Cal Swimming & Diving Announces Staff Updates

WSWIM6/22/2026 11:08 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Yanchulis Earns Promotion; Geringer Returns As Coach

BERKELEY – The California swimming & diving crew has made adjustments to its teaching employees as introduced by Director of Swimming & Diving Dave Durden on Monday.
 
Noah Yanchulis has been promoted to Associate Head Coach and Cal alumna Maya Geringer has returned to Berkeley as an assistant coach.
 
“Noah has become an invaluable member of our program,” Durden stated. “He has consistently embraced new responsibilities and played an integral role in helping our student-athletes succeed at both the NCAA Championships and on the international stage. His leadership, technical expertise and commitment to athlete development have had a tremendous impact on our team, and I’m excited to continue working alongside him as we prepare for the LA 2028 Olympic quad.”
 
Yanchulis just lately accomplished his third season with the Golden Bears. Since arriving in Berkeley, he has helped information the lads’s program to 2 NCAA runner-up finishes and 6 particular person and relay nationwide championships. He has additionally performed a key position within the resurgence of the ladies’s program, serving to the Bears earn their highest NCAA end in 5 years with a fourth-place end on the 2026 NCAA Championships. The season was highlighted by freshman Claire Weinstein capturing the NCAA title within the 500-yard freestyle whereas setting a brand new program file.
 
Beyond his collegiate success, Yanchulis served as an assistant coach for Team USA on the 2025 World Championships in Singapore, serving to information American athletes to a profitable efficiency on the worldwide stage.
 
Geringer joined Cal’s teaching employees close to the top of final season following an impressive collegiate profession. She competed for the Golden Bears as a graduate pupil in the course of the 2024-25 season after incomes 4 CSCAA Scholar All-America honors at Ohio State. During her lone season in Berkeley, she earned All-ACC honors and First-Team All-America recognition within the 1,650-yard freestyle with a fifth-place end on the 2025 NCAA Championships in a personal-best time of 15:48.27. She additionally earned Second-Team All-America honors within the 500-yard freestyle after putting 14th.
 
“Maya has already made a tremendous impression on our team,” Durden stated. “She brings great energy, a passion for teaching and a genuine investment in helping our student-athletes grow both in and out of the pool. As a former Golden Bear, she understands the standard of excellence that defines our program, and I’m excited to have her on our staff as we continue building toward LA 2028.”
 
In addition to Yanchulis’ promotion and Geringer’s hiring, Cal will quickly start a nationwide seek for an assistant swimming coach to finish this system’s teaching employees.