The College of New Jersey Men's Swimming

Bishop was named NCAA Division III National Swimming Coach of the Year. During the 2013-14 season, the Lions also captured their sixth straight New Jersey Athletic Conference championship and eighth consecutive Metropolitan Conference title. Bishop has successfully guided swimmers to the NCAA Championships in each of the last 26 seasons producing two NCAA Division III National Champions, (Matt Stoll in 1994 and Steve Swenson in 2006) and four national championships in relay events. A total of 66 different student-athletes have earned 243 All-America awards during Bishop's tenure. TCNJs mens swimmers have placed in the top-20, 21 times at the NCAAs, including 16 times in the top 15. In 2014, the Lions matched the 2010 squad in earning its highest finish at the NCAAs by finishing in sixth place. The Lions have had equal success in the classroom as well, earning nine CSCAA All-Academic Team Honors, 19 individual CSCAA All-Academic Honors and one CoSIDA Academic All-American (Andrew Girman in 2000). TCNJs men have also dominated the METRO Conference Championships by winning 17 of the last 22 titles including nine in a row from 1994-2002 and nine in a row from 2006-07 through 2014-15, earning 18 titles overall. The Lions have also had tremendous success in dual meets posting a 215-48 record, including three undefeated seasons (1993-1994, 1994-1995, and 1996-1997). Bishop has produced one Olympic Swimmer (Davy Bisslik in 2004), who competed in the 100 fly in Athens, Greece. In addition, Bishop served as the coach for Aruba in a 2004 World Cup meet in Stockholm, Sweden and has served as an advisor to the Aruba Olympic Committee. Bishop also served as the president of the METRO Swimming Conference for six years. Coach Bishop has been honored with several coaching and service awards, including the 1994 and 2010 Roy Van Ness Award. This award is given annually to a TCNJ Coach for outstanding success and leadership as voted by TCNJs Athletic Department. He was also named the NJAC Coach of the Year in 1990, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 as well as the METRO Coach of the year in 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013. In 1989 he received a service award from AAHPERD, and in 2001 he received a service award from the NJSIAA. In addition to a BS in Education, Bishop earned an MS in Sport Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Susan, currently reside in Langhorne, PA with their sons, Connor (20) and Bryce (16).   Year  Record MET finish NCAA finish 1989-90   4-5 N/A N/A 1990-91 9-3 4th N/A 1991-92 10-3 4th N/A 1992-93 10-1 3rd 26th 1993-94 10-0 Champions 11th 1994-95 9-0 Champions 22nd 1995-96 7-2 Champions 16th 1996-97 10-0 Champions 16th 1997-98 10-1 Champions 11th 1998-99 10-1 Champions 17th 1999-2000 9-1 Champions 15th 2000-01 10-1 Champions 15th 2001-02 7-2 Champions 18th 2002-03 8-4 Runners-up 8th 2003-04 7-3 Runners-up 14th 2004-05 7-3 Runners-up 14th 2005-06 7-2 Runners-up 12th 2006-07 6-3 Champions 16th 2007-08 7-3 Champions 7th 2008-09 9-1 Champions 10th 2009-10 9-1 Champions 6th 2010-11 8-2 Champions 12th 2011-12 9-1 Champions 12th 2012-13 8-1 Champions 14th 2013-14 6-2 Champions 6th 2014-15 7-2 Champions 7th Total 215-48 18 Met Titles (21) Top-20 Finishes