University of Houston Women's Swimming & Diving

A proven winner and developer of multiple NCAA champions, Tanica (TA-knee-KUH) Jamison was named the eighth head coach in University of Houston Swimming and ...

Allan McCallum joined the University of Houston Swimming & Diving program as assistant coach in August 2021 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in July ...

Bob Gunter was hired as the Diving Coach at the University of Houston on July 20, 2015. One of the top diving instructors in the nation, Gunter brings an imp...

Casey Kyriacopoulos joined the University of Houston Athletics Department as an associate director of sports medicine in June 2023. In that role, she works with the Houston Swimming and Diving program, performing daily evaluations, treatments and rehabilitation with student-athletes. She also uses multi-disciplinary services for student-athlete healthcare and wellness and serves as a liaison between mental health services and sports medicine staff. The Charlottesville, Va., native came to Houston after serving for 18 months as assistant athletics trainer at William and Mary from January 2022 to June 2023, where she worked with the Men's and Women's Gymnastics programs. Prior to that, Kyriacopoulos worked as assistant athletics trainer with Riverside Medical Group in Newport News, Va. (2019-22) and at Centennial High School in Peoria, Ariz. (2017-19). Kyriacopoulos received her bachelor's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in athletics training and a minor in exercise science from Marshall in 2015. As a member of the Thundering Herd, she was a four-year letterwinning diver and was named All-America and to Conference USA All-Academic teams. From there, she attended LSU, where she earned her master's degree in kinesiology with a concentration in sports pedagogy in 2017. As a graduate assistant athletics trainer, Kyriacopoulos worked with the Men's Tennis and Swimming and Diving programs. Kyriacopoulos is a certified athletics trainer and is a member of the National Athle

Dan Hamilton joined the University of Houston Athletics Communications Department as an Assistant Director of Strategic Communications in September 2022 and moved into his current role as Director in October 2023. He serves as the primary contact for the volleyball and baseball programs while also assisting Associate AD for Communications Fletcher Like with the football program. In his time in Space City, he has spent time working with his current sport assignments as well as the softball and swimming & diving teams. He also acts as the department's College Sport Communicators (CSC) liaison, ensuring the communications office is up-to-date with the organizations updates and deadlines for various awards. Hamilton was recognized by CSC in the Summer of 2024 for his softball game notes, which placed 15th in the nation among NCAA Division I schools, and started participating in their mentorship program for the 2025-26 athletics year. In addition to media placements, Hamilton has grown the Volleyball team's Instagram page following by nearly 100 percent and the Facebook page following by over 600 percent since taking over the accounts. After libero Kate Georgiades jumped over a table to win a rally in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, he helped the team receive media placements on SportsCenter and NBCLX. Prior to Houston, Hamilton was employed for three years at the University of South Florida, where he spent time as the primary contact for softball, women's soccer, men and women's tennis

Lauren Capello joined the Cougars as an Associate Performance Dietitian in August 2023. She provides assessments and counseling to student-athletes to help ensure adequate nutrition for optimal performance and overall health. Capello arrived in Houston following time with the Eating Recovery Center. As a Registered Dietitian with the Center, Capello was tasked with providing medical nutrition therapy for partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient patients. This included creating meal plans while also working with other care providers to ensure exceptional care for patients. While in graduate school, Capello worked with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for a year. With the OSOPC, Capello created presentations and provided counseling to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes, helping ensure their diet matched their sport’s fueling requirements. She also demonstrated cooking techniques while developing content for social media and print media to educate athletes on best practices. Prior to the USOPC, Capello worked with the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs Wellness Center as a Registered Dietitian and Graduate Assistant as well as with the University of Texas’ Performance Nutrition Department as a Dietetic Intern. With UCCS, she assisted freshmen athletes and the Men’s Basketball program in a variety of roles. At Texas, she provided nutrition counseling to Football and Basketball student-athletes, created educational materials and provided counseling fo