Seven-Time Coach of the Year Lerew Retires, Bro Named Head Diving Coach – Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION – After guiding the Texas A&M diving program for 17 seasons, Jay Lerew has retired and assistant coach Jeff Bro might be elevated to move diving coach, Director of Swimming & Diving Blaire Anderson introduced Tuesday afternoon.

“We want to thank Jay Lerew for his many years of success and dedication to Texas A&M and its swimming & diving program,” Anderson stated. “Under his direction, the diving program has produced multiple NCAA Champions, including the school’s first platform champion last weekend, as well as dozens of All-Americans and conference champions. His influence and impact on the swimming & diving program, as well as collegiate diving in general, cannot be overstated.”

Anderson added, “We’re extremely excited to promote Coach Bro to lead our program. This decision reflects our confidence in his leadership and experience, and our firm commitment to maintaining a strong and competitive diving program. We are fully invested in its future and in continuing to compete at a national level.”


A two-time CSCAA National Coach of the Year and seven-time convention coach of the 12 months, Lerew produced A&M’s first males’s and ladies’s NCAA Champions and developed 23 All-Americans in addition to 22 convention particular person champions. Three Aggies have claimed 4 particular person nationwide titles below Lerew’s steerage, together with Jaele Patrick on the 3-meter in 2012, Kurtis Mathews on the 1-meter and 3-meter in 2022, and most just lately Emilio Trevino on platform in 2026.


Bro has been with the Texas A&M program for 3 seasons and has greater than 20 years of high-level, nationwide and worldwide teaching expertise. While at Texas A&M, Bro performed a key function within the improvement a number of SEC medalists and All-America divers.

A former USA Diving National Coach of the Year, Bro developed and guided a number of Junior World medalists and USA National Champions, whereas additionally guiding the G.C. Diving membership in Southlake, Texas, to 4 crew nationwide championships. Bro served as a coach on the U.S. Olympic Diving Team, most just lately on the 2020 Tokyo Games the place he helped information Hailey Hernandez to the 3-meter finals.