Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving

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Arizona Wildcat Swimming and Diving
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University University of Arizona
Head coachBen Loorz (men's, women's & diving)
Conference Big 12 Conference
Location Tucson, AZ
Home poolHillenbrand Aquatic Center
Nickname Wildcats
ColorsCardinal and Navy
   
Men's NCAA Champions
2008
Women's NCAA Champions
2008

WAC
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978

Pac-12
2000, 2006, 2007, 2008

The Arizona Wildcats swimming and diving program represents The University of Arizona in NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's swimming and diving competition. The Wildcats currently compete in the Big 12 Conference.

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From 1989 to 2011, he served as the swimming head coach for the Arizona Wildcats at the University of Arizona. [1] His swimmers won 49 NCAA individual titles, 31 NCAA relay titles, and 2 NCAA team championships. While at Arizona, he also led Tucson Ford Aquatics (previously Hillenbrand Aquatics) to several national team championships. [2] The Wildcats won their first and only national championship in both Men's and Women's in 2008 under former head coach Frank Busch. [3]

Men's swimming and diving

NCAA team championships

Individual champions

Source: [4]

YearAthleteEvent
1981Doug Towne500 Freestyle
1983 George DiCarlo 500 Freestyle
1984George DiCarlo500 Freestyle
1989 Mariusz Podkościelny 1,650 Freestyle
1993Seth Pepper100 Butterfly
1994 Chad Carvin 500 Freestyle
1,650 Freestyle
1996Martin Pepper100 Butterfly
1997 Ryk Neethling 1,650 Freestyle
1998200 Freestyle
500 Freestyle
1,650 Freestyle
1999200 Freestyle
500 Freestyle
1,650 Freestyle
2000200 Freestyle
500 Freestyle
2000 Roland Schoeman 50 Freestyle
2003 Simon Burnett 200 Freestyle
2005200 Freestyle
2006200 Freestyle
Lyndon Ferns 100-Yard Butterfly
2007Adam Ritter200 Individual Medley
Albert Subirats 100 Butterfly
100 Butterfly
Darian Townsend 200 Freestyle
2008Albert Subirats100 Butterfly
Darian Townsend200 Individual Medley
2009 Jean Basson 500 Freestyle
2010Cory Chitwood200 Backstroke
Clark Burckle200 Breaststroke
2011Cory Chitwood200 Backstroke
2012Cory Chitwood200 Backstroke
Kevin Cordes 100 Breaststroke
Austen Thompson400 Individual Medley
2013Kevin Cordes100 Breaststroke
200 Breaststroke
2014Kevin Cordes100 Breaststroke
200 Breaststroke
Brad Tandy 50 Freestyle
2015Kevin Cordes100 Breastroke

Relay champions

YearAthleteEvent
1993Todd Newman, Robert Abernethy, Seth Pepper, Mike McQuitty200 Medley Relay
2006 Nick Thoman, Ivan Barnes, Albert Subirats, Adam Ritter400 Medley Relay
Albert Subirats, Dave Rollins, Lyndon Ferns, Simon Burnett200 Medley Relay
Simon Burnett, Lyndon Ferns, Tyler DeBerry, Adam Ritter800 Freestyle Relay
Simon Burnett, Lyndon Ferns, Albert Subirats, Adam Ritter400 Freestyle Relay
2007Jean Basson, Nicolas Nilo, Adam Ritter, Darian Townsend800 Freestyle Relay
2008Albert Subirats, Darian Townsend, Nicolas Nilo, Joel Greenshields 400 Freestyle Relay
Jean Basson, Darian Townsend, Joel Greenshields, Nicolas Nilo800 Freestyle Relay
Albert Subirats, Ivan Barnes, Darian Townsend, Joel Greenshields400 Medley Relay
2012Mitchell Friedmann, Kevin Cordes, Giles Smith, Adam Small200 Medley Relay
2013Mitchell Friedmann, Kevin Cordes, Giles Smith, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or 400 Medley Relay

Records

As of May 20, 2024
EventTimeAthleteMeetDateAdditional Note(s)
50 y freestyle18.80Bradley Tandy2014 Pac−12 Men's Swimming ChampionshipMarch 6, 2014
100 y freestyle42.00Ralph Daleiden2023 Minnesota InvitationalNovember 30, 2023
200 y freestyle1:31.20Simon Burnett 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2006
500 y freestyle4:08.92Jean Basson 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2009
1000 y freestyle8:45.27Chad Carvin 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 1995
1650 y freestyle14:31.38Brooks Fail 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2021
100 y butterfly44.57Albert Subirats 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2007
200 y butterfly1:40.16Justin Wright 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2018
100 y breaststroke50.04Kevin Cordes 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2014
200 y breaststroke1:48.66Kevin Cordes2014 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2014
100 y backstroke44.83Albert Subirats2007 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2007
200 y backstroke1:38.67 Jake Tapp 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2009
200 y Individual MedleyAdam RitterAdam Ritter2007 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2007
400 y Individual Medley3:38.55Brooks Fail 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2022
200 y Free Relay1:15.97Tommy Palmer, Marin Ercegovic, Seth Miller, Ryan Perham2023 Pac−12 Championships2023
400 y Free Relay2:47.86Albert Subirats, Nicolas Nilo, Darian Townsend, Adam Ritter2007 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2007
800 y Free Relay6:11.82Jean Basson, Nicolas Nilo, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or, Joel Greenshields2009 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships2009
200 y Medley Relay1:22.90Ryan Purdy, Ryan Foote, Seth Miller, Tommy Palmer2024 Pac−12 Championships2024
400 y Medley Relay3:02.09Mitchell Friedemann, Kevin Cordes, Giles Smith, Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Swimming and Diving Championships 2013

References

  1. ↑ Former Swimming & Diving Coach Frank Busch Named U.S. National Team Director Archived 2012-03-24 at the Wayback Machine from GoBearcats.com, website of the University of Cincinnati Athletics; published 2011-02-02, retrieved 2011-07-07.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame: 2008 - Coach Frank Busch".
  3. ↑ "2008 NCAA Championship Men's Swimming & Diving team HOF".
  4. ↑ "Individual National Championships".
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