University of Chicago Women's Swimming

Bernardo's divers Matthew Staab and Anthony Restaino both qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships. Staab was Honorable Mention All-American in both the one-meter and three-meter dives, while Restaino was Honorable Mention All-American in the three-meter dive. Bernardo joined the Maroons after serving as Volunteer Assistant Diving Coach at the University of Illinois-Chicago in 2013-14 and Northwestern University in 2011-12. She also has club coaching experience at Oakton Diving Club (2009-12) and Windy City Diving Club (2012-present). At the club level, Bernardo has helped develop more than 50 Illinois High School state qualifiers, 16 state finalists and one state champion. Many of her club divers have competed in USA Diving Region and Zone meets, with more than 40 who have qualified for USA Diving Junior Nationals. Bernardo was a varsity diver and a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection for the University of Illinois from 2005-08. She earned her bachelor's degree in kinesiology at Illinois and her master's degree in sports administration at Northwestern University.

Jason Weber enters his 20th year as the Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach at the University of Chicago in the 2025-26 academic year. During his 16-year tenure, Weber has guided the men's team to a 71-40 mark in dual meets while compiling a 80-33 mark with the women's squad. Weber's teams, which have been nationally-ranked each of the past 16 seasons, have produced 431 All-American and 556 All-University Athletic Association performances since 2007. Weber's swimmers and divers hold all 48 UChicago school records. Coach Weber led his 2024-35 squad to another historic season.The men's swimming and diving team finished third nationally at the NCAA Division III Championships, winning four national titles—including Cooper Costello’s NCAA record in the 100-yard butterfly—and setting multiple school and NCAA records. The women’s team placed seventh, earning 20 All-American honors and breaking seven school records, led by Elisabella Forest’s standout backstroke performances. Both teams also recieved multiple Scholar All-American recognition.  In the 2023-24 season, the Maroons finished near the top at the UAA Championships with multiple individual and relay titles. At the NCAA Division III Championships, the Maroons earned several All-American honors, highlighted by standout performances from Cooper Costello and Veronica Fong in butterfly and diving events.  Chicago swimming and diving had a standout 2022-23 season, with both the men’s and women’s teams earning national recognition. The men led the UAA Championships heading into the final day, highlighted by Jesse Ssengonzi’s conference record in the 100 fly and a win in the 200 medley relay. At nationals, the Maroons collected 14 All-American honors, including top finishes in relays and individual events. On the women’s side, Karen Zhao and Emily Xu led the way with podium finishes and record-breaking swims, contributing to multiple All-American and All-UAA accolades. The historic 2021-22 season featured a sixth-place finish by the women and a seventh-place showing by the men at the NCAA Division III Championships. Six Maroon men won a school-record four individual national titles: Winston Chen (400-yard Medley Relay); Garrett Clasen (200-yard IM / 400-yard Medley Relay); Arthur Kiselnikov (400-yard Medley Relay) and Jesse Ssengonzi (100-yard Butterfly / 400-yard Medley Relay). The UChicago women also won a national championship with Elizabeth Cron on the one-meter dive. In total, 30 Maroons picked up 63 All-American awards.  Garrett Clasen was voted UAA Men's Swimmer of the Year and Elizabeth Cron was named UAA Women's Diver of the Year. Weber and his coaching staff were voted as UAA Men's Swimming Coaching Staff of the Year. In 2019, the Maroons submitted their highest team placings ever at the NCAA Championships, as the women took sixth and the men captured eighth. Byrne Litschgi won the NCAA national title in the men's 200-yard backstroke. All told, 24 Maroons collected 52 All-American awards. The 2018 Maroons totaled 14 All-Americans who earned 31 All-American honors. The men's (12th) and women's (14th) squads finished in the top 15 at the NCAA Championships for the fifth-straight year. After a two-year stint as the assistant men’s coach at Chicago from 2004-06, Weber was elevated to the head coaching position for the men’s and women’s programs in June 2006. During his tenure as the men’s assistant, the Maroons enjoyed back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in the past 18 years. Prior to his arrival at Chicago in the fall of 2004, Weber served as a sport partnership intern for the United States Olympic Committee in 2003 and as an assistant age group coach for Conejo Simi Aquatics in Thousand Oaks, California, from October 2002 to August 2003. Weber, who also serves as Chicago’s aquatics director, is a 2002 graduate of Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He was a four-year member of the Brown swimming team and in 2000 competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials. He received a master’s degree in sports management from the University of San Francisco in 2004. Weber Record at UChicago Year UAA Men  NCAA Men  UAA Women  NCAA Women 2007 5th - 6th - 2008 5th - 5th 51st 2009 4th - 5th - 2010 3rd - 2nd 22nd 2011 3rd - 2nd 25th 2012 2nd 29th 2nd 22nd 2013 3rd 28th 2nd 24th 2014 2nd 10th 3rd 10th 2015 2nd 14th 3rd 13th 2016 4th 14th 3rd 14th 2017 4th 11th 3rd 11th 2018 4th 12th 4th 14th 2019 3rd 8th 2nd 6th 2020 2nd - 3rd - 2021 - - - - 2022 2nd 7th 2nd 6th 2023 2nd 3rd 2nd 7th 2024 3rd 3rd 2nd 8th 2025 3rd 3rd 3rd 7th UAA Coaching Staff of the Year: Men - 2013, 2014, 2020, 2023 Women - 2010, 2013 National Champions: Men - 17 / Women - 3 All-Americans: Men - 258 / Women - 285 UAA Champions: Men - 88 / Women - 36 All-UAA Performers: Men - 332 / Women - 303

Daly graduated from Middlebury in 2012 with a degree in geology. He was a four-year varsity letterwinner, earning All-American accolades his sophomore and junior seasons. He spent the 2014 summer coaching the Quince Orchard Swim Team in Maryland, and the 2013 summer learning from the coaching staff at the University of Texas as well as coaching at the Harvard University Swim Camp.