Swimming & Diving Assistant Coach Brennan Morris Named to Loyola Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame

BALTIMORE — UMBC Swimming & Diving assistant coach Brennan Morris has been chosen for induction into the Loyola (Md.) Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2026.

The most embellished swimmer of Loyola’s historical past within the MAAC, Morris was a three-time MAAC Most Outstanding Male Swimmer in 2010, 2011 and 2012. He gained 14 titles throughout that point and held a number of convention information, a pair that also stand in the present day. Morris graduated from Loyola as this system’s record-holder in six particular person occasions—500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, 1,650 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 backstroke and 400 particular person medley—and was on two record-holding relay groups—400 freestyle and 800 freestyle. His MAAC information within the 400 particular person medley and 1,650 freestyle nonetheless stand in the present day. Morris was the primary Loyola swimmer, male or feminine, to realize an NCAA B commonplace qualifying time. He competed at a pair of United States Olympic Trials, swimming on the meets in each 2008 and 2012, and he was fifteenth within the 1,500 freestyle on the 2009 FINA World Championships in Italy.

“We have been spoiled to have Brennan here as a coach these past two seasons and sometimes forget how impressive he was as an athlete,” stated UMBC head coach Matt Donovan. “This is such great news and no one is more deserving of this type of recognition.  Our hats go off to Coach Brennan and all of his fellow inductees.”

The induction ceremony shall be on Saturday, March 14.