Jos Smith

Biography

Jos Smith is entering his seventh season overall on the Utah coaching staff and is in his first season as associate swim coach in 2024-25 for the Utes. He is the primary coach for the program's middle distance swimmers and leads Utah's international recruiting. Since Smith arrived in Salt Lake City, he has guided the middle distance group for the Utes and has sent 13 of his athletes to the NCAA Championships. Smith has coached eight NCAA All-Americans during his tenure at Utah, has seen his student-athletes achieve 19 school records and post a slew of US Olympic Trials qualifying times. The list of Smith's pupils who've recorded new program records include Brandon Miller in the 400 IM and Evan VanBrocklin in the 200 fly and both student-athletes have also qualified for the Olympic Trials. Smith's coaching also helped Summer Stanfield reach the Olympic Trials and put up top 10 times in Utah history in the 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM. Another of Smith's trainee's, Norah Hay, reached the Pac-12 A Final in the 200 back, while Lily Milner, Isabella Riso, Marko Kovacic, Jakub Walter and Nick Chirafisi have all posted top 10 times under Smith's tutelage. In 2021-22, Smith saw his 200-medley relay team of Andrei Ungur, Jaek Horner, Cooper deRyk and Finn O’Haimhirgin set a new school record of 1:23.62 to place 16th at the NCAA Championships and earn All-American honors. The Utes broke the previous school record just three weeks prior at the Pac-12 Championships. Later at the