Tennessee Volunteers men's swimming and diving
# Tennessee Volunteers men's swimming and diving

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. The Vols host their swim meets in the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was newly built in 2008. 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 11th 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.

## 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. 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.

## Head coaches

Source

| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Record | Record | SEC Titles | NCAA Top 10 | NCAA Top 5 | NCAA Titles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Coach | Years | Seasons | Won | Lost | % | SEC Titles | NCAA Top 10 | NCAA Top 5 | NCAA Titles |
| 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 | 11 | 86 | 39 | .688 | – | 1 | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 72 | 684 | 167 | .804 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 1 |

## Yearly record

Sources<

| 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) | |
| Total | Total | 684-176-3 | 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

The Vols have won 45 NCAA Individual, Relay, and Diving NCAA titles all time.

Individual & Diving :

| Year | Name | Event | Time/Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | David Edgar | 50 Freestyle | 20.93 |
| 1970 | David Edgar | 100 Freestyle | 46.06 |
| 1971 | David Edgar | 50 Freestyle | 20.30 |
| 1971 | David Edgar | 100 Freestyle | 44.69 |
| 1972 | David Edgar | 50 Freestyle | 20.442 |
| 1972 | David Edgar | 100 Freestyle | 45.003 |
| 1973 | John Trembley | 50 Freestyle | 20.337 |
| 1973 | John Trembley | 100 Freestyle | 45.090 |
| 1973 | John Trembley | 100 Butterfly | 48.688 |
| 1974 | John Trembley | 50 Freestyle | 20.234 |
| 1974 | John Trembley | 100 Butterfly | 48.718 |
| 1975 | Lee Engstrand | 400 Individual Medley | 3:57.80 |
| 1976 | Matt Vogel | 100 Butterfly | 48.95 |
| 1976 | Lee Engstrand | 200 Individual Medley | 1:50.13 |
| 1976 | Jim Kennedy | 1-Meter Diving | 514.29 |
| 1978 | Andy Coan | 50 Freestyle | 20.29 |
| 1978 | Andy Coan | 100 Freestyle | 44.10 |
| 1979 | Andy Coan | 100 Freestyle | 43.42 |
| 1979 | Andy Coan | 200 Freestyle | 1:35.62 |
| 1979 | Andy Coan | 50 Freestyle | 19.92 |
| 1989 | Mel Stewart | 200 Butterfly | 1:44.30 |
| 1991 | Mel Stewart | 200 Butterfly | 1:41.78 |
| 1993 | Tripp Schwenk | 200 Backstroke | 1:42.06 |
| 1994 | Evan Stewart | 3-Meter Diving | 614.65 |
| 1995 | Evan Stewart | 3-Meter Diving | 655.40 |
| 1996 | Ricky Busquets | 100 Freestyle | 42.64 |
| 1996 | Jeremy Linn | 100 Breaststroke | 53.04 |
| 1997 | Jeremy Linn | 100 Breaststroke | 53.32 |
| 1997 | Jeremy Linn | 200 Breaststroke | 1:55.27 |
| 1998 | Jeremy Linn | 100 Breaststroke | 53.01 |
| 1999 | Michael Gilliam | 100 Backstroke | 47.12 |
| 2001 | Michael Gilliam | 100 Backstroke | 45.97 |
| 2003 | Phillip Jones | 3-Meter Diving | 649.70 |
| 2004 | Phillip Jones | 1-Meter Diving | 388.65 |
| 2016 | Liam Stone | 1-Meter Diving | 453.70 |
| 2018 | Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng | Platform Diving | 466.35 |
| 2019 | Zhipeng (Colin) Zeng | 1-Meter Diving | 405.40 |

Relay :

| Year | Name | Event | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | Tom Lutz, Ken Knox, David Edgar, John Trembley | 400 Freestyle Relay | 3:01.118 |
| 1973 | Ken Knox, Tom Lutz, Keith Gilliam, John Trembley | 400 Freestyle Relay | 3:00.363 |
| 1973 | Kevin Priestley, Rick Seywert, John Trembley, Tom Lutz | 400 Medley Relay | 3:22.986 |
| 1974 | Kevin Priestly, Rick Seywert, John Trembley, Tom Lutz | 400 Medley Relay | 3:22.788 |
| 1978 | Bob Sells, Andy Coan, John Ebuna, John Newton | 400 Freestyle Relay | 2:55.66 |
| 1979 | John Ebuna, John Newton, Marc Foreman, Andy Coan | 400 Freestyle Relay | 2:54.74 |
| 1996 | Craig Gilliam, Jeremy Linn, Jim Rumbaugh, Ricky Busquets | 200 Medley Relay | 1:25.85 |
| 1996 | Craig Gilliam, Jeremy Linn, Jim Rumbaugh, Ricky Busquets | 400 Medley Relay | 3:09.97 |

## Conference Individual Event Champions

The Vols have won 218 total SEC individual, relay, and diving titles throughout their history.

| Event | Titles |
| - | - |
| 50 Freestyle | 14 |
| 100 Freestyle | 14 |
| 200 Freestyle | 7 |
| 500 Freestyle | 10 |
| 1650 Freestyle | 5 |
| 100 Backstroke | 17 |
| 200 Backstroke | 9 |
| 100 Breaststroke | 10 |
| 200 Breaststroke | 12 |
| 100 Butterfly | 12 |
| 200 Butterfly | 7 |
| 200 Individual Medley | 5 |
| 400 Individual Medley | 8 |
| 1-Meter Diving | 20 |
| 3-Meter Diving | 19 |
| Platform Diving | 8 |
| 200 Freestyle Relay | 4 |
| 400 Freestyle Relay | 14 |
| 800 Freestyle Relay | 7 |
| 200 Medley Relay | 8 |
| 400 Medley Relay | 14 |

## 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.

As of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

### Medalists

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

### Participants

| Athlete | Country | Olympics |
| - | - | - |
| Octavio Alesi | Venezuela | 2008 Beijing |
| Octavio Alesi | Venezuela | 2012 London |
| Andrew Bree | Ireland | 2000 Sydney |
| Andrew Bree | Ireland | 2008 Beijing |
| Ray Brown | Canada | 1992 Barcelona |
| Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico | 1992 Barcelona |
| Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico | 1996 Atlanta |
| Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico | 2000 Sydney |
| Ricardo Busquets | Puerto Rico | 2004 Athens |
| Gabi Chereches | Romania | 1992 Barcelona |
| Gabi Chereches | Romania | 1996 Atlanta |
| Gabi Chereches | Romania | 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 |
| Evan Stewart | Zimbabwe | 1996 Atlanta |
| Evan Stewart | Zimbabwe | 2000 Sydney |
| Jevon Tarantino | United States | 2008 Beijing |
| Sal Vasallo | Puerto Rico | 1988 Seoul |
