Head coach Sean Schimmel is entering his third season at the helm of the Maryland swimming and diving program.
Schimmel has brought a renewed energy to the Eppley Recreation Center Natatorium and the college swimming community is taking notice. The women’s team landed its best finish at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships since 2005, cracking the Top 25 at the meet. The team also jumped a spot, finishing fourth at the ACC Championships in February. Both the men’s and women’s squads earned votes in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Top-25 Poll during the 2009-10 campaign.
Schimmel arrived in College Park after highly successful stints as the associate head coach at LSU and the top assistant at Harvard. Combined, Schimmel has coached 48 All-Americans -- first team and honorable mention -- at NCAA Championships over 11 consecutive years.