Ryan Wochomurka | |
Current Title: | Head Coach |
Current Team: | Auburn |
Current Conference: | SEC |
Birth Date: | 20 June 1983 |
Birth Place: | Columbus, Indiana |
Alma Mater: | Auburn[1] |
Player Years1: | 2002-2005 |
Player Team1: | Auburn |
Coach Years1: | 2007-2015 |
Coach Team1: | Louisville (Asst.)[2] |
Coach Years2: | 2015-2021 |
Coach Team2: | Houston[3] |
Coach Years3: | 2021-present |
Coach Team3: | Auburn[4] |
Awards: | AAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year (2017–2021)[5] |
Ryan Charles Wochomurka (born June 20, 1983) is a retired American swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. In 2004, he won the National Collegiate Athletic Association titles in the 4×50 and 4×100 m freestyle relays.
He was born to Chip and Jayne Wochomurka in Columbus, Indiana, and studied at the Columbus North High School and Auburn University. While at Auburn University Wochomurka was a member of three National Championship teams (2003, 2004, 2005). After retiring from swimming he graduated from the Auburn University in 2005, majoring in political science. He then worked as a recruitment representative for the swimwear manufacturer TYR Sport, Inc., then as the Associate Head Swimming Coach at the University of Louisville. In 2015, Wochomurka was hired to be the Head Swimming and Diving Coach at the University of Houston where he led the team to five straight conference titles. On April 23, 2021, Wochomurka returned to Auburn as the head swimming and diving coach.[6]
Wochomurka and his wife, Leigh, have a son, Hayes, and a daughter, Hallie.[7]