Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving

The Tennessee Volunteers swimming and diving program represents the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers are currently coached by Matt Kredich.[2] The Vols host their swim meets in the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was newly built in 2008.[3] The Vols compete in the SEC where they have won 11 SEC team titles, 151 individual titles and 44 relay crowns. Over the past 75 years of competition the Vols have won 50 individual NCAA titles and 1 NCAA national title. The Vols have also featured 782 All-Time All-America Selections up until 2009.

Tennessee Volunteers
Founded1934
Head coachMatt Kredich
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationKnoxville, TN
Home poolAllan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
(capacity 3,800)
NicknameTennessee Volunteers
ColorsOrange and White[1]
         
Men's NCAA Champions
1978
Women's NCAA Champions
None
Men's Conference Champions
1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1996
Women's Conference Champions]]
2020
Jones Aquatic Center

Decade of dominance

When Ray Bussard was hired in 1968 as head coach for the Vols swimming & diving team the team hadn't competed at the NCAA level since 1959 and had not ever won a team SEC championship. In only his second year as head coach Bussard won the school's first SEC title for men's swimming & diving and would go on to compete in the NCAA tournament. Throughout the 1970s Tennessee owned the 400-freestyle relay at the SEC Championships winning it for ten straight years. During that ten year span Tennessee earned five straight 800-freestyle relay titles and won the 400 medley crown nine out of 11 times. In 1978 Bussard would accomplish the biggest goal for any team by winning the 1978 NCAA championship.[4] At the start of the championship meet the Vols jumped out to a 24-point lead on the first day of competition and would continue on winning the title. The title was not only a first for a team from the Southeastern Conference but also a first for any team in the south. When Bussard retired in 1988 he finished with a 252-20 overall record and a .926 winning percentage making him the winningest swimming and diving coach in Tennessee history. He left the school having earned NCAA Coach of the Year in 1972 and 1978, as well as SEC Coach of the Year in 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, and 1978. In 2008 Bussard was inducted in the American Swimming Coaches Association's Hall of Fame.[5]

Tennessee Volunteers Olympians

The University of Tennessee has had 28 Olympians (20 men, 8 women) represent Tennessee's swimming and diving program since the 1970s. Since that time seven have earned medals including two individual gold medalists and six gold medals earned as part of a relay. The following list include all of the former and current Olympic participants.[6][7]

As of the 2012 London Olympics

Medalists
Athlete Country Olympics Event Medal
David Edgar United States1972 Munich4x100 m free relayGold
Jeremy Linn United States1996 Atlanta4x100 m medley relayGold
100 m breaststrokeSilver
Tripp Schwenk United States1996 Atlanta4x100 m medley relayGold
200 m backstrokeSilver
Melvin Stewart United States1992 Barcelona200 m butterflyGold
4x100 m medley relayGold
4x200 m free relayBronze
Matt Vogel United States1976 Montreal100 m butterflyGold
4x100 m medley relayGold

Participants
Athlete Country Olympics
Octavio Alesi Venezuela2008 Beijing
2012 London
Andrew Bree Ireland2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
Ray Brown Canada1992 Barcelona
Ricardo Busquets Puerto Rico1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Gabi Chereches Romania1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
JR deSouza Brazil1992 Barcelona
Lars Jorgensen United States1988 Seoul
Paul Machado Brazil2004 Athens
Geri Mewett Bermuda1992 Barcelona
Barry Murphy Ireland2012 London
Jonas Persson Sweden2008 Beijing
Kyle Smerdon Canada2000 Sydney
Evan Stewart Zimbabwe1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
Jevon Tarantino United States2008 Beijing
Sal Vasallo Puerto Rico1988 Seoul

Medalists
Athlete Country Olympics Event Medal
Christine Magnuson United States2008 Beijing100 m butterflySilver
4x100 m medley relaySilver
Julia Stowers United States2000 Sydney4x200 m free relayGold

Participants
Athlete Country Olympics
Annabel Droussiotis Cyprus1980 Moscow
Molly Hannis United States2016 Rio de Janeiro
Fabiola Molina Brazil2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
2012 London
Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe1996 Atlanta
Martina Moravcikova Czech Republic2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Julie Parks Ireland1984 Los Angeles
Kira Toussaint Netherlands2016 Rio de Janeiro

See also

References
  1. "Color Palettes | Brand Guidelines". Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/trembley_john00.html
  3. http://www.jonesaquaticcenter.com/
  4. http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-swim/archive/swim-dive-natl-champs.html
  5. http://www.swimmingcoach.org/hof/coaches/halloffamemenu.html
  6. utsports. "Men's Records" (PDF). utsports.com. utsports. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. utsports. "Women's Records" (PDF). utsports.com. utsports. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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