Reed Fujan Named Affiliate Headvert Swim Coach

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia swimming & diving head coach Todd DeSorbo introduced the hiring of Reed Fujan as an affiliate head coach.

Fujan was an affiliate head coach at Louisville for the previous three years after serving in the identical function at Alabama for 3 years.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Reed Fujan to our program,” DeSorbo stated. “Reed has built an outstanding reputation at Louisville as both a coach and a recruiter, and his passion for developing elite swimmers is exactly what we look for on our staff. He shares the same values and commitment to excellence that have helped us build this program into what it is today. Our student-athletes are going to benefit tremendously from his experience, and I think he’s going to fit in seamlessly with our culture here at Virginia. We can’t wait to get to work.”

Fujan helped the Cardinals earn 49 All-America honors in his three seasons there. The Cardinal girls have been the staff runners-up within the ACC in his first season, their finest staff end in seven years. The girls completed within the prime eight of the NCAA championships every of his three season with the lads within the prime 15.

Fujan helped the Crimson Tide girls earn their highest end on the NCAA Championships in program historical past in 2022, taking fourth place with a school-record 288 factors, after ending fifth in 2020-21. The women and men mixed to earn 20 medals on the 2021 SEC Championships, together with 10 golds. During Fujan’s first season with the Alabama workers, the Tide loved phenomenal success, qualifying 24 student-athletes for the NCAA Championships, incomes 57 All-America honors, profitable a league-best 9 SEC titles, setting SEC information in 4 occasions, and breaking 23 faculty information over the 5 days of the SEC Championships.

Prior to his stint with Alabama, Fujan, a 2017 Notre Dame graduate, served as a volunteer assistant at Indiana. The Hoosiers received their second consecutive Big Ten Championship and completed third on the NCAA Championships whereas Fujan was a part of the workers. Fujan went on to function head coach of St. John’s University swimming and diving in the course of the 2018-19 season.

Fujan was a student-athlete at Notre Dame, serving as co-captain for the swim staff his senior season. A two-time Academic All-ACC honoree, he earned a level in administration consulting in 2017. A 3-time All-American, he clocked the second-fastest 200 freestyle time in Notre Dame historical past throughout his profession. He earned the Irish’s Most Improved award and the Charles Blanchard award as a sophomore.

A local of Byron, Minn., Fujan was a three-time Minnesota state champion whereas competing for the Rochester Swim Club Orcas. He earned the staff’s most useful award from 2010-13.

“I want to thank Todd DeSorbo and the staff for the opportunity to be part of one of the best programs in the world,” Fujan stated. “From the outside, it’s clear this team knows how to work hard and have fun, and that balance seems to be a big part of their success. I’m excited to get to Charlottesville and get to work. Go Hoos!”