The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Men's Swimming & Diving

One of the best coaches in the history of the sport, Jane Figueiredo was named Tennessee Head Diving Coach ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, Director of Swimmin...

The 2023-24 season will be Ashley Jahn's 12th year as a coach for the Tennessee swimming and diving program. It is her sixth year as an associate head coach for the team after serving as an assistant coach during her first six years on Rocky Top. A former collegiate swimmer and water polo player for Air Force, Jahn spent two years as an assistant coach at UNLV and Idaho prior to arriving at Tennessee. She was previously a graduate assistant with the Tennessee women's team for two seasons from 2008-10. Tennessee has recorded eight NCAA individual and relay titles, 61 SEC titles and 437 All-America honors during Jahn's time on staff. The 61 SEC titles was highlighted by an incredible 2018 breakout championship meet for Erika Brown, who was part of six SEC titles (three individual - 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly; three relay). Brown would go on to repeat her performance at the 2019 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. The 2019-20 season proved to be a special one as the women's team won their first-ever SEC Championship team title in program history and finished the season undefeated for just the third time ever. Once again Brown won the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly SEC titles and added three relay gold medals for good measure, and became the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events in thee consecutive seasons. Brown also set the American Record in the 100 fly (49.38) and became the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free (45.83), joining Olympian

Caleb Lawrence joined the Tennessee staff in August of 2023 after spending two seasons at Richmond. While with the Spiders, he assisted in coaching back-to-back top-three team finishes at the A-10 Championships. He worked extensively with all aspects of recruiting and training during his tenure at Richmond alongside Barany, the established head coach of the Spiders. “I couldn’t be more excited to join the Volunteer family,” Lawrence said. “I have admired Matt Kredich and his staff for some time now and would like to extend a huge thanks to him and Senior Associate Athletic Director Tyler Johnson for this incredible opportunity. I can’t wait to begin competing for championships on Rocky Top!” At Richmond, Lawrence also helped the women’s swimming & diving program achieve tremendous success in the classroom. The Spiders’ Fall 2022 team GPA of 3.82 ranked second nationally out of all women’s swimming & diving programs. In February 2023, the swimming & diving team won the Richmond Team Academic Award, and swimmer Claire O’Shaughnessy was named the University of Richmond Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Prior to his tenure at Richmond, Lawrence served as a volunteer assistant coach at Notre Dame for three seasons. He assisted in coaching multiple podium finishes at the ACC Championships, 30 CSCAA All-Americans and also helped guide Jack Hoagland to an ACC Freshman of the Year award during the 2019-20 season. While coaching at Notre Dame, Lawrence spent two seasons as an assistant coac

After serving as a volunteer operations assistant during the conclusion of the 2022-23 season, Devin Gilbert has been promoted to the Tennessee swimming and ...

Joe Whitney oversees the provision of mental health training services to all of the University of Tennessee athletes and teams. A 1982 graduate of Springfiel...

Greg Adamson serves as the Associate Director of Sports Performance at the University of Tennessee, where he leads the development of the Volunteers’ Swim, Dive and Men’s Golf programs. With over 15 years of experience at the collegiate level and a track record of working with 23 different sports, Adamson has contributed to the success of Olympic medalists, World Champions, national champions, NCAA All-Americans and SEC champions. Adamson’s approach to performance is built on holistic leadership and elite relationships rooted in trust, enabling him to align athletes, coaches, and administrators with shared goals. He specializes in strength and conditioning, sport science, and recovery strategies, crafting individualized, data-driven programs that optimize performance while minimizing injury risk. His work extends to professional athletes across nine sports for over a decade, whose combined contracts total over $760 million to date. Adamson holds the prestigious title of Master Strength Coach from the CSCCA, the highest distinction in the field of strength and conditioning. He also holds the CSCS certification from the NSCA. Adamson earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Winthrop and his master’s degree in Sport Administration from Central Michigan, equipping him with both the technical expertise and leadership acumen necessary to thrive at the highest levels of collegiate athletics. In addition to his role at Tennessee, Adamson serves in the Air National Gua

Men's Swimming & DivingSkip AdKlemenz, KristinaAdamson, GregCollins, RobCollins, SarahFigueiredo, JaneGilbert, DevinJahn, AshleyKlemenz, KristinaKredich, MattLawrence, CalebMurphy, RichWhitney, Dr. JoeWright, Michael

Seasons at Tennessee: 20th Season (thru of 2024-25) Seasons as Combined Head Coach: 13th Season (thru of 2024-25) SEC Championships: 2020 (Women's) & 2022 (Women's) Awards & Honors 2022 SEC Women's Coach of the Year 2020 SEC Women's Coach of the Year 2019 Pan American Games Team USA Head Coach - Men 2015 Pan American Games Team USA Head Coach - Women 2013 World University Games Head Coach - Women 2013 SwimSwam National College Coach of the Year 2013 CSCAA National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy 2012 SEC Women's Coach of the Year 2008 SEC Women's Coach of the Year 2005 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year 2004 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year 2003 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year 2002 Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year Biography After the best collective finish in program history and an impressive showing by Vols and Lady Vols during the 2024 Paris Olympics, Tennessee Director of Swimming & Diving Matt Kredich agreed to a contract extension through April of 2029, Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Danny White announced ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. “Matt has shown outstanding leadership in building one of the country's top swimming and diving programs here on Rocky Top,” White said. “Under his direction, our program constantly sets new standards and is steadily moving toward becoming the best program in the nation!” Throughout Kredich's tenure at Tennessee, the four-time SEC Coach of the Year guided the Lady Vols to a pair of SEC Championship titles, including the team's first-ev

Entering his third season on Rocky Top with the 2023-24 campaign, Rob Collins serves as an assistant coach for the Tennessee swimming & diving program. “We’re thrilled to add Rob to our Tennessee coaching staff,” director of swimming & diving Matt Kredich said. “Rob has been one of the most successful club coaches in the U.S. for the past several years, and I mean successful by the standards that we hold at Tennessee. He’s helped create personal, athletic and academic development in the athletes he coached, and his teams exemplified high-level performance and great team culture. Rob’s ability to connect with people along with his deck presence and energy make him one of the brightest coaches in the country today.” In his first season as an assistant in 2021-22, Collins helped Tennessee to postseason success in both programs. The Lady Vols won their second SEC Championship in three years in dominant fashion, totaling 17 medals won, including seven gold. UT followed up the performance by posting its fourth consecutive top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships, as the group hauled in 28 All-America honors and five podium finishes. Freshman Ellen Walshe was named the 2022 SEC Co-Swimmer of the Year and SEC Freshman of the Year for her performances throughout the season. She became the first swimmer in SEC history to win the 100 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM during the same SEC Championships. She won a combined seven medals en route to being named the SEC Swimmer of the Meet and receiving

After serving as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2021-22 campaign, Sarah Collins rejoined to the Tennessee swimming & diving staff in a full-time capa...