Tennessee Volunteers men's swimming and diving explained

Tennessee Volunteers
Founded:1934
Conferenceshort:SEC
Athletic Director:Danny White
Home Pool:Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
(capacity 3,800)
City:Knoxville
State:Tennessee
Stateabb:TN
Athletics Name:Tennessee Volunteers
Nickname:Tennessee Volunteers
Coach:Matt Kredich
Tenure:12th
Ncaa:1978
Runner Up:1973, 1976
Ncaa Appearances:1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Champions:1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1996

The Tennessee Volunteers men's Swimming and Diving program represents the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers are currently coached by Matt Kredich.[1] The Vols host their swim meets in the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was newly built in 2008.[2] The Vols compete in the SEC where they have won 10 SEC team titles, 173 individual titles and 45 relay crowns. Over the past 75 years of competition the Vols have produced numerous All-Americans, 24 Olympians, scored in 53 consecutive NCAA Championship meets, won 45 individual NCAA titles and won 1 NCAA National Title.

The Vols are currently led by 12th year head coach Matt Kredich who was hired on April 12, 2012. He had previously served as the Lady Volunteer Swimming and Diving head coach beginning in 2005. He replaced long-time head coach and former UT swimmer John Trembley who was fired as head coach for embezzlement and inappropriate behavior on university grounds on January 3, 2012.[3] [4] [5] [6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Head coaches

Source

CoachYearsSeasonsRecordSEC
Titles		NCAA
Top 10		NCAA
Top 5		NCAA
Titles
WonLost%
1Burney Slater1934-19374158.652––––
2Godfrey Novelty 1938-194252618.598––––
3Karl Bahret1947-195362013.606––––
Karl Bahret1958-1959234.429––––
4Ray Bussard1968-19882125220.92681081
5John Trembley1989-20122328265.8132165–
6Matt Kredich2013–present129243.681–2––
Total72690171.8011028131

Yearly record

Sources<[9]

SeasonCoachMeet
Record		SEC
Meet		NCAA
Meet
Southeastern Conference
1934Burney Slater1-3 ––
1935Burney Slater3-1––
1936Burney Slater7-3––
1937Burney Slater4-1––
1938Godfrey Novotny8-25th (10)–
1939Godfrey Novotny4-54th (3)–
1940Godfrey Novotny4-6-1T-5th (10)–
1941Godfrey Novotny6-22nd (44)–
1942Godfrey Novotny4-3––
1943-1946 No Team
1947Karl Bahret3-1––
1948Karl Bahret0-3––
1949Karl Bahret7-0––
1950Karl Bahret2-4––
1951Karl Bahret3-15th (8)–
1952Karl Bahret1-15th (12)–
1954Karl Bahret4-3––
1955-1957 No Team
1958Karl Bahret1-2––
1959Karl Bahret2-2––
1960-1967 No Team
1968Ray Bussard9-12nd (383.5)–
1969Ray Bussard13-11st (508)32nd (2)
1970Ray Bussard10-02nd (519)9th (65)
1971Ray Bussard12-02nd (548)6th (126)
1972Ray Bussard12-01st (620)3rd (170)
1973Ray Bussard12-01st (676)2nd (294)
1974Ray Bussard13-01st (633)3rd (240)
1975Ray Bussard16-01st (612)4th (174)
1976Ray Bussard15-11st (649)2nd (237)
1977Ray Bussard11-21st (511)3rd (182)
1978Ray Bussard12-11st (525)1st (307)
1979Ray Bussard11-22nd (484.5)4th (221)
1980Ray Bussard9-33rd (325)11th (221)
1981Ray Bussard9-54th (270)T-17th (18)
1982Ray Bussard11-14th (288)T-29th (5)
1983Ray Bussard9-14th (299)13th (36)
1984Ray Bussard13-04th (291)22nd (10)
1985Ray Bussard11-14th (439)21st (28)
1986Ray Bussard17-02nd (532.5)12th (78)
1987Ray Bussard15-03rd (516.5)T-14th (69)
1988Ray Bussard12-13rd (461.5)23rd (32.5)
1989John Trembley14-31st (764.5)9th (160)
1990John Trembley13-12nd (754)8th (195)
1991John Trembley13-02nd (600)5th (249)
1992John Trembley9-44th (475)11th (150)
1993John Trembley12-13rd (549)8th (170)
1994John Trembley12-123rd (596)9th (150.5)
1995John Trembley16-22nd (676.5)6th (230)
1996John Trembley22-31st (846)5th (311.5)
1997John Trembley26-02nd (680)5th (235.5)
1998John Trembley9-63rd (515)4th (233)
1999John Trembley9-12nd (700)7th (171)
2000John Trembley7-33rd (637)T-7th (171)
2001John Trembley21-02nd (632.5)3rd (330.5)
2002John Trembley14-14th (476)12th (144)
2003John Trembley12-34th (455)16th (86)
2004John Trembley12-44th (369)8th (140)
2005John Trembley6-76th (303)17th (50)
2006John Trembley14-24th (715.5)11th (128)
2007John Trembley12-34th (349.5)11th (128)
2008John Trembley14-43rd (562)9th (172)
2009John Trembley7-33rd (584)8th (144)
2010John Trembley7-34th (417.5)17th (56)
2011John Trembley7-43rd (602.5)12th (106.5)
2012John Trembley5-54th (459)22nd (34)
2013Matt Kredich6-44th (787.5)16th (59)
2014Matt Kredich6-46th (713)15th (98)
2015Matt Kredich12-84th (918)14th (111)
2016Matt Kredich6-6-16th (745)7th (188)
2017Matt Kredich3-116th (770.5)20th (55)
2018Matt Kredich11-2-14th (899)11th (123)
2019Matt Kredich10-43rd (917)11th (105)
2020Matt Kredich9-36th (817)N/A
2021Matt Kredich3-23rd (850.5)20th (48)
2022Matt Kredich11-2T-2nd (938)18th (72.5)
2023Matt Kredich9-23rd (1035.5)7th (216.5)
2024Matt Kredich6-45th (992)6th (231)
Total690-171-3101
Note: The 2020 season was canceled after the SEC Championships due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the NCAA Championships were not held.

NCAA Individual & Relay champions

The Vols have won 46 NCAA Individual, Relay, and Diving NCAA titles all time.

Individual & Diving
1970David Edgar50 Freestyle20.93
1970David Edgar100 Freestyle46.06
1971David Edgar50 Freestyle20.30
1971David Edgar100 Freestyle44.69
1972David Edgar50 Freestyle20.442
1972David Edgar100 Freestyle45.003
1973John Trembley50 Freestyle20.337
1973John Trembley100 Freestyle45.090
1973John Trembley100 Butterfly48.688
1974John Trembley50 Freestyle20.234
1974John Trembley100 Butterfly48.718
1975Lee Engstrand400 Individual Medley3:57.80
1976Matt Vogel100 Butterfly48.95
1976Lee Engstrand200 Individual Medley1:50.13
1976Jim Kennedy1-Meter Diving514.29
1978Andy Coan50 Freestyle20.29
1978Andy Coan100 Freestyle44.10
1979Andy Coan100 Freestyle43.42
1979Andy Coan200 Freestyle1:35.62
1979Andy Coan50 Freestyle19.92
1989Mel Stewart200 Butterfly1:44.30
1991Mel Stewart200 Butterfly1:41.78
1993Tripp Schwenk200 Backstroke1:42.06
1994Evan Stewart3-Meter Diving614.65
1995Evan Stewart3-Meter Diving655.40
1996Ricky Busquets100 Freestyle42.64
1996Jeremy Linn100 Breaststroke53.04
1997Jeremy Linn100 Breaststroke53.32
1997Jeremy Linn200 Breaststroke1:55.27
1998Jeremy Linn100 Breaststroke53.01
1999Michael Gilliam100 Backstroke47.12
2001Michael Gilliam100 Backstroke45.97
2003Phillip Jones3-Meter Diving649.70
2004Phillip Jones1-Meter Diving388.65
2016Liam Stone1-Meter Diving453.70
2018Zhipeng (Colin) ZengPlatform Diving466.35
2019Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng1-Meter Diving405.40
2023Jordan Crooks50 Freestyle18.32
Relay
1972Tom Lutz,
Ken Knox,
David Edgar,
John Trembley		400 Freestyle Relay3:01.118
1973Ken Knox,
Tom Lutz,
Keith Gilliam,
John Trembley		400 Freestyle Relay3:00.363
1973Kevin Priestley,
Rick Seywert,
John Trembley,
Tom Lutz		400 Medley Relay3:22.986
1974Kevin Priestly,
Rick Seywert,
John Trembley,
Tom Lutz		400 Medley Relay3:22.788
1978Bob Sells,
Andy Coan,
John Ebuna,
John Newton		400 Freestyle Relay2:55.66
1979John Ebuna,
John Newton,
Marc Foreman,
Andy Coan		400 Freestyle Relay2:54.74
1996Craig Gilliam,
Jeremy Linn,
Jim Rumbaugh,
Ricky Busquets		200 Medley Relay1:25.85
1996Craig Gilliam,
Jeremy Linn,
Jim Rumbaugh,
Ricky Busquets		400 Medley Relay3:09.97

Conference Individual Event Champions

The Vols have won 227 total SEC individual, relay, and diving titles throughout their history.[10]

50 Freestyle15
100 Freestyle14
200 Freestyle7
500 Freestyle10
1650 Freestyle5
100 Backstroke17
200 Backstroke9
100 Breaststroke10
200 Breaststroke12
100 Butterfly12
200 Butterfly8
200 Individual Medley5
400 Individual Medley8
1-Meter Diving20
3-Meter Diving19
Platform Diving9
200 Freestyle Relay4
400 Freestyle Relay14
800 Freestyle Relay7
200 Medley Relay8
400 Medley Relay14

Tennessee Volunteers Olympians

The University of Tennessee has had 24 Olympians represent Tennessee's swimming and diving program since the 1970s. Since that time they have earned 11 medals including two individual gold medalists and five gold medals earned as part of a relay. The following list include all of the former and current Olympic participants.[11] [12]

As of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Medalists

AthleteCountryOlympicsEventMedal
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bgcolor=silverSilver
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Bronze
bgcolor=goldGold
bgcolor=goldGold
Graham Windeatt1972 Munich1500 metre freestylebgcolor=silverSilver

Participants

AthleteCountryOlympics
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
1992 Barcelona
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Gabi Chereches 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
George Du Rand2008 Beijing
J.R. de Souza 1992 Barcelona
Lyubomir Epitropov2020 Tokyo
Michael Houlie2020 Tokyo
1988 Seoul
2004 Athens
Geri Mewett 1992 Barcelona
2012 London
2008 Beijing
Kyle Smerdon 2000 Sydney
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
Sal Vasallo 1988 Seoul

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Kredich - Director of Swimming & Diving - Staff Directory . 2022-08-05 . University of Tennessee Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Allan Jones Aquatic Center | The University of Tennessee. Jonesaquaticcenter.com. 9 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Player Bio: John Trembley University of Tennessee Athletics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811131926/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-swim/mtt/trembley_john00.html . 2011-08-11 . Utsports.com.
  4. Web site: Iorizzo . Pete . 2012-05-13 . The rise and fall of John Trembley . 2022-08-04 . Times Union . en-US.
  5. Web site: Fired UT swim coach recounts abuse, addiction . 2022-08-04 . Local3News.com . en.
  6. Web site: Keith . Braden . 2012-05-04 . John Trembley Police Report; Documents Released . 2022-08-04 . SwimSwam . en-US.
  7. Web site: University of Tennessee Athletics: Men's Swimming . Utsports.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406090730/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-swim/archive/swim-dive-natl-champs.html . 2012-04-06.
  8. Web site: The ASCA Hall of Fame . 2011-07-29 . 2011-07-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717095808/http://www.swimmingcoach.org/hof/coaches/halloffamemenu.html . dead .
  9. Web site: 2018-19 Record Book. A.espncdn.com. July 9, 2022.
  10. Web site: Tennessee swimming & diving record book . www.utsports.com . 24 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626021556/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utsports.com/documents/2021/12/10/MSwim_RecordBook_2021_22.pdf . June 26, 2022 . en-us . 202122.
  11. Web site: Men's Records. Grfx.cstv.com. 14 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Women's Records. Utsports.com. 14 June 2016.

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