Colin Zeng Named Headvert Diving Coach

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Mizzou swimming & diving program has employed Colin Zeng as the pinnacle diving coach, head coach Andrew Grevers introduced on Tuesday, June 16.

“Colin is someone I’ve admired throughout his career, dating back to when we recruited him as an athlete. To see his growth from an elite competitor into a rising coach has been exciting, and we are thrilled to welcome him to Mizzou,” Grevers mentioned. “He understands what it takes to compete at the highest levels, but just as importantly, he cares deeply about helping student-athletes reach their potential. I’m confident Colin will elevate our diving program, strengthen our team culture, and help us chase championships together.”

Zeng joins the Tigers, having spent final season as the pinnacle coach for diving at Brown. During his lone season with the Bears, he introduced 5 divers to the NCAA Zone A Championship – three girls and two males. During that span, he additionally led each the lads’s and ladies’s groups to the best end in program historical past on the Ivy League Championships.

Before starting his head teaching profession, Zeng established his roots within the SEC as an assistant diving coach at Tennessee from 2023-25. During his stint in Knoxville, he slowly moved up the ladder, beginning as a volunteer diving coach in 2021 after which as a graduate assistant from 2021-23.

He formally started his teaching profession at Colorado Mesa, the place he was the diving coach from 2020-21. There, he helped propel the crew, because it scored essentially the most diving factors on the 2021 NCAA DII Championships.

As an athlete at Tennessee, Zeng was a three-time NCAA National Champion in 2016, 2018 and 2019 in addition to a 10-time NCAA All-American from 2015-19. In 2018 and 2019, he was named the CSCAA Diver of the Year. In SEC competitors, Zeng received the three-meter and platform occasions in 2019 and was named Diver of the Championships. He was the SEC Diver of the Year in 2018 and 2019.

Zeng graduated from the University of Tennessee with three levels, incomes his bachelor’s diploma in psychology in 2018. He later obtained his first grasp’s diploma in Kinesiology, with a specialization in Sport Psychology & Motor Behavior, in 2019, earlier than finishing his grasp’s in sports activities administration in 2023.

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