VANDERBILT SWIMMING Fact Book 2017–2018 27th Season VANDERBILT SWIMMING QUICK FACTS 2017-18 ROSTER UNIVERSITY INFORMATION NAME STROKE CLASS HOMETOWN Location ....................................... Nashville, Tenn. Mary Beckwith Back JR Marietta, Ga. Enrollment .......................................................6,850 Lauren Bergmann Back/Fly FR Fitchburg, Wisc. Founded ............................................................1873 Summer Brown Free SR Kokomo, Ind. Mascot .............................................. Commodores Kaley Buchanan Fly/Free FR Hershey, Pa. Colors .............................................Black and Gold Brenda Cha Free SR Lake Oswego, Ore. Facility ............................... Centennial Sportsplex Affiliation ................................................. Division I Eun Sol Chon Free/IM JR Bentonville, Ark. Conference............................Southeastern (SEC) Madison Eaker Back JR Pearland, Texas Chancellor .............................Nicholas S. Zeppos Brooke Ellis Fly/IM FR Coral Gables, Fla. Vice Chancellor Athletics ...... David Williams, II Johanna Goldblatt Sprint Free/Back JR Fayetteville, Ga. Faculty Representative ............Dr. Susan Wente Lindsey Gordon Breast/IM FR Ridgefield, Conn. Department Phone ............................615.322.4121 Sophie Halper Free/Fly SO New York, N.Y. Website ............................... VUcommodores.com Paige Hamilton Fly/Free SO Winter Park, Fla. Twitter .............................. @VanderbiltSwimming Lara Hernandez-Tome Free FR Sarasota, Fla. Kate Hornaday Back SR Owensboro, Ky. SWIM STAFF Hannah Hunt Breast FR Naperville, Ill. Head Coach..............Jeremy Organ/12th season Madeline Hunt Sprint Free SR Naperville, Ill. Assistant Coach .....Jennifer Cahill/First season Selah Peacock Free SO Baltimore, Md. Reagan Roob Free/IM FR Indianapolis, Ind. COMMUNICATIONS Namilla Sanchez Free SO Cutler Bay, Fla. Mailing Address ............................PO Box 120158 Breanna Sapienza Fly/Free SR Medford, Ore. .................................................Nashville, TN 37212 Breinne Thorne Fly/Back SO Eden Prairie, Minn. Overnight Address .......... 2601 Jess Neely Drive .................................................Nashville, TN 37212 HEAD COACH: Jeremy Organ (12th Season) Assistant AD/Communications .. Kyle Parkinson ASSISTANT COACH: Jennifer Cahill (First Season) Swimming Contact .......................Matt Anderson Email ........................ [email protected] Cell Phone ..........................................907.388.9914 2017-18 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT VENUE LOCATION Oct. 4 at Kentucky Lancaster Aquatic Center Lexington, Ky. Oct. 12 at North Florida Semmes Aquatic Center Jacksonville, Fla. NOV. 4 ARKANSAS CENTENNIAL SPORTSPLEX NASHVILLE, TENN. Nov. 16-18 Houston Invite CRWC Natatorium Houston, Texas NOV. 30 MARSHALL (SENIOR DAY) CENTENNIAL SPORTSPLEX NASHVILLE, TENN. Dec. 30 at Campbell Johnson Aquatic Center Buies Creek, N.C. Jan. 19-20 at Arkansas/Houston CRWC Natatorium Houston, Texas Jan. 27 at Arkansas Little Rock Donaghey Student Center Little Rock, Ark. Feb. 14-18 SEC Championships Rec Center Natatorium College Station, Texas Feb. 23-24 Last Chance Meet TBD TBD March 15-17 NCAA Championships McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion Columbus, Ohio HEAD COACH JEREMY ORGAN medley relay team that set a new school record at Jeremy Organ the SEC Championships and Caroline Thomas set a enters his 12th new school record in the 100 yard freestyle, while four season as the individual swimmers set new personal records at the head coach of SEC Championships. The 2010-11 squad continued the Vanderbilt to improve throughout the season, culminating with swimming team. seven school records being set at the 2011 SEC Cham- He contin- pionships (five individual, two relay). The team also ues to show scored a dual meet win at Marshall. improvement This came following a 2009-10 season that saw with a program progress, as well. While the team finished 10th at the that was resur- SEC Championships, the swimmers posted 92% season rected in 2006. best times with almost half being lifetime bests. The Dores In 2006, Organ directed the first swim team at faced a chal- Vanderbilt since the 1992 season when the university lenged slate of was forced to drop the team. The Commodores fin- teams during the ished the season with an 0-3 dual meet record and 2016-17 season. finished 10th at the team’s first Southeastern Confer- Over the course of the year, they faced four SEC oppo- ence meet since 1992. nents, including in-state foe Tennessee. The schedule Before coming to Vanderbilt, Organ served as the prepared the team for the SEC Championships which senior assistant coach of the Nashville Aquatic Club, they set two school records and numerous personal one of swimming’s most competitive club teams. While bests against the best competition in the conference. coaching the NAC, Organ mentored six national cham- The 2015-16 season saw continued success for pionship qualifiers in addition to assisting 20 swimmers the ‘Dores in the pool. They finished the year at 8-7, earn Division I scholarships. achieving their second-consecutive winning season Organ also served as the senior coach at the for the first time since the program was resurrected in Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club. While in Pensacola, 2006. The Commodores were led by their lone senior the club produced several national qualifiers and Hannah Martin but saw major contributions from the national age group top-16 swimmers. young core that Organ brought to campus the previous Organ enjoyed a highly successful collegiate career, year. The sophomore class was led by Kara Lucenti swimming at the University of North Dakota. While at and Breanna Sapienza. That second year class played UND, Organ was a six-time All-American. Organ also a role in all six school records that were set the pre- earned North Central Conference Swimmer of the Year vious year. Organ also brought in another talented honors in 1995. freshman class led by Johanna Goldblatt who set a Following graduation, Organ stayed with North freshman record in the 50 freestyle. All four freshman Dakota to become Head Assistant Coach from 1996- last season made swims at the SEC Championships. 2000. He helped establish the swimming strength and The ‘Dores opened and closed the SEC Champion- conditioning program, supervising student-athlete’s ships with school records for the second consecutive academic progress and implementing community season. service programs. In 2014-15 Organ and the ‘Dores went 10-9, defeating While working as a coach at UND, Organ also Campbell, WKU, UALR, UWF, UNF, Marshall, Xavier and served as the head coach for the Forks Area Swim Wingate. At the 2015 SEC Championships, Vanderbilt Team. During that time, he garnered North Dakota Age opened and closed the competition breaking a school Group Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and 1999. record. In all, the Commodores broke eight school Organ also has extensive experience in overseeing records in the Auburn Tiger’s pool and finished 12th the growth of several swim programs, including the with 173 points. In all, five freshman records were set Great Pensacola Aquatic Club, where he nearly dou- during the 2014-15 season. Organ brought in several bled the senior swim program in just two years. Also, talented freshmen that proved to be essential to the while Organ was with the Nashville Aquatic Club, the Commodores success in the freestyle, butterfly, back- program grew from 250 participants in 2002, to over 300 stroke and relay events. swimmers in 2005. To cap off the 2013 season the Commodores broke A native of Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, 14 school records at SECs, only to out-do the feat last Organ is married to the former Margaret Davidson. season setting 15 school marks. Vandy also posted six They have two daughters, Ella and Kathryn Rose, and NCAA B-cuts in the 2014 season SEC Championships, two better than the 2012-13 season. are the proud owners of two dogs, Nash and Napa. During the 2011-12 season, he oversaw his 200 ASSISTANT COACH JENNIFER CAHILL Head coach Jeremy Organ is pleased to welcome Jennifer Cahill as assistant coach for the Vanderbilt swim team. The for- mer three-time Mountain West conference champion joins the Commodore staff after spending the past two years as a gradu- ate assistant at TCU. “Really excited to join this program,” said Cahill. “It is a young program and that is something I am familiar with as a student athlete so I am excited to get to do it on the other side of things. Super thankful for Jeremy and Erin Adkins for giving me this opportunity. Very excited for the future of Vandy swimming and what we can do for the program.” “I am really excited for Jenn to join the program, she is a great compliment to me and the staff,” said Organ. “She has hit the ground running and the girls have responded well to her. Looking forward to having a great season with her on the staff.” During her time at TCU, she helped guide the Horned Frogs to top five finishes at the Big-XII championships the past two years. Last season, the Horned Frogs set five school records and swam to 16 NCAA “B” cut times throughout the year. Cahill graduated from Boise State in 2013 after an illustrious career in the pool for the Broncos. She won three conference championships in the 800 free relay and led the Broncos to three team titles. The three Mountain West team titles were the first three in school history. Cahill held two Boise State records in the 1000 freestyle