Tennessee Volunteers
Founded1971
Athletic directorDanny White
Head coachMatt Kredich (17th season)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
LocationKnoxville, TN
Home poolAllan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center
(capacity 3,800)
NicknameLady Volunteers
ColorsOrange and white[1]
   
NCAA Championship appearances
1978*, 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
Asterisk = AIAW
Conference Champions
2020, 2022
Jones Aquatic Center

The Tennessee Volunteers women's Swimming and Diving program represents the University of Tennessee located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Volunteers are currently coached by Matt Kredich.[2] The Lady Vols host their swim home meets in Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was newly built in 2008.[3] The Lady compete in the SEC where they have won 2 SEC team titles (2020 and 2022), 84 individual, relay, and diving titles. Additionally, the program is one of only 3 that have scored in all 41 NCAA meets, and it has produced 8 NCAA individual and relay titles, 16 Olympians, and 3 Olympic medalists.

Along with all other UT women's sports teams, it used the nickname "Lady Volunteers" (or the short form "Lady Vols") until the 2015–16 school year, when the school dropped the "Lady" prefix from the nicknames of all women's teams except in basketball.[4] In 2017 the university announced the return of the “Lady Volunteer” name.[5]

History

While the men's program has more historical success than the women's side, the Lady Vols lead the SEC in NCAA Championship appearances and are one of only three programs nationally (Stanford & Arizona) to score and appear in all 41 NCAA Championships since the event's inception in 1982.[6] All time, the Lady Vols have finished in the Top 10 at the NCAAs 11 times, including a current steak of 4 straight, and in the top 5 twice.

Dan Colella Era

Lady Vols were led by Pete Raykovich from 1990-1993. His three teams finished 17th, 18th, and 19th respectively at the NCAAs. Dan Colella, an assistant on the team, succeeded Raykovich for the next 12 seasons before he left following the 2006 season to take the head coaching job for both of Duke's swimming teams. At UT, ten of Colella's twelve teams finished in the top 25 of the NCAA Championships; however, they finished in the top 10 just once.[7][8]

Matt Kredich Era

Under current head coach Matt Kredich, the Lady Vols have become a national power. Some notable accomplishments include 910top 10 finishes at the NCAAs, a program-high 3rd place mark at the 2013 NCAA Championships, and winning their first and only SEC titles in 2020 and 2022.[9][10][11][12] When the 2020 NCAA Championships were cancelled, the Lady Vols were ranked #2 in the nation. Under Kredich's direction the Lady Vols have broken 18-of-19 Tennessee swimming records, and had 19 different athletes garner 120 All-America awards. The Lady Vols finished in the top-15 at the NCAA Championships for a UT-record 11 consecutive seasons (2006-2016), and currently have finished in the top-10 for the last 5 consecutive championships (2018-2023).[13]

Head coaches

Source[14]

# Coach Years Seasons Record SEC
Titles		 NCAA
Top 10		 NCAA
Top 5
Won Lost  %
1 Frank Bryant 1971-1972 1 1 0 1.00 – – –
2 Allan Spreen 1972-1973 1 5 0 1.00 – – –
3 Ida Ezell 1973-1974 1 3 1 .750 – – –
4 Janie Tyler 1974-1977 3 11 7 .611 – – –
5 Joe Gentry 1977-1980 3 15 8 .652 – – –
6 Terry Carlisle 1980-1986 6 38 22 .633 – – –
7 Dave Roach 1986-1990 4 23 13 .500 – 1 1
8 Pete Raykovich 1990-1993 3 16 10 .615 – – –
9 Dan Colella 1993-2005 12 49 45 .521 – 1 –
10 Matt Kredich 2005–present 18 112 48 .700 2 10 1
Total51273154.6392 12 2

Yearly Record

Source[15]

Season Coach Meet
Record		 Conference
Meet		 NCAA
Meet
Independent (AIAW)
1972 Frank Bryant 1-0 – –
1973 Allan Spreen 5-0 – –
1974 Ida Ezell 3-1 – –
1975 Janie Tyler 4-1 – –
1976 Janie Tyler 4-3 – –
1977 Janie Tyler 3-3 – –
1978 Joe Gentry 6-1 – 27th (AIAW)
1979 Joe Gentry 3-3 – –
1980 Joe Gentry 6-4 – –
Southeastern Conference
1981 Terry Carlisle 4-4 6th (385.5) 26th (AIAW)
1982 Terry Carlisle 7-4-1 4th (321) 10th (100)
1983 Terry Carlisle 9-5 4th (360) 19th (22)
1984 Terry Carlisle 7-2-1 5th (289) 11th (48)
1985 Terry Carlisle 7-6 5th (366) 33rd (11)
1986 Terry Carlisle 6-6 6th (317.5) 39th (4)
1987 Dave Roach 5-4-1 5th (450.5) 14th (85)
1988 Dave Roach 6-5 2nd (565) 11th (108)
1989 Dave Roach 6-2 2nd (664) 4th (260.5)
1990 Dave Roach 6-2 2nd (722) 18th (50)
1991 Pete Raykovich 5-2 3rd (480) 17th (52.5)
1992 Pete Raykovich 5-3 4th (454.5) 18th (50)
1993 Pete Raykovich 6-5 6th (335.5) 19th (65)
1994 Dan Colella 4-5 6th (346) 13th (96)
1995 Dan Colella 5-3 3rd (465) 12th (112)
1996 Dan Colella 5-3 3rd (472) 9th (186)
1997 Dan Colella 5-4 3rd (501.5) 11th (130)
1998 Dan Colella 4-4 5th (413) 19th (49)
1999 Dan Colella 5-4 5th (478.5) 18th (72)
2000 Dan Colella 2-4 4th (409.5) 28th (17)
2001 Dan Colella 4-5 5th (320) 20th (58)
2002 Dan Colella 3-4 7th (240) 22nd (25)
2003 Dan Colella 4-4 5th (278) 18th (60)
2004 Dan Colella 4-2 4th (264) 28th (23)
2005 Dan Colella 4-3 7th (217) T-24th (32)
2006 Matt Kredich 5-2 5th (535) 12th (104)
2007 Matt Kredich 4-4 5th (349.5) 10th (127)
2008 Matt Kredich 5-3 4th (477) 8th (179.5)
2009 Matt Kredich 8-2 4th (394.5) 13th (107)
2010 Matt Kredich 3-4 4th (497) 13th (99.5)
2011 Matt Kredich 5-2 4th (466.5) 12th (148)
2012 Matt Kredich 6-1 2nd (629.5) T-7th (249)
2013 Matt Kredich 8-1 4th (1018) 3rd (325.5)
2014 Matt Kredich 8-1 5th (780) 7th (223)
2015 Matt Kredich 6-5-1 4th (745.5) 11th (125)
2016 Matt Kredich 5-6 2nd (1139.5) 13th (111)
2017 Matt Kredich 4-5 4th (855) 22nd (35)
2018 Matt Kredich 6-2-1 3rd (950.5) 7th (194)
2019 Matt Kredich 5-3 4th (919.5) 8th (185)
2020 Matt Kredich 8-0 1st (1108) N/A
2021 Matt Kredich 4-2 5th (934) 10th (153)
2022 Matt Kredich 15-1 1st (1313.5) 10th (127)
2023 Matt Kredich 7-4 2nd (950.5) 8th (214)
Total267-159-620

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 Lady Vols have won 8 NCAA Individual & Relay titles all time, including 3 relay titles in 2013.

Conference Individual Event Champions

The Lady Vols have won 91 total SEC individual, relay, and diving titles throughout their history.[16]

Tennessee Lady Volunteers Olympians

The Lady Vol swimming program has had 16 Olympians compete since the 1980s, winning 5 medals total. The following list include all of the former and current Olympic participants.

Medalists

Athlete Country Olympics Event Medal
Erika Brown  United States 2020 Tokyo 4x100 m medley relaySilver
4x100 m freestyle relayBronze
Christine Magnuson United States2008 Beijing100 m butterflySilver
4x100 m medley relaySilver
Julia Stowers United States2000 Sydney4x200 m free relayGold

Participants

Athlete Country Olympics
Tessa Cieplucha  Canada 2020 Tokyo
Annabel Droussiotis Cyprus1980 Moscow
Molly Hannis United States2016 Rio de Janeiro
Mona McSharry  Ireland 2020 Tokyo
Fabiola Molina Brazil2000 Sydney
2008 Beijing
2012 London
Teresa Moodie Zimbabwe1996 Atlanta
Martina Moravcikova Czech Republic2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Julie Parks Ireland1984 Los Angeles
Tjaša Pintar[17]  Slovenia 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Cherelle Thompson Trinidad and Tobago2020 Tokyo
Kira Toussaint Netherlands2016 Rio de Janeiro

2020 Tokyo

Ellen Walshe  Ireland 2020 Tokyo

See also

References

  1. ↑ "General Information". UTSports.com. June 14, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Player Bio: John Trembley University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
  3. ↑ "Home". jonesaquaticcenter.com.
  4. ↑ Megargee, Steve (June 26, 2015). "Tennessee set to make move to a lone 'Lady Vols' team". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "University of Tennessee announces return of Lady Vols logo for all sports".
  6. ↑ "DIVISION I WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.
  7. ↑ "Dan Colella - Head Coach - Swimming & Diving Coaches".
  8. ↑ "Lady Vol Head Swimming Coach Dan Colella Resigns".
  9. ↑ "Gators, Lady Vols win 2020 SEC Championships".
  10. ↑ "Gators, Lady Vols win 2022 SEC Championships".
  11. ↑ "Championships - Swimming and Diving".
  12. ↑ "Lady Vols Win First SEC Title in Program History". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  13. ↑ "Player Bio: Matt Kredich University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utladyvols.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Swimming & Diving Record Book" (PDF). utsports.com. 2021–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  15. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utsports.com/documents/2021/12/16/WSwim_RecordBook_2021_22.pdf
  16. ↑ https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/utsports.com/documents/2021/12/16/WSwim_RecordBook_2021_22.pdf
  17. ↑ "Tjasa Pintar - Swimming & Diving". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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