University of Tampa Women's Swimming

Brennan has built a Division II national swimming power in his 36 years at the University of Tampa. His teams are consistently ranked among the nation's top 20 and he has coached individuals to 29 national championships in over a quarter of a century with the program. Brennan, who has coached more All-American's and individual national champions than any other coach in the University's history, recently guided his women to a first-place finish at the 2011, 2013 and 2014 Sunshine State Conference Championships. He has also sent both teams to the NCAA Nationals in every season since 1993. His women recently medaled with a fourth-place finish in 2012, as the women's 800 Free Relay claimed a 2013 national championship. In 2009, he coached three national championship swimmers and coached back-to-back-to-back national champions from 2000-2002. He also helped Chelsea Hastings to three individual national titles in 2005. Brennan has produced over 200 athletes who have achieved All-America status during his lengthy tenure at Tampa. His students have also regularly excelled in the classroom, garnering over 100 academic awards. In 1986, Brennan was named women's national Coach-of-the-Year when his team entered the NCAA II championships ranked 10th and finished as national runner-up. On the men's side, the Spartans have finished in the top ten nationally all but one year since 1998, and the women's program placed sixth nationally after finishing eighth in the country the previous four consecutive years. Prior to joining the Sunshine State Conference, Brennan led his women's team to a 2009 Bluegrass Conference championship. In 2003, the Spartan men won the New South Conference championship for the first time with Brennan earning New South Coach of the Year honors. Under Brennan's guidance, Spartan teams have placed among the NCAA top three on four occasions (women three times, men once). He has scheduled the likes of Ohio State, Notre Dame, Clemson, Auburn and Boston College to compete against Tampa. Brennan began his career at Columbia Prep School in New York City. While there he compiled a 78-23 record over nine years which included an undefeated season in 1974-75. He then moved on to Fordham University, where took an 0-10 team to a 10-0 finish the next year, the school's only undefeated season in 50 years of competition, earning Brennan conference Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1979. A graduate of Long Island University and a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, Ed and his wife Lois reside in Tampa. They have two daughters, Merrie and Meghan.

Kiner is in his 12th season as an assistant coach with the UT swimming program following a storied career in the pool for the Spartans. Kiner was promoted to associate head coach in 2016. Kiner was a national champion in the 100 breaststroke for Tampa in 2001 and holds the school record in that event. During his career with the Spartans, he was a four-time All-American in 18 total events, a two-time national runner-up, and a four-year letterwinner. In 2000, Kiner was an Olympic Trials Qualifier. He was inducted into the UT Athletics Hall of Fame on October 16, 2014 as one of greatest swimmers in program history. Kiner has been the head coach of the Greater Tampa Swimming Association since 2001 and has mentored numerous top ten national swimmers and high school state finalists. A Tinley Park, Ill., native, Kiner currently resides in Tampa.

Branham began her career at the University of Tampa first as an athlete, earning All-American and Academic All-American accolades. She was a four-year letterwinner and captain of the womens team her senior year. Upon graduation from UT, Stephanie took a break from the sport to purse a Masters degree in Mathematics from the University of South Florida.  In 2012 Branham rejoined UT as an Assistant Swim Coach as well as a professor in the Mathematics Department.  This provides her with the unique opportunity to work with athletes both in the pool and in the classroom. A Jacksonville, Florida native, Branham currently resides in Tampa.