Seattle University Women's Swimming

Nisgor coached Blaise Wittenauer-Lee in 2015-16, the program's first WAC champion. The Redhawk swimmers continued their assault on the record books and all-time top 10 times lists in 2013-14. On the men's side, the Redhawks pulled out a dual meet victory over longtime rival Simon Fraser, and Nic Morrell earned CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America honors for posting an NCAA "B" cut time in the 200 backstroke as well as having a GPA over 3.5. For the women, Nisgor guided a young team to numerous personal best marks. In the 2012-2013 swim season, the women's team competed in the WAC while the men continued to compete in the MPSF conference. Kevlyn Richards qualified for the World Championship Trials and broke the school record in the breaststroke at the WAC championships. Men's swimming member Tomas Mendez-Beck also broke a seven-year school record in the butterfly, and the men's team had 10 student-athletes receive MPSF All-Academic honors. The Western Athletic Conference reinstated men's swimming and diving for the 2013-2014 season. He stabilized the Seattle U swim program, helping the team post at least one time within the all-time top ten lists for every event. He also coached Kevlyn Richards to a qualifying time for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Nisgor joined Brown's coaching staff in July 2007 as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, involved with all aspects of the Bears program including on-deck coaching, administrative duties, pool management, and season planning. Nisgor helped coach Brown's first Academic All-American in program history as well as three qualifiers for the U.S. Olympic Trials as the Bears set 28 school records and established 25 percent of the all-time top 10 times over the past four years. Nisgor came to Brown from the University of Alabama, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for four seasons. While at Alabama, he experienced a great deal of success as he helped coach a two-time NCAA 200 breaststroke champion, the 2006 200 breaststroke world champion, and 22 All-Americans. From 2000-2003, Nisgor was the top assistant coach at Davidson College, helping the Wildcats establish 19 new school records and post 40 percent of the program's all-time top-10 performances. Nisgor has also spent time as an assistant coach at American University (2000), the University of Virginia (1999), Ball State (1996-98), and the University of Buffalo (1995-96). Nisgor earned a bachelor's degree in exercise studies with a concentration in athletic training from the University of Buffalo in 1996. He went on to earn a master's degree in athletic administration from Ball State in 1998.

Kubancik had been a coach for the Meadows Club Swim Team in Boulder, Colo., as well as conducting private swim lessons and training with world class triathletes. She worked in the communications department at a top athletic facility and was an athlete agent with American Recreation Products. At the University of Idaho, Kubancik was a three-time All-WAC Scholar-Athlete and was voted captain of the swimming and diving team in her junior season. She was an all-around swimmer with stroke emphasis on the 200 butterfly, 100 backstroke, and 200 and 400 IMs, plus she was a conference semifinalist during her time with the Vandals. She graduated from Idaho with a bachelor's degree in business marketing. Kubancik has been a competitive swimmer for over 16 years, including her time at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colo., where she was an All-America and All-County swimmer and helped her squad win the state title.