The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Women'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 ...

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 diving full-time staff, where he will serve as the director of operations, director of swimming & diving Matt Kredich announced Wednesday. Devin Gilbert began as a manager during January of 2022, where he assisted with various operational tasks of the program through the remainder of the calendar year. In December, Gilbert was promoted to volunteer operations assistant, where he worked more in-depth with the program for the rest of the season and into the offseason. During his time in this role, the men’s and women’s programs both tallied top-ten national finishes for the first time in program history. “I could not be happier to serve Tennessee swimming and diving as the Director of Operations,” Gilbert said. “The passion from the athletes and staff is palpable, and I’m excited to give my all for Tennessee.” Gilbert recently earned a master's degree from Tennessee in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport Psychology and Motor Behavior, a degree that he completed in December of 2022. He secured a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Utah Valley University in 2019.

Joe Whitney oversees the provision of mental health training services to all of the University of Tennessee athletes and teams. A 1982 graduate of Springfield College, he coached basketball and football in New York City for 13 years before leaving to pursue graduate studies in sport psychology. Dr. Whitney obtained a master's degree from the University of Virginia in 1997 and a Ph.D from the University of Tennessee in 2000. He served as a graduate assistant and sport psychology consultant at UT before being named Director of Mental Training in January of 2002.

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’r...

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...