Yale University Men's Swimming

Wise's second season at the helm, the Bulldogs made dramatic progress. He led the team to a 6-2 record, setting eight school records in the process. Yale also had a pair of swimmers compete at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. In 2012-13, the Bulldogs improved even further, compiling a 9-2 regular season record and a fourth place finish at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. Under Wise, the Bulldogs have also enjoyed great academic success. They posted the best grade-point average in the country in seven of the last nine semesters, including six straight from Fall 2012-Fall 2014. During his tenure as an assistant to Frank Keefe, Wise helped Yale swimmers set 22 university records and win 16 individual and two relay Ivy League Championship titles. In addition, two of his swimmers competed at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials. Wise was responsible for the sprinters starting in 2004, and they accounted for more than 50 percent of Yales points at the Ivy League Championships during his time coaching them. became one of the most decorated swimmers in Yale history under Wises guidance. Righi, an 11-time All-American, won the Moriarty Trophy as the Swimmer of the Meet at the Ivy League Championships three times and finished second in both the 50 and 100 freestyles at the NCAA Championships as a junior and tied the American record in the 50 freestyle as a senior.  Prior to Yale, Wise served as the head coach at Southern Connecticut State University, where he guided the Owls to a 21-9 dual-meet record in the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Conference. He also has experience as an assistant coach at Texas A&M and Arizona State. Wise is a 1993 Southern Connecticut State graduate. He lives in Wethersfield, Conn., with his wife, Lisa, and children Matt and Katie. View: | Desktop

Norman joined the Yale coaching staff in August 2010. Over the past six seasons with Norman aboard as an assistant the team has improved not only in the Ivy League but on the national level. Over the last three seasons the Bulldogs have a 36-12 dual meet record, including two wins over Big 10 power Penn State in 2015 and 2016. The Bulldogs have also had six NCAA qualifiers over the past two seasons as well as a 2016 All-American. Norman has also played a significant role in Yales recent recruiting success. Yales 2014 recruiting class was ranked the 15th best class in the nation by Collegeswimming.com, the third straight year a Yale recruiting class was ranked in the top 25. This talent has led to nearly every school record being held by current Yale swimmers, a third-place finish at the 2015 Ivy League Championships with 1,162 points (the most Yale has scored at the championship meet since 2002) and four swimmers earning All-Ivy honors in 2015. Norman came to Yale from the University of the South, where he was an assistant coach, helping both the mens and womens teams to top-four finishes at the SCAC Championships. The Tigers finished the year with 14 All-Conference performances and an NCAA Division III All-American. In addition, Norman led the teams strength and conditioning program and worked with all swimmers, particularly focusing on the distance group. In 2008-09, Norman was a volunteer assistant at Yale, while also serving as an assistant coach for the Omni Swim Club. In that season at Yale, Norman coached the Bulldogs at the ECAC Championships, where they finished eighth with just 10 swimmers. Norman is a 2006 graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he served as captain of the swimming team and helped the Seahawks to four consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championships. As a senior he earned the Seahawk Award for his leadership skills. After graduation he spent another year in Wilmington as a strength and conditioning intern and student-assistant coach. He earned his M.S. in exercise science-human performance at Southern Connecticut in 2009. Norman lives in Wallingford, Conn., with his wife, Kim, and sons, Ryder and Cooper. Updated Sept. 3, 2015