Ray Looze

Biography

Entering the 2023-24 season, Ray Looze is in his 19th year at the helm of both the men's and women's swimming programs and his 22nd year of mentoring the men at Indiana University. Looze has achieved unparalleled success as both a coach and a world-class swimmer, accomplishments that he carried into his tenure with the Hoosiers since his hiring in June 2002. Since arriving in Bloomington, Looze has made it his mission to return Indiana swimming to the elite level it had maintained throughout the 1960s and 70s – To say that he has made significant progress at IU would be an understatement. Looze has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year 12 times during his tenure – seven times for men and five times for women. Looze was also named CSCAA National Swimming Coach of the Year in 2018. Looze has helped guide the Hoosiers to 11 Big Ten team championships – five for women and six for men. Nationally, Looze has returned the men’s team to national 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. The Indiana men repeated as Big Ten Champions in 2022-23 – their fifth conference title in seven seasons – after dominating their meet, totaling a 1,595.5 mark to outscore the field by over 300 points. The women finished second and totaled six individual