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. The Lady Vols host their swim home meets in Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was built in 2008. The Lady Vols 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. In 2017 the university announced the return of the “Lady Volunteer” name.

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. 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 to 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.

Matt Kredich Era Under current head coach Matt Kredich, the Lady Vols have become a national power, including 9 top 10 finishes at the NCAAs, a program-high 3rd place mark at the 2013 NCAA Championships, and winning SEC team titles in 2020 and 2022. 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 team record 11 consecutive seasons (2006–2016), and finished in the top-10 from 2018 to 2023.

Head coaches Source # Coach Years Seasons Record SECTitles NCAATop 10 NCAATop 5 Won Lost %1Frank Bryant1971-19721101.00–––2Allan Spreen1972-19731501.00–––3Ida Ezell1973-1974131.750–––4Janie Tyler1974-19773117.611–––5Joe Gentry1977-19803158.652–––6Terry Carlisle1980-198663822.633–––7Dave Roach1986-199042313.500–118Pete Raykovich1990-199331610.615–––9Dan Colella1993-2005124945.521–1–10Matt Kredich2005–present1911951.7002101 Total51 280 157 .641 2122

Yearly Record Source Season Coach MeetRecord ConferenceMeet NCAAMeet Independent (AIAW)1972Frank Bryant1-0––1973Allan Spreen5-0––1974Ida Ezell3-1––1975Janie Tyler4-1––1976Janie Tyler4-3––1977Janie Tyler3-3––1978Joe Gentry6-1–27th (AIAW)1979Joe Gentry3-3––1980Joe Gentry6-4–– Southeastern Conference1981Terry Carlisle4-46th (385.5)26th (AIAW)1982Terry Carlisle7-4-14th (321)10th (100)1983Terry Carlisle9-54th (360)19th (22) 1984Terry Carlisle7-2-15th (289)11th (48)1985Terry Carlisle7-65th (366)33rd (11)1986Terry Carlisle6-66th (317.5)39th (4)1987Dave Roach5-4-15th (450.5)14th (85)1988Dave Roach6-52nd (565)11th (108)1989Dave Roach6-22nd (664)4th (260.5)1990Dave Roach6-22nd (722)18th (50)1991Pete Raykovich5-23rd (480)17th (52.5)1992Pete Raykovich5-34th (454.5)18th (50)1993Pete Raykovich6-56th (335.5)19th (65)1994Dan Colella4-56th (346)13th (96)1995Dan Colella5-33rd (465)12th (112)1996Dan Colella5-33rd (472)9th (186)1997Dan Colella5-43rd (501.5)11th (130)1998Dan Colella4-45th (413)19th (49)1999Dan Colella5-45th (478.5)18th (72)2000Dan Colella2-44th (409.5)28th (17)2001Dan Colella4-55th (320)20th (58)2002Dan Colella3-47th (240)22nd (25)2003Dan Colella4-45th (278)18th (60)2004Dan Colella4-24th (264)28th (23)2005Dan Colella4-37th (217)T-24th (32)2006Matt Kredich5-25th (535)12th (104)2007Matt Kredich4-45th (349.5)10th (127)2008Matt Kredich5-34th (477)8th (179.5)2009Matt Kredich8-24th (394.5)13th (107)2010Matt Kredich3-44th (497)13th (99.5)2011Matt Kredich5-24th (466.5)12th (148)2012Matt Kredich6-12nd (629.5)T-7th (249)2013Matt Kredich8-14th (1018)3rd (325.5)2014Matt Kredich8-15th (780)7th (223)2015Matt Kredich6-5-14th (745.5)11th (125)2016Matt Kredich5-62nd (1139.5)13th (111)2017Matt Kredich4-54th (855)22nd (35)2018Matt Kredich6-2-13rd (950.5)7th (194)2019Matt Kredich5-34th (919.5)8th (185)2020Matt Kredich8-01st (1108)N/A2021Matt Kredich4-25th (934)10th (153)2022Matt Kredich15-11st (1313.5)10th (127)2023Matt Kredich7-42nd (950.5)8th (214) 2024Matt Kredich7-32nd (1190)4th (277) Total 280-157-6 20 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.

+Individual & Diving 1995 Tracy Bonner 3-Meter Diving 580.20 1996 Nicole DeMan 50 Freestyle 22.59 1998 Kathy Pesek Platform Diving 659.65 2008 Christine Magnuson 100 Butterfly 50.70

+Relay 2013 Caroline Simmons, Faith Johnson, Lindsay Gendron, Kelsey Floyd 200 Freestyle Relay 1:27.14 2013 Lauren Solernou, Molly Hannis, Kelsey Floyd, Faith Johnson 200 Medley Relay 1:34.95 2013 Lauren Solernou, Molly Hannis, Kelsey Floyd, Lindsay Gendron 400 Medley Relay 3:28.51 2019 Meghan Small, Nikol Popov, Madeline Banic, Erika Brown 200 Medley Relay 1:34.10

Conference Individual Event Champions

The Lady Vols have won 99 total SEC individual, relay, and diving titles throughout their history.

50 Freestyle12100 Freestyle6200 Freestyle2500 Freestyle11650 Freestyle5100 Backstroke2100 Breaststroke6200 Breaststroke5100 Butterfly9200 Butterfly2200 Individual Medley5400 Individual Medley21-Meter Diving43-Meter Diving4Platform Diving8200 Freestyle Relay6400 Freestyle Relay2800 Freestyle Relay2200 Medley Relay9400 Medley Relay7

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 through the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Medalists Athlete Country Olympics Event MedalErika Connolly2020 Tokyo medley relay Silver freestyle relay Bronze2024 Paris freestyle relaySilver Christine Magnuson 2008 Beijing 100 m butterfly Silver medley relay SilverMona McSharry2024 Paris100 m breaststrokeBronze Julia Stowers 2000 Sydney free relay Gold

Participants Athlete Country OlympicsTessa Cieplucha2020 TokyoAnnabel Droussiotis1980 MoscowMolly Hannis2016 Rio de JaneiroMona McSharry2020 Tokyo2024 ParisFabiola Molina2000 Sydney2008 Beijing2012 LondonTeresa Moodie1996 AtlantaMartina Moravcikova2012 London2016 Rio de JaneiroJulie Parks1984 Los AngelesTjaša Pintar2016 Rio de Janeiro2024 ParisCherelle Thompson2020 TokyoKira Toussaint2016 Rio de Janeiro2024 ParisEllen Walshe2020 Tokyo2024 Paris

See also Tennessee Volunteers men's swimming and diving

Swimming at the Summer Olympics

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