Men’s and women’s swimming head coach Dan Rhinehart will not return to the program next year, the athletic department announced Monday.
Rhinehart completed his 17th year of coaching both programs this season, as the men’s finished 7th in the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championships last month, while the women’s team placed 11th.
“We want to thank Dan for his service to GW Athletics since 1995 when he first came to GW as an assistant coach on our swimming teams,” Athletic Director Patrick Nero said in a release. “…Dan guided some outstanding student-athletes, and we wish him the best as we look forward to the future for GW swimming and diving.”
In the 16 previous seasons that Rhinehart led the program, the Colonials established 81 school records and 14 A-10 records. He has also coached 74 A-10 champions, eight conference Swimmers of the Year and three student-athletes who competed in the NCAA Championships, while also nabbing the Co-Atlantic 10 Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year award in 2011.
According to the release, the athletic department will undergo a national search for a new head coach.
