Cory Chitwood

Biography

Cory Chitwood enters his fifth season on Indiana’s coaching staff. He currently serves as associate head coach under head swimming coach Ray Looze and works primarily with IU’s surging distance group. Chitwood has established himself as one of the top distance coaches in the country and has served as head coach of the U.S. Open Water national team at both the 2022 and 2024 World Championships. Between assistant and head coaching roles, Chitwood has been a national team coach for nine years. During his time at IU, the men’s team has won two Big Ten Championships, while the women have finished top-three all four seasons. At eight conference meets, Indiana has produced the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships in five of those – including all four of the men’s championships. IU swimmers have combined for 42 conference titles over the last four seasons. Chitwood has helped the program maintain its powerhouse status – Over the last five years, only four men’s programs have consistently finished top six nationally: Cal, Texas, Florida and the Indiana Hoosiers. The women’s program has surged into national prominence as well, capturing program record seventh place finishes in 2016 and 2023. At the 2023 NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, IU distance flexed its muscles with two podium finishes. Ching Hwee Gan, a Singaporean national record holder in multiple events, finished second in the 1,650-yard freestyle event at the NCAA meet with a time of 15:46.28 – the second-faste