Miami University Men's Swimming

Lindsay Position: Head Coach Pete Lindsay Head Men's Swimming and Diving Coach Now entering his 31st year at the helm of the Miami University men's swimming and diving team, head coach Pete Lindsay has overseen just over three decades of success in the pool. A six-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, Lindsay has guided the RedHawks to three conference titles, including their most recent first-place finish in 2006. His continued dedication to the program look to improve the RedHawks in the 2015-16 season. With a 120.5-108.5 victory over Cleveland on November 1, 2014, Lindsay earned the 170th dual meet win of his Miami career, giving him the most in school history. By the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, he guided Joe Baumgartner to two MAC titles and helped Miami claim a MAC title in the 200-yard free relay for first time in school history. In the same season, Lindsay had the most swimmers make the Academic All-MAC cut with 15 of 52 student-athletes coming from the Miami men's team. Evan Bader made Olympic trial cuts in the summer of 2015 under Lindsay's guidance. Heading into the 2015-16 season, he boasted a record of 172-152-5 and moved the program record to over 400 wins. Since taking over the Miami program in the 1985-86 season, Lindsay has helped the RedHawks finish as either the runner-up or the conference champion on 17 occasions, including Mid-American Conference titles in 1997, 1999 and 2006. The 2005-06 season was one of Lindsay's most successful, as Miami upended six-time defending champion Eastern Michigan and captured its first MAC title since 1999. Winning 10 of the 20 events at the conference meet, the RedHawks took home eight individual conference titles, two relay crowns and placed a league-high 12 athletes on the all-conference squads. In 16 of the last 25 seasons, Lindsay's squads have produced a record of .500 or better, including a school-record tying 12 wins in 2001-02. In the mid-90's, Lindsay guided the RedHawks for back-to-back seasons of double-digit wins in 1995-96 and 1996-97, the first time Miami had accomplished the feat since the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. Additionally, Lindsay was named coach of the year four times in the 1990's, taking home the award in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. During his career in Oxford, Lindsay has mentored Miami swimmers and divers to a combined 114 MAC individual and relay championships. He has had seven swimmers win a combined 10 MAC Swimmer of the Year awards. Additionally, six divers have combined to earn 11 MAC Divers of the Year titles during Lindsay's tenure heading the Miami program, including Chris Heaton who won an unprecedented eight MAC titles and four MAC Diver of the Year accolades. Prior to Miami, Lindsay was the head coach of the women's team at the University of Michigan. In Ann Arbor, he coached six All-Americans and led the Wolverines to a ninth-place finish at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Before his stint with the Wolverines, Lindsay served as the men's and women's coach at Western Michigan University from 1979-1983 where he produced 11 MAC Champions. Lindsay started his coaching career in 1967 as a coach with the San Diego Swimming Association. As an undergraduate at Miami in 1971-72, he was the varsity coach at Talawanda High School in Oxford before spending the 1973-74 season at the Long Beach Swimming Club. After serving as a volunteer assistant at the University of Washington from 1974 to 1975, Lindsay spent two seasons a as an assistant at the U.S. Naval Academy before working as Miami's graduate assistant from 1977-79. Pete Lindsay Position: Head Coach Pete Lindsay Head Men's Swimming and Diving Coach Now entering his 31st year at the helm of the Miami University men's swimming and diving team, head coach Pete Lindsay has overseen just over three decades of success in the pool. A six-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, Lindsay has guided the RedHawks to three conference titles, including their most recent first-place finish in 2006. His continued dedication to the program look to improve the RedHawks in the 2015-16 season. With a 120.5-108.5 victory over Cleveland on November 1, 2014, Lindsay earned the 170th dual meet win of his Miami career, giving him the most in school history. By the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, he guided Joe Baumgartner to two MAC titles and helped Miami claim a MAC title in the 200-yard free relay for first time in school history. In the same season, Lindsay had the most swimmers make the Academic All-MAC cut with 15 of 52 student-athletes coming from the Miami men's team. Evan Bader made Olympic trial cuts in the summer of 2015 under Lindsay's guidance. Heading into the 2015-16 season, he boasted a record of 172-152-5 and moved the program record to over 400 wins. Since taking over the Miami program in the 1985-86 season, Lindsay has helped the RedHawks finish as either the runner-up or the conference champion on 17 occasions, including Mid-American Conference titles in 1997, 1999 and 2006. The 2005-06 season was one of Lindsay's most successful, as Miami upended six-time defending champion Eastern Michigan and captured its first MAC title since 1999. Winning 10 of the 20 events at the conference meet, the RedHawks took home eight individual conference titles, two relay crowns and placed a league-high 12 athletes on the all-conference squads. In 16 of the last 25 seasons, Lindsay's squads have produced a record of .500 or better, including a school-record tying 12 wins in 2001-02. In the mid-90's, Lindsay guided the RedHawks for back-to-back seasons of double-digit wins in 1995-96 and 1996-97, the first time Miami had accomplished the feat since the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. Additionally, Lindsay was named coach of the year four times in the 1990's, taking home the award in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. During his career in Oxford, Lindsay has mentored Miami swimmers and divers to a combined 114 MAC individual and relay championships. He has had seven swimmers win a combined 10 MAC Swimmer of the Year awards. Additionally, six divers have combined to earn 11 MAC Divers of the Year titles during Lindsay's tenure heading the Miami program, including Chris Heaton who won an unprecedented eight MAC titles and four MAC Diver of the Year accolades. Prior to Miami, Lindsay was the head coach of the women's team at the University of Michigan. In Ann Arbor, he coached six All-Americans and led the Wolverines to a ninth-place finish at the 1984 NCAA Championships. Before his stint with the Wolverines, Lindsay served as the men's and women's coach at Western Michigan University from 1979-1983 where he produced 11 MAC Champions. Lindsay started his coaching career in 1967 as a coach with the San Diego Swimming Association. As an undergraduate at Miami in 1971-72, he was the varsity coach at Talawanda High School in Oxford before spending the 1973-74 season at the Long Beach Swimming Club. After serving as a volunteer assistant at the University of Washington from 1974 to 1975, Lindsay spent two seasons a as an assistant at the U.S. Naval Academy before working as Miami's graduate assistant from 1977-79.

Carrington comes to Miami from Duke University where he served as the assistant swimming coach with both the men's and women's swim teams for four seasons over two stints with the Blue Devils. Carrington helped the Duke men and women demonstrate consistent improvement at the ACC Championships. Under Carrington's watch, the Duke swimmers turned in 12 All-ACC performances and made three straight appearances at the NCAA Championships. Throughout the 2013-14 season, he helped swimmers break countless school records and achieve multiple NCAA qualifying times, most notably the program's first NCAA automatically qualified relay with its 200 medley relay. Carrington came to Duke from Southwestern University, where he was the head coach from 2009-11. While at Southwestern University, Carrington was awarded the American Swimming Coaches Association Award of Excellence in 2011. At NCAA Division III Southwestern, Carrington tutored the first swimming All-American in program history in the 100 backstroke. In his first year, he helped two individuals achieve NCAA cuts in two events and saw his athletes set five school records. Carrington coached the women's team to a sixth-place finish at the 2010-11 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, moving up two spots from the previous year. Under Carrington's direction, the 2010-11 Pirates also broke nine program records and had one individual achieve an NCAA cut in the 100 backstroke and another make the NCAA cut in the 200 backstroke. Prior to coaching at Southwestern, Carrington served as the head coach for USA Swimmings San Antonio Wave in San Antonio, Texas. As head coach, he helped the program grow to 150 swimmers while guiding his athletes to success at the Texas Age Groups Championship and Southern Sectional meets. Carrington was an assistant coach with the Blue Devil swimming and diving program in 2007-08, and during that time also served as the head coach for Blue Devil Aquatics. In one year as head coach, Carrington saw six individuals qualify for their first ever North Carolina Senior Championship meet and placed one swimmer in the top eight in the Eastern Section of the Southern Zone Age Group Championship meet. He also spent two years as the Durham site coach at the YMCA of the Triangle Area. Prior to that, Carrington was an assistant coach at Yorktown High School and Delta High School in Indiana. Carrington graduated from Ball State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry. He also swam for the Cardinals for two seasons. A native of Danville, Ind., Carrington is a member of the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA). Carrington and his wife, Kim, have two daughters: Lia and Grace. Back to Men's Swimming   Printer-friendly format   Email this article

Li Diving Coach KongRong Li recently completed his sixth season as Miami University's head diving coach. In 2013, the RedHawk women's swimming and diving team won the Mid-American Conference team title. In 2008-09, Li received his first of three consecutive MAC Diving Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Chris Heaton won his seventh and eighth consecutive MAC championships and fourth straight MAC Diver of the Year award, while freshmen Cameron Horner and Jimmy Beres earned All-MAC first team and second team honors, respectively. At the end of the season, both Heaton and Beres qualified for the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships. In 2012, under Li's direction, Miami women's diver Nikki Craft won the MAC ttile. Li has 31 years of collegiate, national and international coaching experience to Miami and before coming to Miami, spent the previous six seasons as the co-head diving coach at U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus. Joining the U.S. Diving Elite Academy in 2001, Li served as the co-head diving coach for six seasons and helped more than 20 divers move on to the collegiate ranks. Since 2004, Li coached numerous athletes who went on to dive at Division I institutions in the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. Notable athletes that Li mentored included six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Burkley Showe (Ohio State), six-time junior national qualifier Corey Gerlach (Auburn), six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Chelsea Davis (Northwestern) and four-time Ohio state finalist Jackie Apple (Virginia). All told, Li's athletes earned 13 NCAA athletic scholarships in just the past two seasons (2005-06). Since 2002, Li mentored eight high school state champions, including the 2006 men's state champions in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Li also has achieved success at the national and junior national levels, guiding the junior team to five straight top-three finishes (2002-06) and helping the national team to three consecutive top-three showings, including a first-place finish in 2006. Additionally, Li served as the head coach of the junior world championship team in 2004. Prior to working at U.S. Diving Elite, Li spent seven years (1995-2001) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), which is Australia's elite diving program. While at AIS, Li earned a Level 3 accreditation from the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), which is awarded to coaches with the ability to coach athletes at the international level, and worked with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Chantelle Newbery, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matthew Helm and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Robert Newbery. Li helped develop the training program that aided Australia in lifting its international standing to No. 2 in the world after the 2004 Olympic Games. Li additionally worked with Diving Australia to conduct a Talent Identification Program and participated in Australia's national camps, which were held annually for the national and developmental squad athletes. KONGRONG LI QUICK FACTS: Hired as Miami University men's and women's head diving coach on July 3, 2007 ... spent the last six seasons as co-head diving coach at the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus ... brings 27 seasons of national and international coaching experience to Miami ... served as head coach of the United States Diving Team at the 2004 World Junior Championships ... coached internationally in China for 13 years and in Australia for seven years ... has worked with divers that have competed in the last three Olympic Games. Head Diving Coach - Miami University (2007-present) Co-Head Diving Coach - U.S. Elite Diving Academy (2001-2007) Diving Coach - Australian Institute of Sport Elite Diving Program (1995-2001) Diving Coach - Beijing University of Sport (1983-1995) KongRong Li Position: Diving Coach KongRong Li Diving Coach KongRong Li recently completed his sixth season as Miami University's head diving coach. In 2013, the RedHawk women's swimming and diving team won the Mid-American Conference team title. In 2008-09, Li received his first of three consecutive MAC Diving Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Chris Heaton won his seventh and eighth consecutive MAC championships and fourth straight MAC Diver of the Year award, while freshmen Cameron Horner and Jimmy Beres earned All-MAC first team and second team honors, respectively. At the end of the season, both Heaton and Beres qualified for the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships. In 2012, under Li's direction, Miami women's diver Nikki Craft won the MAC ttile. Li has 31 years of collegiate, national and international coaching experience to Miami and before coming to Miami, spent the previous six seasons as the co-head diving coach at U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus. Joining the U.S. Diving Elite Academy in 2001, Li served as the co-head diving coach for six seasons and helped more than 20 divers move on to the collegiate ranks. Since 2004, Li coached numerous athletes who went on to dive at Division I institutions in the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. Notable athletes that Li mentored included six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Burkley Showe (Ohio State), six-time junior national qualifier Corey Gerlach (Auburn), six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Chelsea Davis (Northwestern) and four-time Ohio state finalist Jackie Apple (Virginia). All told, Li's athletes earned 13 NCAA athletic scholarships in just the past two seasons (2005-06). Since 2002, Li mentored eight high school state champions, including the 2006 men's state champions in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Li also has achieved success at the national and junior national levels, guiding the junior team to five straight top-three finishes (2002-06) and helping the national team to three consecutive top-three showings, including a first-place finish in 2006. Additionally, Li served as the head coach of the junior world championship team in 2004. Prior to working at U.S. Diving Elite, Li spent seven years (1995-2001) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), which is Australia's elite diving program. While at AIS, Li earned a Level 3 accreditation from the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), which is awarded to coaches with the ability to coach athletes at the international level, and worked with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Chantelle Newbery, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matthew Helm and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Robert Newbery. Li helped develop the training program that aided Australia in lifting its international standing to No. 2 in the world after the 2004 Olympic Games. Li additionally worked with Diving Australia to conduct a Talent Identification Program and participated in Australia's national camps, which were held annually for the national and developmental squad athletes. KONGRONG LI QUICK FACTS: Hired as Miami University men's and women's head diving coach on July 3, 2007 ... spent the last six seasons as co-head diving coach at the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus ... brings 27 seasons of national and international coaching experience to Miami ... served as head coach of the United States Diving Team at the 2004 World Junior Championships ... coached internationally in China for 13 years and in Australia for seven years ... has worked with divers that have competed in the last three Olympic Games. Head Diving Coach - Miami University (2007-present) Co-Head Diving Coach - U.S. Elite Diving Academy (2001-2007) Diving Coach - Australian Institute of Sport Elite Diving Program (1995-2001) Diving Coach - Beijing University of Sport (1983-1995) KongRong Li Position: Diving Coach KongRong Li Diving Coach KongRong Li recently completed his sixth season as Miami University's head diving coach. In 2013, the RedHawk women's swimming and diving team won the Mid-American Conference team title. In 2008-09, Li received his first of three consecutive MAC Diving Coach of the Year awards. Under his guidance, Chris Heaton won his seventh and eighth consecutive MAC championships and fourth straight MAC Diver of the Year award, while freshmen Cameron Horner and Jimmy Beres earned All-MAC first team and second team honors, respectively. At the end of the season, both Heaton and Beres qualified for the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships. In 2012, under Li's direction, Miami women's diver Nikki Craft won the MAC ttile. Li has 31 years of collegiate, national and international coaching experience to Miami and before coming to Miami, spent the previous six seasons as the co-head diving coach at U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus. Joining the U.S. Diving Elite Academy in 2001, Li served as the co-head diving coach for six seasons and helped more than 20 divers move on to the collegiate ranks. Since 2004, Li coached numerous athletes who went on to dive at Division I institutions in the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. Notable athletes that Li mentored included six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Burkley Showe (Ohio State), six-time junior national qualifier Corey Gerlach (Auburn), six-time U.S. Junior National Champion Chelsea Davis (Northwestern) and four-time Ohio state finalist Jackie Apple (Virginia). All told, Li's athletes earned 13 NCAA athletic scholarships in just the past two seasons (2005-06). Since 2002, Li mentored eight high school state champions, including the 2006 men's state champions in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Li also has achieved success at the national and junior national levels, guiding the junior team to five straight top-three finishes (2002-06) and helping the national team to three consecutive top-three showings, including a first-place finish in 2006. Additionally, Li served as the head coach of the junior world championship team in 2004. Prior to working at U.S. Diving Elite, Li spent seven years (1995-2001) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), which is Australia's elite diving program. While at AIS, Li earned a Level 3 accreditation from the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS), which is awarded to coaches with the ability to coach athletes at the international level, and worked with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Chantelle Newbery, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matthew Helm and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Robert Newbery. Li helped develop the training program that aided Australia in lifting its international standing to No. 2 in the world after the 2004 Olympic Games. Li additionally worked with Diving Australia to conduct a Talent Identification Program and participated in Australia's national camps, which were held annually for the national and developmental squad athletes. KONGRONG LI QUICK FACTS: Hired as Miami University men's and women's head diving coach on July 3, 2007 ... spent the last six seasons as co-head diving coach at the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus ... brings 27 seasons of national and international coaching experience to Miami ... served as head coach of the United States Diving Team at the 2004 World Junior Championships ... coached internationally in China for 13 years and in Australia for seven years ... has worked with divers that have competed in the last three Olympic Games. Head Diving Coach - Miami University (2007-present) Co-Head Diving Coach - U.S. Elite Diving Academy (2001-2007) Diving Coach - Australian Institute of Sport Elite Diving Program (1995-2001) Diving Coach - Beijing University of Sport (1983-1995) KONGRONG LI COACHING CREDENTIALS: