Kyle Dunaway

Biography

Kyle Dunaway enters his fourth season in 2026-27 as the director of operations and player development for the University of Michigan men's and women's swimming and diving programs. Dunaway assists with travel and operational logistics along with development of the student-athletes both in and out of the pool. Dunaway comes to U-M after most recently serving as the director of operations at Ohio State from 2017-21, where he coordinated all operational aspects of the Buckeyes' program. He has worked in a university setting since 2006, including a stint as head swimming and diving coach at Transylvania University from 2010-14. While serving as the head coach at Transylvania, Dunaway helped his student-athletes break 34 school records and was named the 2014 Women's Coach of the Year in the Ohio Athletic Conference. Transylvania swimmers garnered six individual conference titles, set four conference records and saw 27 all-conference performances. In 2013, he added an assistant athletic director title to his duties, including marketing efforts for all 26 programs and program oversight of several programs. Prior to his time at Transylvania, Dunaway also made stops at DePauw University and Wabash College, where he served as an assistant swimming coach. At DePauw, he helped lead the team to a 13th-place finish at NCAA Division III Championships in 2010 and a sixth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title. While at Wabash, his swimmers broke seven school records and ea