University of Rochester Men's Swimming

Wylam is a perfect fit as the head coach of mens and womens swimming at the University of Rochester. Wylam finished her 2nd season at the helm of the UR program in 2015-16, leading the UR wome to its seventh straight Liberty League Championship.  Rochester's men finished runner-up this past season after capturing the title in 2014-15.  Rochester's teams had solid performances at the UAA Championships as well in 2016. Over the last two seasons, Rochester was represented by six women at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, with two relays and an individual earning All-America honors.  UR as a team ended in 28th place, scoring 24.5 points.  Junior Alexandra Veech was an individual qualifier in 2016.   Wylam comes to the University after serving as associate head coach for mens and womens swimming at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 2010-2014. Case and Rochester are members of the University Athletic Association. The teams have competed head-to-head in a season opening meet in three of the last four years. They also compete annually in the UAA Swimming and Diving Championships.   Rochester also competes in the Liberty League swimming and diving championships. The Yellowjacket women have won seven consecutive Liberty League titles. Rochester's men's and women's team have won 13 combined Liberty League titles in the last ten seasons.   With Wylam on the deck, Case swimmers achieved a multitude of honors both in the pool and in the classroom. During Wylams four years, Case set 48 school records, had two UAA individual champions, 35 All-UAA performers (finishing third or higher in an event), 60 NCAA provisional qualifiers, three NCAA qualifiers, and five All-Americans. Academically, the Spartans had 11 Scholar All-Americans as selected by the College Swim Coaches Association of America. Case won the mens and womens CSCAA Team Scholar All-American Award seven times. The mens coaching staff was named the UAA Coaching Staff of the Year twice in the last three seasons.   I am most excited to be working with the talented student-athletes at the University of Rochester, Wylam stated. Together, we will work to excel in the classroom and in the pool, continuing the Universitys tradition of excellence.   She was deeply involved in recruiting at Case, from the initial contact stages through to the organization of official visits by prospective students. She designed workouts for all practice groups, and handled travel arrangements for dual and invitational meets plus the teams training trip. Wylam was an instructor of Physical Education at Case and an assistant strength and conditioning coach.  She served on hiring committees for the head athletic trainer at Case and an assistant mens and womens tennis coach.   Before joining the staff at Case, Wylam worked as a graduate assistant mens and womens swimming coach from 2008-2010 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Pacific, a Division I institution, broke three school records,  won five Big West events, set one Big West record, produced three NCAA provisional qualifiers, and one NCAA qualifier. Pacific had one swimmer earned Scholar All-America honors from the CSCAA. Wylam earned her M.A. in Sports Sciences with a concentration in Sports Psychology in 2010.   She graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology. In the water, she was a four-time Mid-American Conference champion in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke (2006 and 2007). She set the MAC record and team record in the 100-yard backstroke in 2006. OU won the MAC championship in 2008. Wylam earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2006, 2007, and 2008. She was a team captain in her junior (2006-07) and senior (2007-08) years. She was selected as a Scholar All-American by the CSCAA in 2008.   Wylam was an age group coach with the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins in Yorktown, Virginia from 2005-08 and with Tiger Aquatics in Stockton, California from 2008-10.

Brandes is beginning his 12th season as the full time Head Diving Coach at the University of Rochester. During the past 11 seasons, Rochester divers have been impressive in both the Liberty League and in the University Athletic Association Conferences and have been represented at the NCAA Championship.   During Brandes' tenure, eight Yellowjacket divers have broken multiple school records at the University, including 2006 Rochester Athlete of the Year Patricia McHale, 2011 Liberty League Divers of the Year Sara Spielman and Megan Braun, 2012 Scholastic Athlete of the Year Rachel deLahunta, NCAA Zone Championships Qualifier Elliott Lasher and 2014 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American and Liberty League Diver of the Year Danielle Neu.   Greg's athletes have accounted for 24 top ten all-time scores at the University of Rochester. During that span, Rochester divers have placed in the top eight at the UAA Championships 68 times, with another 91 finalists coming at the Liberty League championship meet. Diver Danielle Neu captured the UAA title in the 3-meter competition in 2016, becoming UR's first female diver to win a UAA title in the conference's history.  Brandes has also sent athletes to the NCAA Zone Division Championships for the past four seasons.   In 2013 Greg was appointed to a four year term on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee which oversees all aspects of Swimming and Diving in Division 3. The Committee also oversees the running of the NCAA Swimming and Diving National Championships.   In addition to his full time duties at Rochester, Greg coaches a local AAU and USA Diving team. His current group of athletes includes 9 AAU National Champions, two Senior National Qualifiers, 10 high school All-Americans, and seven New York State Champions.   Prior to his appointment at Rochester, Greg led the diving program at West Virginia University where, over a three year span, he coached three NCAA Zone Diving National Qualifiers as well as an Olympic Trials Qualifier.   As a student-athlete at West Virginia, Greg was named to the Big East All-Academic team six times, and was WVU's Diver of the Year in 1999. During that same year Greg was honored to represent WVU at the NCAA Leadership Conference. He graduated with a BS in Physical Education in 2000 and earned his MS in Athletic Coaching in 2003.   Brandes is a six time USA Diving Masters National Champion and a two time USA Diving All-American.

Rosenkranz joined the swimming & diving coaching staff in the summer of 2014 and is in her third season on the UR coaching staff in 2016-17. Rosenkranz earned 11 All-America honors at Emory University and achieved Honorable Mention All-America status twice. In a three-year career at Emory (2011-2013), she was a member of four national championship relay teams (twice in the 200 free relay, twice in the 400 free relay). Emory won three national championship team titles during Rosenkranz's days in the water. She comes to the University after spending one year as an assistant coach and assistant aquatics director at Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. She was responsible for athlete development, conditioning, recruiting, and facility scheduling among her myriad of duties. Rosenkranz began her athletic career at Stony Brook University on Long Island. She was named the Female Freshman of the Year there in 2010, then transferred to Emory. She was graduated from Emory with a baccalaureate degree in Political Science in 2013.