Kevin Norman

Biography

Kevin Norman was named the new head coach of the program on May 13, 2019 after serving as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Yale from 2010-19. In 2024-2025 the team finished fourth at Ivy Championships, broke 12 school records and crowned three Ivy League Champions: Jack Kelly (100 Breaststroke), Marton Nagy (400 Individual Relay) and Rowland Lawver (1 Meter dive). On the national stage, Jack Kelly and Rowland Lawver qualified for NCAA Championships and Kelly went received All America honors in both the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. Brown finished 26 th at NCAA’s, their highest finish in school history. During the 2023-2024 season, Jack Kelly won an Ivy League title in the 100 Breaststroke and earned All American honors in the 200 Breaststroke with an 8 th place finish at NCAA’s, Brown’s highest individual finish at NCAA’s since 1944. In 2023, Norman saw sophomore Jack Kelly qualify for the NCAA Championship in the 200 breaststroke, the program's first NCAA qualifier since 2015. In 2021-22, Norman was named Ivy League Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year, guiding the Bears to a fourth-place finish. Under Norman, Brown broke nine school records, had 15 NCAA "B" cuts and had the second-highest GPA in the nation during the fall semester. In his first season, Norman guided the Bears to their best finish at the Ivy League Championships since 2002, placing fourth overall. Brown broke a total of seven program records at the championships and Cody Cline earned Second Team

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