the Year.

A young Vols squad improved six places at the NCAA Championships from a year ago. Junior Sam Rairden, who earned three individual silver medals at the SEC Championships, picked up honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 freestyle. Freshman Sean Lehane did the same in the 200 backstroke. The highlight of the Vols' national meet was a seventh-place finish by the 800 freestyle relay team. Diver Brent Sterling earned the NCAA Elite 89 Award for the second-consecutive year.

2011-12 (Women)

SEC Finish: 2nd // NCAA Finish: 7th

The 2011-12 season was banner year for Tennessee both individually and as a team. The Lady Vols finished second in the SEC Championships in the first conference meet held in Tennessee's Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The Lady Vols finished seventh at the NCAA Championships, the highest finish for the team since 1989, when they finished fourth nationally.

Jenny Connolly wrapped up her career as one of Tennessee's most decorated swimmers with 22 All-America honors. She won four gold medals at her final SEC Championships. Kelsey Floyd earned seven All-America honors, six of them first team.

Between the men and women, 17 swimmers qualified for the 2012 USA Swimming Olympic Trials. Floyd made the finals in both the 100- and 200-butterfly. Former Lady Vol Magnuson was third in the 50 freestyle. Connolly was sixth in the 100 backstroke.

2010-11 (Women)

SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 12th

Seven Big Orange swimmers combined to earn 28 All-America accolades in 13 events at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Of those 28 certificates, 12 were First-Team honors, as Jenny Connolly, Kelsey Floyd and Lindsay Gendron all earned First-Team accolades individually and on relays.

The trio also combined with Martina Moravcikova, to win an SEC Championship in the 400y medley relay at the SEC Championships. Connolly was also a standout performer at the league championships, having a record day by taking home gold in the 100y back and 100y fly.

Tennessee was named a College Swimming Coaches Association Scholar All-America Team by having a team GPA above a 3.00, 20 members of the UT women's swimming program were named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

The Lady Vols also had a successful summer circuit, as Jenny Connolly won a gold and a silver medal at the 2011 World University Games. At the Games, she set a meet record in the 50m fly, while just missing her second gold medal in the 100y back, as she finished runner-up. She also took third in the 100y back at the 2011 USA Swimming National Championships and was a member of the second-place 4x100 medley relay quartet along with Kelsey Floyd, Lindsay Gendron and Molly Hannis.

2009-10 (Women)

SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 13th

In 2009-10, six Lady Vols, including five repeat All-Americans, captured 21 All-America certificates in nine events. As a team, the Big Orange brought back its second consecutive 13th-place finish at the NCAA meet back to Rocky Top.

The 200y medley relay squad of Connolly, Alex Barsanti, Floyd and Michele King set the best relay time in UT history to finish second in the nation. Freshmen Samara Gelb and Kelsey Floyd burst onto the scene as well. Gelb set a Lady Vol record in the 200y breast at the SEC Championships and Floyd earned All-America honors in four relay events.

In summer 2010, Christine Magnuson won her third straight U.S. title in the 100m fly and current Lady Vols Tricia Weaner, Morgan Farrell, Aleksa Akerfelds, Connolly, Tori Richmond, Kirstyn Colonias, Brooke Watson, Floyd and Breanna Folk all competed at the ConocoPhillips USA National Championships as well.

2008-09 (Women)

SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 13th

In 2008-09, Kredich guided eight Lady Vols to 20 All-America certificates, as the Big Orange sent a school-record 12 participants to the national championship meet in College Station, Texas, where UT placed 13th. There, the 200y medley relay team of King, Jamie Saffer, Weaner and Connolly became the first relay in school history to place in the top three at the NCAA meet.

King and Saffer also became the second and third Lady Vols to capture SEC individual titles under Kredich, as the Big Orange grabbed a second straight fourth-place finish at the conference championships.

Kredich's fourth season in Knoxville started out with a bang, as the Lady Vols began the season with an 8-0 record in dual meets before narrowly losing to undefeated and then-No.1-ranked Georgia. Tennessee finished the year 8-2 in duals, including wins over perennial Big Ten powers Indiana and Michigan and conference rivals Kentucky, Arkansas and Vanderbilt. Kredich also sent a UT-record 12 athletes to the NCAA Championships.

In the summer of 2009, Kredich trained four athletes who were on the USA Swimming National Team. Magnuson won the 100y fly at World championship trials, King qualified for the World University Games, where she earned a silver medal in the 50 freestyle and gold in the 400y medley relay and Connolly made the USA National A-Team for the second consecutive year.

Kredich was named to the USA's World University Games coaching staff, helping to lead the team to tremendous success in Belgrade, Serbia, where Lady Vol Martina Moravcikova represented her home country of Czech Republic.

2007-08 (Women)

SEC Finish: 4th // NCAA Finish: 8th

In 2008, the Lady Vols placed eighth at the NCAA Championships, as well as fourth in the SEC. UT also went 5-3 in dual meets with all three losses coming against teams ranked in the nation's top three at the time.

In addition to Magnuson's NCAA title, Kredich saw nine other Lady Vols earn All-America honors, as UT grabbed honors in 13 events. The eighth-place finish at NCAAs, coupled with the 10th-place effort in 2007, gave Tennessee back-to-back finishes in the top 10 at the national meet for the first time in school history.

The Lady Vols followed consecutive fifth-place conference finishes with a breakthrough fourth-place showing at the 2008 SEC Championships. Magnuson won three individual events and was part of a victorious relay en route to earning the prestigious Commissioner's Trophy, awarded to the female who earned the most points for her team. Akerfelds also was named SEC Freshman of the Year.

2006-07 (Women)

SEC Finish: 5th // NCAA Finish: 10th

Kredich guided Tennessee to a 4-4 dual meet record during the 2006-07 season against some of the nation's top programs, a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships and a 10th-place position at the NCAA Championships.

For the first time in 11 years, the Lady Vols cracked into the top 10 at the NCAA Championships by scoring in 11 of 15 events they entered. The team brought home 26 All-America certificates for their efforts and set six school records.

The Lady Vols placed fifth for the second straight year at the 2007 SEC Championships and Kredich crowned his first SEC champion when Magnuson snagged first in the 100y fly. She also broke her own school records in the 100y and 200y freestyle, and UT swimmers medaled in four events.

2005-06 (Women)

SEC Finish: 5th // NCAA Finish: 12th

In Kredich's first season at Tennessee, the team broke 11 of the 19 school records in swimming events. Tennessee sent eight swimmers to the NCAA Championships in 12 events and vaulted from 24th in 2005 to a 12th-place NCAA finish in 2006 while earning 27 All-America honors.

At the SEC Championships, UT swimmers broke five school records as the Big Orange scored in every event contested. The fifth-place finish was a marked improvement over the previous season's seventh-place showing.

The Lady Vols also had a successful dual meet season in Kredich's first year. Tennessee's 5-2 mark -- its highest dual meet win total since 1998-99 -- included victories over Louisville, Northwestern and SEC rivals Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky.

RICHMOND HEAD COACH (2001-05): Kredich was hired as the head coach at Tennessee after dramatically turning around the University of Richmond women's squad. During Kredich's tenure, the Spiders sent their first-ever swimmers to the NCAA Championships, had their first-ever All-Americans, and won their first-ever conference championships. In his four years at Richmond, the Spiders won four Atlantic 10 Championships while Kredich was named conference coach of the year all four years. His Spiders also were selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as an Academic All-America squad from 2002-04.

BROWN HEAD COACH (1993-2001): Prior to that, at Brown University, he turned a 2-9 women's swimming program in 1992 into Eastern Women's Swimming League Champions in 1996 and 1997. His teams then competed solely in the Ivy League and went on to win the 1998 and 1999 conference crowns. Additionally, he also energized the Brown men's team, which was coming off a 3-8 mark when he took over the team in 1996. He led the Bears to four consecutive winning seasons and four top-five finishes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. In the process, he was recognized as the EISL Coach of the Year in 1996 and 1997. He also earned EISL Men's Coach of the Year in 1998. In his nine seasons with the Bears, he coached 50 all-conference performers, four Honorable Mention All-Americans, and several Olympic Trial qualifiers, Olympic Trial finalists and two Olympic athletes. In the classroom his athletes collectively achieved 12 Academic All-America team awards, one first-team Academic All-America award and several post-graduate scholarships.

ASSISTANT COACHING CAREER: Prior to coaching at Brown, Kredich was the assistant men's swimming coach at Harvard from 1991-92. He also has served as an assistant women's swimming coach at Stanford (1990-91) and as a graduate assistant coach for the men's and women's swim teams at Duke (1988-90).

COLLEGIATE SWIMMING CAREER: As a standout backstroker at Duke, he garnered All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-Academic honors and was a seven-time U.S. National qualifier. Kredich received a B.A. in biology from Duke in 1988 and received his M.A. in teaching degree from Duke in 1990.

FAMILY: A native of Durham, N.C., Kredich and his family reside in Knoxville. His wife Kimberley is a choral conductor, artist and advocate for children with disabilities. They have three sons: Benjamin, Miles and Coleman.

ashley jahn | woMEN'S ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH

The 2020-21 season will be Ashley Jahn's ninth year as a coach for the Tennessee swimming and diving program.

It is her third year as an associate head coach for the women's team. She was an assistant coach her first six years on Rocky Top.

A former collegiate swimmer and water polo player for Air Force, Jahn spent two years as an assistant coach at UNLV and Idaho prior to arriving at Tennessee. She was previously a graduate assistant with the Tennessee women's team for two seasons from 2008-10.

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Tennessee has recorded six NCAA individual and relay titles, 41 SEC titles and 295 All-America honors in Jahn's first eight years on staff. The 41 SEC titles was highlighted by an incredible 2018 breakout championship meet for Erika Brown, who was part of six SEC titles (three individual - 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly; three relay). Brown went go on to repeat her performance at the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships.

The 2019-20 season proved to be a special one as the women's team won their first-ever SEC Championship team title in program history and finished the season undefeated for just the third time ever. Once again Brown won the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly SEC titles and added three relay gold medals for good measure, and became the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events in thee consecutive seasons. Brown also set the American Record in the 100 fly (49.38) and became the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free (45.83), joining Olympian Simone Manuel.

In Jahn's first season on Rocky Top in 2013, Tennessee enjoyed strong dual meet and championship seasons as a combined program. The women's team won its first three NCAA relay titles on their way to finishing third as a team at the national meet, the best finish in program history. Meanwhile, the Vols took fourth at SECs and 16th at NCAAs.

The men's team returned to the top 10 in the NCAA standings in 2016, taking seventh at the national meet. It was the best finish by the program since taking third in 2001.

In 2016, the Vols also celebrated their first U.S. Olympian since 2008 when Molly Hannis made Team USA in the 200-meter breaststroke. Kira Toussaint qualified in the 100 backstroke for the Netherlands, becoming the first current Lady Vol to compete in the Olympic Games.

Jahn was also a part of the 40-under-40 class announced by The Greater Knoxville Journal in 2017, which includes business leaders, educators and scientists.

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE: Jahn was part of an entirely new coaching staff at Idaho in 2011-12, where the women's team broke 12 school records and finished seventh at the Western Athletic Conference Championships.

When Jahn was a graduate assistant with the women's program at Tennessee, the Lady Vols had 23 NCAA qualifiers, 15 All-Americans and seven SEC individual champions.

EDUCATION & FAMILY: Prior to her coaching career, Jahn spent four years as a member of Air Force's water polo squad and three seasons on the swimming team, graduating in 2003 with a degree in social sciences. She then spent five years with the US Air Force as a Medical Service Corps Officer before starting graduate school at Tennessee.

Ashley Jahn is married to Nick Jahn. They have two daughters: Faith (3) and Chloe (1).

RICH MURPHY | ASSISTANT COACH

Rich Murphy is in his fourth year as an assistant coach for the Tennessee swimming program in 2020-21.

Murphy has a long track record of mentoring Olympians and international-caliber swimmers on the collegiate and club levels. Between the stops of his career, he has worked with over 40 Olympians.

At Tennessee, Murphy has coached Taylor Abbott and David Heron to the US National Team and the Pan Pacific Championships. Murphy has mentored SEC champion Joey Reilman, school record holder Matthew Dunphy, and he has coached program record holders Sam McHugh, Peter John Stevens, Tess Cieplucha, and Sam Rice (#2 all-time) and Marc Hinawi (#3 all-time). Coach Murphy works primarily with athletes who swim events 200 yards and longer, including open water athletes.

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A current USA Swimming national team coach, Murphy was the Head Coach for Team USA's open water team at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. At those Pan American Games, Vol Taylor Abbott earned a bronze medal.

Murphy spent nearly a decade helping lead the Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta. At Dynamo, Murphy was associate head coach guiding the competitive platform. Murphy coached Dynamo Olympians Jay Litherland, Matias Koski, and Andrew Rutherford, National Team members Kevin Litherland and Michael Taylor, and Junior World Championships gold medalist Allen Browning, and NCAA All-American Sam Lewis.

Prior to Dynamo Murphy was an assistant coach for Auburn University’s men’s and women’s national championship and SEC championship teams in the 2006-2007 season. During 2013 and 2014, Murphy was the women’s head coach at the University of Houston, leading the team to its best NCAA finish in five years.

"I’m thrilled to bring Rich Murphy into the Tennessee Swimming and Diving family,” head coach Matt Kredich said. “Rich is widely regarded as one of the top coaches in the country. He has had a long track record of coaching athletes to elite performances across a number of events and distances. He has worked with dozens of Olympians and many All-Americans, but one of the best things I can say is that all of the people I’ve talked to about him have said some version of the same thing: ‘Great Coach, better man.’

“He’s a great fit for Tennessee. He’s very competitive, he’s very humble, and he’s always looking to get better.”

Coach Murphy has previously served as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University (2005-06), and as graduate assistant at Arizona State University (2002-03) and volunteer assistant at Arizona State University (2001-02) . On the club scene, he was a volunteer assistant for Club Wolverine at Michigan under coaches Bob Bowman and Jon Urbanchek when Michael Phelps trained there (2005-06) and was the head coach for Sun Devil Aquatics at Arizona State (2003-05), advanced age-group coach at Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics (formerly Palo Alto Swim Club, 1998-2001), and with Los Altos Mountain View Aquatic Club (1998).

JOSH HUGER | ASSISTANT COACH & recruiting coordinator

Josh Huger joined the Tennessee Swimming & Diving staff in June 2019, and the 2020-21 season will be his second on Rocky Top.

The 2019-20 season was a special one as the women's team won their first-ever SEC Championship team title in program history and finished the season undefeated for just the third time ever. Erika Brown won the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly SEC titles and added three relay gold medals for good measure, and became the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events in thee consecutive seasons. Brown also set the American Record in the 100 fly (49.38) and became the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free (45.83), joining Olympian Simone Manuel.

The Lady Vols won a total of 11 medals at the 2020 SEC Championships - 8 gold, two silver and one bronze.

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