Ginder Joins SMU As Assistant Coach

DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Women’s Swimming and Diving introduced the hiring of Lisa Ginder as Assistant Coach on Friday.

Ginder joined the Mustangs after serving seven years at Colorado State Swimming and Diving. She spent 4 years because the Rams’ assistant coach earlier than getting promoted to affiliate head coach in 2023.

“Coach Lisa Ginder is a proven recruiter, developer, and leader. Her understanding of building relationships, developing athletes, and creating a championship culture makes her an incredible addition to SMU Women’s Swimming & Diving,” stated Head Coach Ozzie Quevedo.

At Colorado State, she was this system’s recruiting coordinator whereas primarily teaching distance IM and freestyle swimmers. Ginder’s distance crew produced a number of All-Mountain West honorees and a Mountain West Championship Most Outstanding Performer in Erin Dawson.

Prior to Colorado State, Ginder spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Fordham University, serving to the Rams end within the prime half of the Atlantic 10 Conference and setting greater than 25 new faculty data. Following the 2017 season, she was awarded the Jean Freeman Scholarship, given yearly to 6 assistant coaches whose contributions have introduced recognition to their program. The scholarship allowed her to attend the CSCAA Convention and Clinic and the CSCAA Coach Academy.

Ginder started her teaching profession as a graduate assistant and recruiting coordinator at Bryant University. In the 2015-16 season, the Bryant males’s group had its greatest efficiency ever on the MAAC Championships, inserting third as a group, gathering 11 medals and breaking all however 5 faculty data.

A 2014 graduate of the University of Denver, Ginder helped the Pioneers win consecutive Sunbelt Conference titles in 2011 and 2012, serving as group captain her senior 12 months. A four-year All-American in highschool, she received the Sunbelt Conference title within the 500-yard freestyle in 2008-09, setting a convention mark which stood for 3 years. She held the DU file 500 free, hitting NCAA ‘B’ marks in that occasion, in addition to the 400 IM and 200 fly.