SwimIntel Spotlight

Coach Michael Kinross made the move from coaching at one of the premier clubs in the country, Sandpipers of Nevada, to Assistant Coach at Pitt, a Power 4 team in the ACC. He talks about the differences in coaching at the college level, the mental aspect of swimming, training, dual meets, NIL, and more.

Coach Ben Loorz took over as head coach of Arizona after spending eight incredibly successful seasons at UNLV. He talks about the move to Arizona, the pressures of being a coach in the Power 4, the changes happening in the Big XII, recruiting, training, development, transfer portal, NIL, and more.

Coach Matthew Gearing is quickly rising up the ranks of college swimming as one of its most talented young coaches. He discusses the lessons he learned from his legendary coaching mentors including David Marsh, Jeff Dugdale, and Ray Looze. He shares his insights into Catawba's rapid rise to a top 10 Division II team in his third season as head coach. He talks D2 swimming, transfer portal, recruiting internationally, the importance of academics in swimming, and more.

Coach Gregg Parini has won seven national titles and was named one of the 100 greatest college swimming coaches in the past century. He talks about what makes Denison special, the time required and challenges faced building a powerhouse program, the changes coming across all college sports, the importance of making swimming fun, recruiting, dual meets, and more.

Coach Brian Peresie has won the MAC 10 of his 11 seasons as head coach of the University of Akron. He talks about how the MAC got fast, winning championships with a small team, Akron's scholarship situation, transfer portal strategy, the regret of passing on recruits who crush it at other programs, the effects of the Grant House settlement on his program, and more.

Coach Bill Dorenkott, Director of Swimming and Diving at Ohio State University, drops the details on how his program and the Big Ten are changing next year in terms of roster sizes and scholarships, how his recruiting approach differs because of his emphasis on development, how he architects a roster that wins Big Ten Championships, how he views the role of club coaches when evaluating recruits, and more.

Coach Jon Howell, Head Coach at Emory University, talks about how college recruiting is changing with the Grant House settlement and NIL, how they manage their recruiting funnel to narrow down to athletes that will thrive in their program, how Emory develops their D3 athletes to outperform most D1 swimmers, how he expects his roster size to change in the future, and more.

Coach Jeff Dugdale, Director of Swimming Operations at Queens University of Charlotte, discusses what he looks for in a recruit (spoiler: it is a lot more than just times), how to get his attention as a recruit, what makes Queens unique, and how he has architected a championship program with some of the best development/progression in college swimming.