After 37 seasons at SMU, head women’s swimming coach Steve Collins has announced his retirement.
SMU enjoyed much success under Collins’ leadership including 17 conference championships and 35 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championship appearances in 37 years. He guided the team to 15 top-10 finishes with nine of those also being top-5.
“SMU Swimming and Diving owes so much to Steve Collins,” athletic director Rick Hart said. “He has established a championship tradition and culture here on the Hilltop and has shaped the lives of hundreds of student-athletes.”
Of those student athletes, 59 of them combined for 239 All-America honors and 373 individual conference championships.