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Tennessee Volunteers
Founded1934
Athletic directorDanny White
Head coachMatt Kredich (12th season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationKnoxville, TN
Home poolAllan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
(capacity 3,800)
NicknameTennessee Volunteers
ColorsOrange and white[1]
   
NCAA Champions
1978
NCAA Runner up
1973, 1976
NCAA Championship 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
Allan Jones Aquatic Center

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.[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 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.[4][5][6][7]

Decade of dominance

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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.[8] 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.[9]

Head coaches

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Source[10]

# Coach Years Seasons Record SEC
Titles 		NCAA
Top 10 		NCAA
Top 5 		NCAA
Titles
Won Lost %
1 Burney Slater 1934-1937 4 15 8 .652 – – – –
2 Godfrey Novelty 1938-1942 5 26 18 .598 – – – –
3 Karl Bahret 1947-1953 6 20 13 .606 – – – –
* Karl Bahret 1958-1959 2 3 4 .429 – – – –
4 Ray Bussard 1968-1988 21 252 20 .926 8 10 8 1
5 John Trembley 1989-2012 23 282 65 .813 2 16 5 –
6 Matt Kredich 2013–present 12 92 43 .681 – 2 – –
Total 72 690 171 .801 10 28 13 1

Yearly record

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Sources<[10][11]

Season Coach Meet
Record 		SEC
Meet 		NCAA
Meet
Southeastern Conference
1934 Burney Slater 1-3 – –
1935 Burney Slater 3-1 – –
1936 Burney Slater 7-3 – –
1937 Burney Slater 4-1 – –
1938 Godfrey Novotny 8-2 5th (10) –
1939 Godfrey Novotny 4-5 4th (3) –
1940 Godfrey Novotny 4-6-1 T-5th (10) –
1941 Godfrey Novotny 6-2 2nd (44) –
1942 Godfrey Novotny 4-3 – –
1943-1946 No Team
1947 Karl Bahret 3-1 – –
1948 Karl Bahret 0-3 – –
1949 Karl Bahret 7-0 – –
1950 Karl Bahret 2-4 – –
1951 Karl Bahret 3-1 5th (8) –
1952 Karl Bahret 1-1 5th (12) –
1954 Karl Bahret 4-3 – –
1955-1957 No Team
1958 Karl Bahret 1-2 – –
1959 Karl Bahret 2-2 – –
1960-1967 No Team
1968 Ray Bussard 9-1 2nd (383.5) –
1969 Ray Bussard 13-1 1st (508) 32nd (2)
1970 Ray Bussard 10-0 2nd (519) 9th (65)
1971 Ray Bussard 12-0 2nd (548) 6th (126)
1972 Ray Bussard 12-0 1st (620) 3rd (170)
1973 Ray Bussard 12-0 1st (676) 2nd (294)
1974 Ray Bussard 13-0 1st (633) 3rd (240)
1975 Ray Bussard 16-0 1st (612) 4th (174)
1976 Ray Bussard 15-1 1st (649) 2nd (237)
1977 Ray Bussard 11-2 1st (511) 3rd (182)
1978 Ray Bussard 12-1 1st (525) 1st (307)
1979 Ray Bussard 11-2 2nd (484.5) 4th (221)
1980 Ray Bussard 9-3 3rd (325) 11th (221)
1981 Ray Bussard 9-5 4th (270) T-17th (18)
1982 Ray Bussard 11-1 4th (288) T-29th (5)
1983 Ray Bussard 9-1 4th (299) 13th (36)
1984 Ray Bussard 13-0 4th (291) 22nd (10)
1985 Ray Bussard 11-1 4th (439) 21st (28)
1986 Ray Bussard 17-0 2nd (532.5) 12th (78)
1987 Ray Bussard 15-0 3rd (516.5) T-14th (69)
1988 Ray Bussard 12-1 3rd (461.5) 23rd (32.5)
1989 John Trembley 14-3 1st (764.5) 9th (160)
1990 John Trembley 13-1 2nd (754) 8th (195)
1991 John Trembley 13-0 2nd (600) 5th (249)
1992 John Trembley 9-4 4th (475) 11th (150)
1993 John Trembley 12-1 3rd (549) 8th (170)
1994 John Trembley 12-12 3rd (596) 9th (150.5)
1995 John Trembley 16-2 2nd (676.5) 6th (230)
1996 John Trembley 22-3 1st (846) 5th (311.5)
1997 John Trembley 26-0 2nd (680) 5th (235.5)
1998 John Trembley 9-6 3rd (515) 4th (233)
1999 John Trembley 9-1 2nd (700) 7th (171)
2000 John Trembley 7-3 3rd (637) T-7th (171)
2001 John Trembley 21-0 2nd (632.5) 3rd (330.5)
2002 John Trembley 14-1 4th (476) 12th (144)
2003 John Trembley 12-3 4th (455) 16th (86)
2004 John Trembley 12-4 4th (369) 8th (140)
2005 John Trembley 6-7 6th (303) 17th (50)
2006 John Trembley 14-2 4th (715.5) 11th (128)
2007 John Trembley 12-3 4th (349.5) 11th (128)
2008 John Trembley 14-4 3rd (562) 9th (172)
2009 John Trembley 7-3 3rd (584) 8th (144)
2010 John Trembley 7-3 4th (417.5) 17th (56)
2011 John Trembley 7-4 3rd (602.5) 12th (106.5)
2012 John Trembley 5-5 4th (459) 22nd (34)
2013 Matt Kredich 6-4 4th (787.5) 16th (59)
2014 Matt Kredich 6-4 6th (713) 15th (98)
2015 Matt Kredich 12-8 4th (918) 14th (111)
2016 Matt Kredich 6-6-1 6th (745) 7th (188)
2017 Matt Kredich 3-11 6th (770.5) 20th (55)
2018 Matt Kredich 11-2-1 4th (899) 11th (123)
2019 Matt Kredich 10-4 3rd (917) 11th (105)
2020 Matt Kredich 9-3 6th (817) N/A
2021 Matt Kredich 3-2 3rd (850.5) 20th (48)
2022 Matt Kredich 11-2 T-2nd (938) 18th (72.5)
2023 Matt Kredich 9-2 3rd (1035.5) 7th (216.5)
2024 Matt Kredich 6-4 5th (992) 6th (231)
Total 690-171-3 10 1

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

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


Conference Individual Event Champions

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See also: List of Southeastern Conference champions § Swimming and diving

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

Tennessee Volunteers Olympians

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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.[12][13]

As of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Medalists

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Athlete Country Olympics Event Medal
David Edgar  United States 1972 Munich 4 × 100 m free relay Gold
Jeremy Linn  United States 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m medley relay Gold
100 m breaststroke Silver
Tripp Schwenk  United States 1996 Atlanta 4 × 100 m medley relay Gold
200 m backstroke Silver
Melvin Stewart  United States 1992 Barcelona 200 m butterfly Gold
4 × 100 m medley relay Gold
4 × 200 m free relay Bronze
Matt Vogel  United States 1976 Montreal 100 m butterfly Gold
4 × 100 m medley relay Gold
Graham Windeatt  Australia 1972 Munich 1500 metre freestyle Silver

Participants

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Athlete Country Olympics
Octavio Alesi  Venezuela 2008 Beijing
2012 London
Andrew Bree  Ireland 2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
Ray Brown  Canada 1992 Barcelona
Ricardo Busquets  Puerto Rico 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
Gabi Chereches  Romania 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
George Du Rand  South Africa 2008 Beijing
J.R. de Souza  Brazil 1992 Barcelona
Lyubomir Epitropov  Bulgaria 2020 Tokyo
Michael Houlie  South Africa 2020 Tokyo
Lars Jorgensen  United States 1988 Seoul
Paulo Machado  Brazil 2004 Athens
Geri Mewett  Bermuda 1992 Barcelona
Barry Murphy  Ireland 2012 London
Jonas Persson  Sweden 2008 Beijing
Kyle Smerdon  Canada 2000 Sydney
Evan Stewart  Zimbabwe 1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
Jevon Tarantino  United States 2008 Beijing
Sal Vasallo  Puerto Rico 1988 Seoul

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "General Information". UTSports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Matt Kredich - Director of Swimming & Diving - Staff Directory". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ "Allan Jones Aquatic Center | The University of Tennessee". Jonesaquaticcenter.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Player Bio: John Trembley University of Tennessee Athletics". Utsports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
  5. ^ Iorizzo, Pete (2012-05-13). "The rise and fall of John Trembley". Times Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  6. ^ "Fired UT swim coach recounts abuse, addiction". Local3News.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  7. ^ Keith, Braden (2012-05-04). "John Trembley Police Report; Documents Released". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. ^ "University of Tennessee Athletics: Men's Swimming". Utsports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06.
  9. ^ "The ASCA Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-07-29.
  10. ^ a b c "Tennessee swimming & diving record book" (PDF). www.utsports.com. 2021–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ "2018-19 Record Book" (PDF). A.espncdn.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Men's Records" (PDF). Grfx.cstv.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Women's Records" (PDF). Utsports.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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