@SIU_SwimDive 2018-19 378 All-American Performances | 410 All-Conference Performances | 313 Scholar-Athlete Selections 1 2018-19 SIUSalukis.com TABLE OF CONTENTS SCHEDULE Schedule .............................................. 2 Men’s History ..............................71-88 Date Opponent Time Quick Facts ......................................... 2 Series Records ............................. 71 Sept 22 CSCAA Open Water 8:00 a.m. Facilities .............................................. 3 All-time results .......................72-79 Sept 29 Intrasquad/Alumni 8 a.m. All-time Letterwinners .........80-82 Oct 6 Mckendree 11 a.m. MEET THE SALUKIS Participation ................................ 83 Oct 20 Illinois/Illinois State (W) 1 p.m. Head Coach Rick Walker ..............5-6 Championships ........................... 83 Oct 20 St. Louis/Missouri S&T/McKendree (M) 1 p.m. Diving Coach Chunhua ‘Joy’ Zhao .....7-8 Athlete Recognition ...............83-88 Nov 15 Missouri Invite All Day Assistant Coach Ivan Sanchez.......... 9 Coach Recognition ..................... 88 Nov 16 Missouri Invite All Day Grad Assistant Till Pallmann ......... 10 Nov 17 Missouri Invite All Day Women’s Roster................................ 11 RECORD BOOK Dec 1 Missouri State 11 a.m. Men’s Roster ..................................... 12 Men’s Record Book .....................90-91 Jan 18 Indiana State (Diving only) 2 p.m. Saluki Women Profiles ...............13-38 Women’s Record Book ...............92-93 Jan 19 Arkansas-Little Rock 1 p.m. Saluki Men Profiles .....................39-55 Men’s Top Times .........................94-95 Jan 26 Indiana State/Ball State 1 p.m. Women’s Top Times ...................96-97 Jan 27 Butler Invite All Day HISTORY 2017-18 Top Times/Scores ............. 98 Feb 2 Evansville 11 a.m. Women’s History .........................56-70 SIU Pool Records ............................. 99 Feb 20 MVC Championships All Day Series Records ............................. 57 Feb 21 MVC Championships All Day All-time Results .....................58-62 Media Services ............................... 100 Feb 22 MVC Championships All Day All-time Letterwinners .........63-64 What is a Saluki? ............................ 101 Feb 23 MVC Championships All Day Participation ................................ 65 March 4 MAC Championships All Day Championships ......................65-66 March 5 MAC Championships All Day Athlete Recognition ...............65-69 March 6 MAC Championships All Day Coach Recognition ..................... 70 March 7 MAC Championships All Day March 14 NCAA Zone Diving All Day 2018-19 QUICK FACTS March 14 CSCAA Nationals All Day March 15 NCAA Zone Diving All Day March 15 CSCAA Nationals All Day GENERAL INFORMATION COACHING STAFF March 16 NCAA Zone Diving All Day City/Zip ....... Carbondale, Illinois/62901 Head Coach: Rick Walker March 16 CSCAA Nationals All Day Founded .............................................1869 Year at SIU ...................................... 32nd March 20 NCAA Championships (W) TBA Enrollment ......................................12,817 Alma Mater ............Texas A&M (1984) March 21 NCAA Championships (W) TBA Nickname .......................................Salukis Office Phone ................. (618) 453-7230 March 22 NCAA Championships (W) TBA School Colors ...........Maroon and White [email protected] March 23 NCAA Championships (W) TBA Pool ..............Edward J. Shea Natatorium Diving Coach: Chunhua “Joy” Zhao March 27 NCAA Championships (M) TBA Affiliation .................... NCAA Division I Year at SIU ....................................... 16th March 28 NCAA Championships (M) TBA Conference ............Missouri Valley Conference (W) Alma Mater ...... Tian-Jin University (‘89) March 29 NCAA Championships (M) TBA ........... Mid-American Conference (M) Office Phone ................. (618) 453-5461 March 30 NCAA Championships (M) TBA Interim President ....Dr. J. Kevin Dorsey E-Mail [email protected] Athletics Director ......................Jerry Kill Assistant Coach: Ivan Sanchez Athletics Phone .............. (618) 453-5311 Year at SIU .............................................1st Ticket Office Phone ....... (618) 453-2000 Alma Mater ...... Southern Illinois (2005) Maroon indicates home meets Office Phone.................... (618) 453-3149 MEDIA INFORMATION E-mail [email protected] All home meets take place at Dr. Edward J. Asst. AD/Media Services ......Tom Weber Shea Natatorium Email [email protected] Office ................................ (618) 453-7235 S&D Contact.................Alex Underwood [email protected] Cell.....................................(330) 354-7514 Website .......................... .SIUSalukis.com Twitter............................@SIU_SwimDive Instagram......................SIUSwimandDive 2 29 Conference Titles | 31 Olympians | 351 Individual Conference Champions @SIU_SwimDive 2018-19 EDWARD J. SHEA NATATORIUM In 1977, Southern Illinois University unveiled one of the nation’s Outlining the pool area lies a water resistant deck spanning 20 top aquatic facilities for recreational and competitive swimming feet wide. and diving; the Southern Illinois University Student Recreational Center Pool. The diving area, located in-between the 25-yard courses, including four one-meter diving boards, three, three-meter diving boards and Since its opening, the Recreation Center Pool has been home to a five-meter diving tower. The diving well has a depth of 16 feet. the Saluki men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, helping train 154 Saluki Missouri Valley champions, 71 All-Americans and The pool is also equipped with the latest in aquatic technology in- 14 Olympians. cluding underwater speakers and three viewing windows to record and analyze the athlete’s underwater stroke performance. A newly Starting in 1994, the Recreation Center Pool became the home site added Colorado Times Electronic Timing System and eight lane for the Missouri Valley Championship. Saluki swimming and diving readout board was installed in 1997 which allows immediate results. teams have taken advantage of the “home pool” edge, capturing Locker rooms adjacent to the pool deck feature walk-in saunas and nine of the 10 team championships. The pool has also hosted distin- allow easy access to the on-site training facility. guished competitions like the National Independent Championship and the Illinois Intercollegiate State meet. Seating for meets includes elevated permanent seating for 400 spectators, with additional bleachers for 200 more individuals. The The Olympic-sized pool, features a 10-lane, 50-meter long course, overlooking seating allows for a spectacular, up-close perspective and two eight-lane, 25-yard short courses. The 770,000 gallon during competition. For championship meets, the seating capacity natatorium is surrounded by a closed gutter filtration system can be expanded to hold up to 3,000 people. which drastically reduces water turbulence helping to increase the swimmers’ speed. 378 All-American Performances | 410 All-Conference Performances | 313 Scholar-Athlete Selections 3 2018-19 SIUSalukis.com 4 29 Conference Titles | 31 Olympians | 351 Individual Conference Champions @SIU_SwimDive 2018-19 Rick WALKER HEAD COACH – 32nd SEASON ALMA MATER - TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY a 14-time member of the USA Swimming Olympic Com- Rick Walker enters his 32nd year as a swimming coach at mittee and a five-year chairman on the USA Swimming Southern Illinois University in 2017-18. He has served as Open Water Committee. He has been on 13 staffs for USA men’s head coach since 1992 and added women’s head Swimming at World Championships. In 2009, he was hon- coaching responsibilities in 2005. ored as the America Continental Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. Walker’s 29th year was a memorable one, as he led the Saluki women’s swimming and diving team to their first Walker was head coach and director for USA Swimming’s Missouri Valley Conference championship since 2007. The Open Water National Team for 12 years and the head Salukis scored 799.50 points to edge out second-place coach for USA Swimming’s development camp for 15 years. Missouri State by just half a point. In spring 2010, Walker coached Kirsten Groome to the During his tenure in Carbondale, Walker has earned 13 NCAA Championships, the first Saluki to advance to the Coach of the Year honors and is a three-time Eastern national stage in 20 years. In the fall, he was honored with Independent Championships Coach of the Year (1993-95), the Adolph Kiefer Safety Commendation award at the an- two-time National Independent Championships Coach of nual United States Aquatic Sports convention for heroically the Year (1996, 97), four-time Missouri Valley Conference saving the life of an Australian swimmer at the 2009 World Coach of the Year (1995, 96, 98, 2002), two-time MVC Swimming Championships in Rome, Italy. Invitational Coach of the Year (2004, 05) and two-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (2012,15). The Kankakee, Ill., native has coached eight Olympians, including three that competed at the 2012 London Games, Walker has won nine conference championships in his 11 World Championship swimmers, three Olympic Trials tenure. He has coached SIU swimmers to 237 individual competitors and one Olympic Sports Festival contestant. and relay conference titles. Under his watch, Walker has coached Saluki swimmers to three MVC Swimmer