Ryan Lincicum Named Assistant Swimming and Diving Coach

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Ryan Lincicum, most not too long ago an assistant swimming and diving coach at Towson University, has been named to the Bucknell swimming and diving teaching employees. Lincicum, a three-year captain at Old Dominion, helped Towson earn the Coastal Athletic Association Coaching Staff of the Year honors in his first season as a Division I coach.

“We are very excited to have Ryan joining the staff,” mentioned head coach Dan Schinnerer, who not too long ago introduced he’s stepping down as head coach earlier than the 2026-27 season. “He played an integral role in the highly successful season that the Towson swimming and diving program just completed. Ryan has a strong knowledge of the sport but even more impressive is his commitment to the student-athletes’ welfare and growth. Ryan’s values align with Bucknell and Bucknell Swimming and Diving and he will be a great addition to the team.”

Lincicum earned a Bachelor of Science diploma in Psychology with minors in Exercise Science and Sports Management from Old Dominion in May of 2025. At Old Dominion, Lincicum was a four-time scorer on the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Conference Championships and helped the Monarchs to a fourth-place staff end on the Atlantic Sun Championships in 2023-24.

A local of Burke, Va., and a graduate of Lake Braddock High School, Lincicum was a state qualifier in two occasions and was the Regional champion within the 200 freestyle.

Lincicum started his collegiate teaching profession at Towson shortly after graduating from Old Dominion. In 2025-26, he helped lead Towson’s males’s and girls’s groups to second- and third-place finishes, respectively, on the Coastal Athletic Association Championships. The Tigers broke six college data and completed 22 podium finishes on the CAA Championships. Lincicum coached 4 U.S. Open Qualifiers and one males’s NCAA championship qualifier.  

While at Towson, Lincicum additionally served as an assistant coach for Loyola Blakefield Aquatics the place he coached a observe group of athletes aged 11-14. He launched race technique and assisted the pinnacle coach with observe plans and coaching cycles.

Prior to his function Loyola Blakefield, Lincicum was additionally the pinnacle coach of the Highlands Swim Team in Virginia, the place he coached roughly 250 athletes aged 5-18 and coordinated schedules and participation for greater than 100 households. In 2025, he led the staff to its greatest report since 2019 and helped over 20 swimmers qualify for the NVSL All-Star Meet.

While a student-athlete at Old Dominion, Lincicum was the pinnacle coach of the Burke Station Destroyers the place he coached over 100 swimmers. He coordinated observe plans and schedules, and employed and managed a training employees of three assistants. His staff held a 15-5 report and received three championships throughout his tenure.