Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving
| Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1920 |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Head coach | Mike Bottom |
| Home pool | Donald B. Canham Natatorium |
| Colors | Maize and Blue |
| Titles | |
| Men's NCAA | 19, including 7 unofficial (1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936); 12 official (1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1995, 2013) |
| Women's NCAA | 0 |
| Men's Big 10 | 38 (1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Women's Big 10 | 14 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004) |
The Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving program has both a men's and women's team. The University of Michigan swimming program is one of the most highly respected college swimming programs in the country. The men's and women's teams, which had been coached separately, were combined in August 2012 by the University of Michigan Athletic Department under the leadership of head coach Mike Bottom.
The University of Michigan Men's Swimming and Diving team has a rich tradition of producing quality swimmers and being one of the nation's top programs. Men's swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at Michigan since 1921. With 19 NCAA national championships (7 are unofficial), including the 2013 NCAA championship, the Michigan men's swimming and diving team has won more national championships than any other varsity sport in the history of the university. In addition, Michigan holds 38 Big Ten Titles in its history with its most recent title coming in the 2013-14 season. The team has won more NCAA and Big Ten titles than any other program. Michigan has enjoyed great success as of late, finishing as a top-10 team in the NCAA's nine out of the last ten seasons, with its best finish coming in the 2012-13 season, in which they won the national championship.
The University of Michigan Men's Swimming program began in 1921 and has had nine coaches in its history. The current coach is Mike Bottom, who took over the helm from Bob Bowman in 2008. In five years at Michigan, Bottom has done nothing short of win, holding a near-perfect dual-meet record of 40-3-1 (25-1 against Big Ten opponents) while winning four Big Ten Championships (2009, 2011-13) and an NCAA Championship (2013). He is a three-time Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year (2011-13) and was the 2013 CSCAA Swimming Coach of the Year.
The coaching history is as follows:
There are many notable alumni that have come from the University of Michigan Swimming program. These include many Olympians and NCAA Champions.
The University of Michigan Women's Swimming program has been a varsity sport since 1974. The current coach is Mike Bottom, who took over in August 2012, when the men's and women's teams were combined. He took over the post from head coach Jim Richardson who had been head coach of the Women's swim team for 27 years. Richardson announced his retirement on May 16, 2012. His teams won 12 consecutive Big Ten Conference titles from 1987 to 1998.
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