University of North Dakota Women's Swimming

Maiello's impressive background of success at the collegiate and international levels is paying dividends at UND. All told, UND has set 22 new program records in his tenure with five individual and a relay conference championship, the firsts in school history at the Western Athletic Conference championships.  North Dakota has a combined dual meet record of 44-29 (.602) over the past three seasons, trending upward after a 10-21 (.322) season in 2012-13. UND also improved upon its final standing in the WAC meet on both the men's and women's side in 2015-16.  UND has succeeded out of the pool as well, with the women's combined cumulative grade point average at 3.5 while the men are at 3.4. UND has qualified for the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-America Team in every semester Maiello has been on campus. The UND women's program is the reigning back-to-back Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Cup champions at the school as well.  In his first season, both the men's and women's squads improved markedly on their 2012-13 records as both finished with winning dual records. The UND women boasted a 9-7 dual meet record while the men improved on a 2-10 record to post a 7-5 mark under Maiello. North Dakota enjoyed eight combined wins over regional rivals South Dakota and South Dakota State in his first season on deck at UND. 2013-14 marked the first season in the Western Athletic Conference for the UND men and with that came the first-ever WAC champion for the UND program. Austin Smith became the first UND male to win a WAC championship, winning both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. His 100 time of 53.29 gave UND its first-ever male winner and an NCAA-B cut. He turned the trick again in the 200 breast, this time breaking both school and conference records with a 1:56.15 time. The previous WAC mark had stood for 16 years before Smith smashed it on Saturday of the league meet. North Dakota also dominated the WAC weekly awards, being recognized eight different times in '13-14 with "Athlete of the Week" accolades from the conference. Richard Eberle picked up a league-best  four Male Diver of the Week awards while Austin Smith won the Male Swimmer of the Week twice. Rachael Waldbillig (Female Diver) and Morgan Lynch (Female Swimmer) were also recognized once in a very successful campaign. All told, 15 different school records were broken during the 2013-14 season and three divers qualified for the NCAA Zone meet at season's end. "We are excited to have Coach Maiello on board, said Faison at the time of his hiring. "His passion for the sport, his in-depth knowledge of developing training based on energy systems, his communication skills and his tenacious recruiting abilities will serve our program well." Maiello came to UND after spending the previous five seasons as the assistant mens swimming coach and recruiting coordinator at the United States Naval Academy. His list of accomplishments include helping lead the Midshipmen to a 61-11 record with 11 individual and seven relay conference champions. In his tenure at Navy, Maiello mentored 29 swimmers with all-time top ten performances at the academy with five of his athletes swimming at the 2012 Olympics Trials meet. He was also the head swimming coach for the Navy USA swimming team and the U.S. National Military team, where he's trained and coached athletes at the 2010 World Military Swimming Championships in Warendorf, Germany and the 2011 World Military Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maiello quickly rose through the coaching ranks, leading the men's swimming and diving programs at Amsterdam High School immediately upon graduation before landing as an assistant and later head coach at the University of Rochester (2005-06). He then transitioned to become the head men's and women's swimming coach and aquatics director at Darton College (2006-08). In his two seasons at Darton (2006-08), his team set or reset 31 of 39 school records. In his first season, he recruited and signed 32 athletes. His recruiting acumen would later land him a class that ranked 13th in the nation in 2012-13 at Navy. Maiello inherited a Darton program that saw its men's team place 12th and its women's team 15th at the 2006 NJCAANational Championship in the year prior to his arrival. His initial season at the school saw the women place seventh and the men place ninth at the 2007 national event, with both programs recording third-place showings at the 2008 championship meet. Among the swimmers he coached at Darton were two who won junior college national titles. A two-time NCAA All-America honoree as a student-athlete at Hartwick College, earned accolades in the 100 and 200 freestyle events (2002 and 2001, respectively). He left the school as the record holder in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events.   Internet Sponsors: Tip Top Cleaning Scott Zukowski (Owner) John Farrell (CEO) haskells.com John Barry Mary Simon (Assistant) Richard Vinar vinarfinancial.com     

Rich begins season two as an assistant coach at UND.  Head men's and women's swimming and diving coach announced Rich's hiring on July 1, 2015. "We are excited that coach Ryan has joined our coaching staff," Maiello said at the time of his hiring. "Coach Ryans experience at Purdue and Tulane will serve our program well as we continue to aspire to participate at the highest levels of our sport. Ryans successful work with recruiting and on-deck coaching will no doubt help our programs reach the next level. His preparedness and thoroughness displayed during his interview process really impressed us. We are eager to put him to work.   A native of Minnetonka, Minn., Rich comes to UND after a decade of experience in college, high school and club level programs. He spent last season at Tulane University as a graduate assistant. There, he helped mentor a team that broke 11 school records and finished fourth in the American Athletic Conference championships. Prior to that, Rich was a volunteer assistant women's swimming coach at Purdue University. The Boilermakers took 25th at the NCAA Division I Championships and were seventh in the ultra-competitive Big Ten Conference. Purdue re-wrote 10 school records that season and he helped mentor eight NCAA Division I qualifiers. "I would like to thank , and for giving me the opportunity to join the North Dakota family," Rich said. "I am fortunate to be part of a program with such a proud history and bright future, and I cannot wait to get started." The 2013 swim coach of the year, Rich got his start in coaching in 2005. Since then, he has held numerous positions at both the club and high school levels, most recently serving as the head coach at Mount Alvernia High School and Newton North High School in Newton, Mass. At Mount Alvernia, Rich led the Mustangs -- a team with a 3-34 all-time record -- to a 20-15 mark over three seasons. At Newton North, he led the Tigers from the bottom of the conference to fifth in the state. Rich swam competitively for six years before transitioning to coaching. A graduate of Providence Academy (Minn.), he holds a bachelor's degree from the University of St. Thomas and a master's degree from Boston College.

Harris has been key in the turnaround of the UND program as both the men's and women's squads have improved markedly under his watch. All told, UND has set 22 new program records in the past three seasons with five individual and a relay conference championship, the firsts in school history at the Western Athletic Conference championships.  North Dakota has a combined dual meet record of 44-29 (.602) over the past three seasons, trending upward after a 10-21 (.322) season in 2012-13. UND also improved upon its final standing in the WAC meet on both the men's and women's side in 2015-16.  on their 2012-13 records as both finished with winning dual records. The UND women boasted a 9-7 dual meet record while the men improved on a 2-10 record to post a 7-5 mark under Maiello. All told, 15 different school records were broken during the 2013-14 season and three divers qualified for the NCAA Zone meet at season's end. He also helped mentor the school's first-ever male WAC champion, won both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the 2014 WAC Championships. His 100 time of 53.29 gave UND its first-ever male winner and an NCAA-B cut. He turned the trick again in the 200 breast, this time breaking both school and conference records with a 1:56.15 time. The previous WAC mark had stood for 16 years before Smith smashed it on Saturday of the league meet. North Dakota also dominated the WAC weekly awards in 2013-14, being recognized eight different times with "Athlete of the Week" accolades from the conference. picked up a league-best  four Male Diver of the Week awards while won the Male Swimmer of the Week twice. (Female Diver) and (Female Swimmer) were also recognized once in a very successful campaign. In the first year with new head coach Chris Maiello in 2013-14, the UND women boasted a 9-7 dual meet record while the men improved on a 2-10 record to post a 7-5 mark under Maiello. All told, 15 different school records were broken during that season and three divers qualified for the NCAA Zone meet at season's end. Harris most recently served as an assistant coach at Ohio University. While with the Bobcats, Harris helped guide Ohio to a runner-up finish in the MAC. He also tutored two swimmers to Olympic Trial Qualifying performances and coached one swimmer to an NCAA national meet appearance. All told, nine different school records were broken during his time at Ohio. Previously, he was the assistant swimming and diving coach, recruiting coordinator and aquatics coordinator at the University of South Dakota from 2005-11. During his time with the Coyotes, Harris coached 32 All-Americans, 25 school record-breaking performances and helped lead the school to three NCAA top-10 finishes. On top of his coaching duties, he also volunteered as a sports information assistant for USD football, softball, volleyball, soccer and basketball. Prior to coaching at USD, Harris completed a graduate assistantship at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minn., where he served as the assistant swimming and diving coach from 2003-05. In those two years, he coached 13 All-Americans. Harris also served a one-year stint as assistant swim coach at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point during the 2002-03 season. Harris received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a minor in coaching from Stevens Point, as well as a Master of Science in sport management from St. Cloud University. He competed collegiately at Stevens Point from 1999-2002, where he was an 18-time conference champion (Relays, 100-yd. freestyle in 2001 and 100-yd. butterfly in 2002), a six-time All-American and three-time All-American Honorable Mention. He was named senior captain in the 2001-2002 season and was also named senior MVP.

Strom has routinely sent UND divers to the NCAA Zone meet. In 2014-15, Richard Eberle wrapped up one the most successful UND diving careers, leaving the school with all three diving records intact (1-meter, 3-meter, platform). Strom began coaching at UND midway through the 1990-91 season and was named North Central Conference Diving Coach of the Year for that season. He went on to received that honor nine more times: 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Under his direction, 21 divers have earned a total of 69 All-America honors while competing for North Dakota. Strom also coached the Sioux to 44 NCAA Division II top-five finishes and 16 different divers have been voted NCC Diver of the Year. In 2003, Erin Borgschatz captured UND's first female NCAA national title. That summer, Strom was named the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sports Writers Association's Female Team Coach of the Year and NCAA Division II Diving Coach of the Year. In 2004, he coached Kasey Moseley to UND's first male NCAA national title. A native of Topeka, Kan., Strom graduated from the University of Minnesota-Crookston in 1978 with a degree in natural resources and from the University of North Dakota in 2002 with a degree in physical education. Strom currently resides in Grand Forks with his wife, Kimberly, and their daughter, Jenna.