University of Northern Colorado Women's Swimming & Diving

Northern Colorado named Lisa Ebeling the head coach of the women’s swimming and diving program in August of 2016. Since coming to UNC she has helped push the program to the top half of the WAC. Ebeling and her team made history in the 2021-22 season, with broken records, wins, and swimmer accolades. They earned three straight WAC dual victories and took down Wyoming for only the second time in program history. They ended the season with an overall record of 9-1 and earned third place at the WAC Championships with the most points in program history, 530.5. At the Championships, the Bears totaled four gold medals, three silver, six bronze, and seven school records. Swimmers Madelyn Moore and Katelyn Bergin also received WAC Swimmer of the Week Honors throughout the season, with Moore also securing WAC Swimmer of the Year for the second consecutive year. The 2020-21 season also proved to be successful for Ebeling and the Bears as they went on to finish their season with an overall record of 9-1. They also moved up in the WAC standings, tabbing a third place finish at the WAC Championships. Madelyn was also named the WAC Swimmer of the Year. During the season, the program also earned a spot on the Mid-Major Top-25 Ranking for the first time in history, coming in a No. 22. In 2019-20, Ebeling helped the Bears to 76 lifetime best swims, 35 times the top-10 of program history, three All-WAC First Team members and six All-WAC Second Team members. UNC finished sixth at the WAC Champio

In his first year at UNC, Chad played a pivotal role in helping the team break the 800 Freestyle Relay record, achieve 20 top-10 performances in program history, record 100 lifetime-best times, and crown four WAC champions. He also coached Kyra Rabess to new Cayman Islands national records in the 800 and 400 freestyle, and guided Maria Erokhina to break the Cyprus national records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Prior to joining UNC, Chad worked with the sprint group at the University of Arizona, where he helped the men’s team break school records in both the 200 Medley and 200 Freestyle relays, qualifying them for the NCAA Championships. Notably, Tommy Palmer posted the fastest relay split in school history (18.3) and individually qualified for the NCAA Championships in three events. Chad also helped nine athletes qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Before being hired full-time at Arizona, Chad served as a volunteer assistant coach and was head coach of the La Paloma USA Club Team in Tucson, Arizona. Under his leadership, the club grew from 20 swimmers in 2019 to over 120 by 2023. The team went from having no time standard qualifiers to over half of its athletes achieving B, A, and AA standards, leading to a top-eight finish among Arizona age group programs. As head women’s coach at Salpointe Catholic High School, Chad led the team to consistent top-five finishes in the state. The program claimed its first and only state championship in 2013, with runn

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