introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Quick Facts . 1 Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala . Associate Athletics Directors ON I Enrollment: 34,852 Jonathan Bowling, Jon Dever, Carol Park, A New Era . 2-3 Founded: April 12, 1831 Jeff Purinton, Thad Turnipseed, Doug Walker The University of Alabama . 4-5 Conference: Southeastern (SEC) Assistant Athletics Directors Athletics Director Mal Moore . 6 Colors: Crimson & White Jeff Allen, Chris Besanceney, Tommy Ford, Nickname: Crimson Tide Brad Ledford, Aaron Vold INTRODUCT Alabama President Dr . Judy Bonner . 7 President Associate A.D./Athletics Communications Dr . Judy Bonner Doug Walker SWIMMING & DIVING STAFF NCAA Faculty Representative Athletics Communications Director Head Coach Dennis Pursley . 8-9 Dr . Kevin Whitaker Rich Davi Associate Head Coach Jonty Skinner . 10 Athletics Director Associate Athletics Bill Battle Communications Directors Diving Coach Pat Greenwell . 10 Aaron Jordan, Josh, Maxson, Roots Woodruff Deputy Director of Athletics Assistant Coach James Barber . 11 Shane Lyons Assistant Athletics Communications Assistant Coach Mike Davidson . 11 Directors Executive Associate Athletics Director Jessica Paré and Nathan Sheehan Assistant Coach Lisa Ebeling . 12 Finus Gaston Athletics Department Photographers Assistant Coach Bradley Manning . 12 Senior Associate Athletics Directors Kent Gidley & Amelia Brackin Kevin Almond, Milton Overton, Assistant Coach David Pursley . 12 Ronny Roberston S & D Athletics Communications Director Swimming & Diving Support Staff . 13 Roots Woodruff Associate Athletics Director/ Office Phone: (205) 348-2088 Senior Woman Administrator E-Mail Address: rwoodruff@ia ua. edu. Marie Robbins THE MEN Roster/Outlook . 14-16 Bios . 17-25 MEDIA NOTES Review . 26-28 ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS: site that provide up-to-date interviews with The Alabama Athletics Communications Office coaches and athletes, taped video highlights Alabama on the National Scene . 29-32 is located on the ground level of Coleman and narrated video packages from September Alabama in the SEC . 33-35 Coliseum . through May . On occasion, the swimming and diving program is featured in this package . A Fast History of FACILITIES: Please call the Athletics Communications Office UA Swimming & Diving . 36 The Alabama swimming and diving teams for more details at 205-348-6084 . During the Year-by-Year Records . 37 compete and practice in the Don Gambril fall, the swimming and diving team’s progress Olympic Pool at the Alabama Aquatic Center will be covered on “Crimson Tide This Week,” a All-Time Roster . 38-39 (capacity 1,000), located on the corner of 30-minute weekly regional sports show . All-Time Top 10/Records . 40-41 Paul W . Bryant Drive and Hackberry Lane . The swimming and diving offices are located in the SEC VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION: Aquatic Center . Participating news affiliates can also select THE WOMEN individual clips to insert directly into online INTERVIEWS: stories . Television stations have access to an FTP Roster/Outlook . 42-44 The coaching staff is available for interviews in account to run content on-air . The SEC Affiliate Bios . 45-51 person or by telephone by prior arrangement . Network is managed through XOS Digital . To Athletes may not be interviewed on meet join, please request a participation form from Review . 52-54 day until post-meet interviews are granted . the program’s director, Anna Marie Neri, at Alabama on the National Scene . 55-58 Interviews with Alabama swimmers and divers aneri@xosdigital com. or at 407-670-5049 . must be arranged through Roots Woodruff of Alabama & the SEC . 59-61 the athletics communications office at (205) 348- INTERNET: Brief History of 6084 . The best times for athlete interviews are Information about University of Alabama UA Swimming & Diving . 62 either before or after practice at the Alabama athletics can be found at RollTide com,. the Aquatic Center . Interview requests should be official internet site of the Crimson Tide Year-by-Year Results/ made at least 24 hours in advance . athletics department . For information about Coaching Records . 63 the University of Alabama, go to www ua. edu. UA VIDEO FEEDS/TELEVISION: All-Time Roster . 64-65 The University of Alabama, through the Crimson All-Time Top 10/Records . 66-67 Tide Sports Network (CTSN), offers an FTP THE CRIMSON TIDE CREDITS Crimson Tide Academics . 68-72 The 2014 Alabama Swimming and Diving Media Guide is a product of the Crimson Tide’s UA Swimming & Diving athletics communications department . It was written and edited by Roots Woodruff . Additional Hall of Fame . 73-75 editing by Pete LaFleur . Photo credits are due the Alabama Athletics Photography Department Alabama in the Olympics . 76-77 and the Athletics Communications archives . Cover photos by Amelia Brackin . Covers designed by Erin Hill . Copyright 2013 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama . “Roll Tide”, Alabama’s National Champions . 78-79 “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The The Alabama Aquatic Center . 80 University of Alabama . ROLLTIDE.COM 1 introduction STAFF DIRECTORY 2013-14 ALABAMA SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE INTRODUCT Head Coach: Dennis Pursley Friday, Sept . 20 Delta State Cleveland, Miss . 1 p m. Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 1972 Saturday, Oct . 12 Florida State Tuscaloosa, Ala . 11 a m. Master’s Degree: Alabama, 1973 Thursday, Nov . 7 Florida Gainesville, Fla . 7 p m. Year at Alabama: Second I Nov . 22-24 Auburn Invitational Auburn, Ala . All-Day ON Office Phone: (205) 348-3912 E-Mail Address: dpursley@ia ua. edu. Dec . 16-18 UA Diving Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala . All-Day Jan . 3-5 Georgia Diving Invitational Athens, Ga . All-Day Assistant Coach: Jonty Skinner Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 1978 Saturday, Jan . 11 Kentucky & Arkansas Tuscaloosa, Ala . 11 a m. Year at Alabama: Second Saturday, Jan . 25 Emory Tuscaloosa, Ala . 11 a m. Office Phone: (205) 348-9919 Saturday, Feb . 1 Georgia Athens, Ga . 11 a m. E-Mail Address: jskinner@ia ua. edu. Feb . 18-22 SEC Championships Athens, Ga . All-Day Assistant Coach: James Barber March 1-2 Bulldog Invitational Athens, Ga . All-Day Alma Mater, Year: Auburn at Montgomery, March 10-12 NCAA Diving Zone B Championships Greensboro, N C. All-Day 1996 March 20-22 Women’s NCAA Championships Minneapolis, Minn . All-Day Master’s Degree: South Alabama, 1998 March 27-29 Men’s NCAA Championships Austin, Texas All-Day Year at Alabama: Seventh Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: jbarber@ia ua. edu. Assistant Coach: Mike Davidson Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 1989 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: mdavidson@ia ua. edu. Assistant Coach: Lisa Ebeling Alma Mater, Year: Arizona, 2007 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-3914 E-Mail Address: lebeling@ia ua. edu. Diving Coach: Pat Greenwell Alma Mater, Year: Pittsburgh, 1980 Master’s Degree: Clemson, 1981 Year at Alabama: 27th Office Phone: (205) 348-3915 E-Mail Address: pgreenwell@ia ua. edu. Assistant Coach: Bradley Manning Alma Mater, Year: Alabama, 2014 Year at Alabama: First Senior All-American Bjoern Hornikel has scored in back-to-back NCAA Championships, including a fifth place finish in the Office Phone: (205) 348-9745 100 freestyle in 2013. He also broke the school record in the 100 freestyle with a 42.46 at the NCAA Championships, E-Mail Address: bmanning@ia ua. edu. bettering the previous mark set in 1991 by four-time Olympic gold medalist Jon Olsen. Hornikel is also ranked second all-time at Alabama in the 50 and 200 freestyles. Assistant Coach: David Pursley Alma Mater, Year: Utah, 2010 Year at Alabama: Second Office Phone: (205) 348-3918 E-Mail Address: dpursley@ia ua. edu. Administrative Assistant: Nancy Perry Office Phone: (205) 348-0977 E-Mail Address: nperry@ia ua. edu. Assistant Athletic Trainer: Monica Decker Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainers: Matt Doell and Megan McBay Mangers: Luke Brimhall and Cleone Skinner Academic Advisor: Stephanie Godfrey Alabama Swimming & Diving Overnight Address: 415 Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 870387, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Facebook: www facebook. com/AlabamaSwimDive. Junior captain Kaylin Burchell has made back-to-back NCAA Championship appearances and stands among the nation’s Twitter: @AlabamaSwimDive best in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. She ranks second all-time at Alabama in both the 100 and 200 breaststrokes and fifth in the 200 individual medley. 2 ALABAMA SWIMMING & DIVING introduction ON I INTRODUCT THE CRIMSON TIDe’S NEW ERA GETS OFF TO A FAST START The 2012-13 season was the start to a new individual on the team to achieve their full roster, totaling 30 freshmen between the men’s era for the Alabama swimming and diving team potential in the pool, in the classroom and in and women’s teams going into 2013-14, a under the direction of Crimson Tide alumni and life,” Pursley said . class with a good mixture of top-end talent coaching legend Dennis Pursley, who became The initial result of the Tide’s new direction and depth . Overall, Alabama’s rosters are the Tide’s head coach after stints as the national saw more than 75 percent of the Tide’s swims made up of 45 swimmers and divers in the team director for both the United States and in the 2012-13 postseason result in career- freshman and sophomore classes to go with Great Britain . Pursley built an impressive staff, best times . There were also 35 new times on 27 upperclassmen capped by 11 seniors on the including Alabama’s first NCAA Champion and Alabama’s all-time top-10 list - 21 on the men’s men’s side and five on the women’s . former world record holder Jonty Skinner, side and 14 on the women’s - as well as three Now everyone - coaches, athletes and staff creating a coaching staff dedicated to instilling new school records - Bjoern Hornikel (100 - is ready for year two of the Crimson Tide’s a culture based in attitude, character and freestyle), Jenna Gallo (1,650 freestyle) and renaissance, ready to build on that first year commitment .