University of North Carolina - Wilmington Men's Swimming

Memont Head Swimming & Diving Coach Jason Memont enters his third season with the program in 2016-17 following a span of seven seasons at South Carolina. Memont, who swam collegiately at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and coached at William & Mary prior to coaching at South Carolina, was named UNCWs head swimming and diving coach on July 28, 2014. Memont, 38, spent seven years with the Gamecocks, assisting Coach McGee Moody with all phases of the successful SEC program in Columbia. He was heavily involved with the day-to-day operations of the USC program, creating pool and dry land workouts and taper schedules, and planning off-season practices for distance and middle-distance swimmers. Memont had enjoyed tremendous success on the recruiting trail, luring 12 NCAA All-Americans to the USC program and coaching Gamecock standouts Michael Flach, Marwan El Kamash and Gerard Rodriguez to berths in international competition. In 2013-14, the USC men finished the dual meet season with a 6-2 record. For the second-consecutive season, the team's 800 Freestyle Relay team of El Kamash, Flach, Rodriguez and Kevin Leithold earned All-America honors after finishing 12th overall at the NCAA Championships. The Gamecock women finished 4-4 on the year, with Amanda Rutqvist reaching the NCAA Championships for a fourth time. Before joining the USC program, Memont spent three seasons with Moody at Colonial Athletic Association rival William & Mary. He assisted Moody with workouts, lineups, recruiting and travel plans. During his time in Williamsburg, the Tribe, with a non-scholarship program, featured an NCAA qualifier and captured the CAA womens championship in 2007. Memont also has experience on the club level. He served as head coach of the Ipswich, Mass., YMCA of the North Shore team and sent 10 swimmers to NCAA Division I programs. During his collegiate career, Memont was a two-time captain at RIT from 1996-2001 and held four relay records with the Tigers. He still owns the 200 IM mark, and was also a member and assistant coach of the schools nationally-ranked water polo team. Memont is a 1996 graduate of Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, Mass. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology from RIT in 2001. WHAT THEYRE SAYING ABOUT JASON MEMONT: Ive coached with Jason for 10 years and hes been ready to become a head coach for a while. Jason has the ability to read his student-athletes and relate to them on an individual level. He takes different approaches - he knows everyone is not the same. Hes very good at finding the strengths of his student-athletes. I think this is a great, great hire. Jason knows the CAA and what it takes to win in the conference. Hes been very loyal at each coaching stop and is more than prepared to take over his own program. This is the perfect fit for him. McGee Moody Head Swimming & Diving Coach University of South Carolina "It's been a true pleasure to get to know Jason as a friend and a peer while coaching in the very competitive Southeastern Conference. I admire his passion for coaching and his ability to maximize the potential of all of his athletes. He does this with great sportsmanship and always keeping their best interests in mind. The SEC will be losing a great coach and an even better person. I am excited to watch Jason's career continue at UNCW. They are getting a great one!" Harvey Humphries Associate Head Swimming & Diving Coach University of Georgia Jason is a tremendous coach with a lot of motivation and a wealth of swimming knowledge.  He will definitely continue to build on the great tradition that Dave Allen created at UNCW. Gregg Troy Head Swimming & Diving Coach University of Florida/2012 U.S. Olympic Coach WHAT THEYRE SAYING ABOUT JASON MEMONT: McGee Moody Head Swimming & Diving Coach University of South Carolina

Bunn enters his fourth year with the Seahawks after returning to the program for the 2012-13 season. Bunn was an assistant coach at Duke prior to his return. Bunn returns to the Port City where he graduated from UNCW in 1999. He compiled a decorated career with the Seahawks that saw him arrive as a walk-on and earn Colonial Athletic Association Diver-of-the-Year honors twice. Bunn was the Seahawks' top diver all four seasons he competed. In 2014-15, Seahawk divers rolled through their portion of the CAA Championships with Giovanni Villanueva winning the 1-meter board and UNCW claimed five of the eight scoring positions. In the 3-meter board, Nathan Lane took second and UNCW earned points in four scoring positions, including three of the top four. Devin Lane was named CAA Rookie Diver-of-the-Year after finishing fourth and seventh in the 3 and 1-meter boards, respectively. Allen Crosby earned CAA Rookie Diver-of-the-Year honors in 2013-14 with a solid performance at the CAA Championships. Crosby finished third in both boards. Crosby and Lane both competed in the NCAA Zon B regional at Duke. In his first season with the Seahawks, sophomore Chase Seymour finished eighth in the 1-meter dive at the CAA Championships. At Duke, Bunn helped Duke head diving coach Drew Johanson, the head coach of the USA Olympic Diving team, in the development of national champions Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory. Both divers represented Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics. Bunn earned CAA Rookie-of-the-Year honors after finishing second in both the 1 and 3-meter dives. As a sophomore he earned his first CAA Diver-of-the-Year honor, taking second in the 1-meter and winning the 3-meter board. As a junior he swept both events en route to Diver-of-the-Year honors for the second consecutive year. Prior to Duke, Bunn coached in numerous summer leagues and was the head diving coach for Wake County schools in 2007.