The Nebraska Cornhuskers swimming and diving team competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska has hosted meets at the Devaney Center Natatorium since its construction in 1976. The team has been coached by Pablo Morales since 2001.

Nebraska sponsored a men's program from 1921 until 2001. The program was discontinued by athletic director Bill Byrne due to budgetary concerns, though it may have been hastened by a scholarship manipulation investigation that resulted in the suspension and eventual resignation of longtime head coach Cal Bentz. Under Bentz, future Olympic gold medalists Penelope Heyns and Adam Pine won NU's first NCAA Division I individual championships. Since 2001, the university has sponsored only a women's team.

Conference affiliations Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Big Eight Conference (1921–1996) Big 12 Conference (1996–2011) Big Ten Conference (2011–present)

Coaches Men's coaching history 1 F. W. Luehring 1921–1922 2 Frank Adkins 1922–1924 3 Frank Hunton 1924–1925 4 Rudolph Vogeler 1928–1933 4–10 5 Kenneth Sutherland 1933–1934 4–1 6 Jack Minor 1934–1937 13–3 7 Richard Hagelin 1937–1941 14–12 8 Thomas Leeke 1941–1942 1–7 9 Ed Higginbotham 1945–1946 1–3 10 Hollie Lepley 1946–1952, 1953–1959 11 Warren Emery 1952–1953 2–5 12 Dick Klaas 1959–1961, 1963–1966 29–31 13 John Reta 1966–1978 30–67 14 Cal Bentz 1961–1963, 1978–2000 169–90 Paul Nelsen 2000–2001 6–4

Women's coaching history 1 Pat Sullivan 1975–1976 7–0 2 Ray Huppert 1976–1992 116–56 3 Cal Bentz 1992–2000 44–22 Paul Nelsen 2000–2001 7–4 4 Pablo Morales 2001–present

Coaching staff Pablo Morales Head coach 2001 Stanford Patrick Rowan Associate head coach 2012 Eastern Michigan Ford McLiney Head diving coach 2026 Texas A&M

Venues Nebraska has hosted meets at the Bob Devaney Sports Center Natatorium since the facility was constructed in 1976. The venue hosted several Big Eight and Big 12 conference meets in the decades following its construction, but more recently has been criticized as out-of-date. Its pool is undersized at just twenty-five yards and is considered among the worst in the Big Ten.

Championships and awards Team conference championships Men's MVIAA / Big Eight: 1928, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Women's Big Eight: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996 Big 12: 1997, 1998

NCAA champions Penelope Heyns – 1996 Adam Pine – 2000

Men's All-Americans Sixty-three Nebraska men's swimmers and divers earned a total of 226 All-America honors.

Women's All-Americans Sixty-four Nebraska women's swimmers and divers have earned a total of 254 All-America honors.

Women's seasons

1975–76 Pat Sullivan 7–0 2nd 1976–77 Ray Huppert 5–2 2nd 1977–78 5–1 3rd 1978–79 5–2 3rd 1979–80 6–6 3rd 1980–81 3–9 5th 1981–82 6–5 2nd NCAA Division I T–20th 1982–83 8–3 2nd 1983–84 10–4 2nd 1984–85 8–2 1st NCAA Division I 9th 1985–86 10–2 1st NCAA Division I 30th 1986–87 11–2 1st NCAA Division I 19th 1987–88 7–2 2nd NCAA Division I 39th 1988–89 6–7 2nd NCAA Division I 29th 1989–90 11–3 1st NCAA Division I 39th 1990–91 7–3 1st NCAA Division I 28th 1991–92 8–3 2nd NCAA Division I 31st 1992–93 Cal Bentz 6–2 2nd NCAA Division I 20th 1993–94 7–1 1st NCAA Division I 16th 1994–95 4–3 1st NCAA Division I 9th 1995–96 5–3 1st NCAA Division I 10th 1996–97 Cal Bentz 6–2 1st NCAA Division I 8th 1997–98 7–0 1st NCAA Division I 11th 1998–99 7–3 2nd NCAA Division I 12th 1999–00 2–8 3rd NCAA Division I 20th 2000–01 Paul Nelsen 7–4 3rd NCAA Division I 23rd 2001–02 Pablo Morales 0–3 6th 2002–03 3–8 6th 2003–04 7–2 4th 2004–05 8–1 3rd 2005–06 7–2 4th NCAA Division I 36th 2006–07 7–6 5th 2007–08 7–2 6th 2008–09 3–4 6th 2009–10 4–4 6th 2010–11 6–4 5th 2011–12 Pablo Morales 3–2 11th 2012–13 12–3 9th 2013–14 9th 2014–15 4–6 9th 2015–16 5–3 9th NCAA Division I 39th 2016–17 6–0 10th NCAA Division I 33rd 2017–18 4–3 10th NCAA Division I 35th 2018–19 5–1 8th NCAA Division I 33rd 2019–20 5–2 10th NCAA Division I 2020–21 1–3 7th NCAA Division I 26th 2021–22 7–1 9th 2022–23 6–3 10th 2023–24 7–2 8th NCAA Division I 30th 2024–25 8–2 10th NCAA Division I 34th 2025–26 7–2 10th NCAA Division I 27th

Olympians

Twenty-five Nebraska swimmers and divers have combined to compete or coach in forty-five Olympiads. South African swimmer Penelope Heyns – the only Cornhusker in any sport with multiple gold medals – is the only woman to ever win the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events at the same Olympic Games.

Olympiad City Athlete Country Medal(s) 1976 (XXI) Montreal John Ebito Nigeria Bengt Jönsson Sweden 1980 (XXII) Moscow Reynaldo Castro Dominican Republic John Ebito Nigeria 1984 (XXIII) Los Angeles Reynaldo Castro Dominican Republic 1988 (XXIV) Seoul Wendy Lucero United States 1992 (XXV) Barcelona Jan Bidrman Sweden Roberto Bonilla Guatemala Penelope Heyns South Africa Seddon Keyter Peter Williams Anja Margetić Independent 1996 (XXVI) Atlanta Therese Alshammar Sweden Juan Benavides Spain Roberto Bonilla Guatemala Penelope Heyns South Africa 100 m breaststroke 200 m breaststroke Helene Muller Julia Russell Jan Bidrman José Isaza Panama Emma Johnson Australia 4 x 200 m freestyle relay Anna Windsor Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia Lenka Maňhalová Czech Republic Terrie Miller Norway 2000 (XXVII) Sydney Therese Alshammar Sweden 50 m freestyle 100 m freestyle 4 x 100 m freestyle relay Juan Benavides Spain Javier Botello Elvira Fischer Austria Michael Windisch Penelope Heyns South Africa 100 m breaststroke Helene Muller Valērijs Kalmikovs Latvia Adam Pine Australia 4 x 100 m freestyle relay 4 x 100 m medley relay Jan Bidrman Canada 2004 (XXVIII) Athens Therese Alshammar Sweden Adam Pine Australia Jan Bidrman Canada 2008 (XXIX) Beijing Therese Alshammar Sweden Adam Pine Australia 4 x 100 m medley relay Jan Bidrman Canada 2012 (XXX) London Therese Alshammar Sweden Jan Bidrman Canada 2016 (XXXI) Rio de Janeiro Therese Alshammar Sweden 2020 (XXXII) Tokyo Beatriz Padron Costa Rica

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