New Coach with Fresh Philosophy Leads 2016-17 Swimming & Diving Program

A new era in Toledo women's swimming and diving will emerge in 2016-17, as first-year head coach Jonas Persson aims to lead the Rockets back to the top of the Mid-American Conference.

"I am excited to create my own culture at Toledo," said Persson. "We excel academically but the athletes haven't really been provided with the tools to excel athletically. The culture that I construct will be sustainable in the future of UT swimming and diving."

Persson inherits the UT program after spending the last five years as the head sprint coach at the University of Utah. At Utah, he helped student-athletes break every men's team record and 17 women's team records, as well as helping them set 55 top-10…