Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Hometown:
- Cincinnnati, Ohio
- Year at Mizzou:
- Ninth Season
- Alma Mater:
- SMU, 1984
- Email:
- rhodenbaughg@missouri.edu
In his eight years in Columbia, Rhodenbaugh’s men’s program has recorded the top six NCAA finishes in program history, while the women have the top seven. Additionally, before he arrived at Mizzou, the women’s team had just 13 swimmers earn 32 All-America honors in program history, while the men only had two swimmers claim three All-America accolades. In Rhodenbaugh’s seven seasons at Mizzou, 23 women have earned 124 All-America honors and 23 men have claimed 103 All-America honors.
The Tiger women earned another top 15 finish in 2017-18, as they placed 15th at the NCAA Championships. Over the course of the meet, Mizzou had three individuals earn individual All-America first team honors, two more claim honorable mention accolades and earned honorable mention honors in three relays.
The 2016-17 campaign saw another top 10 finish for the men’s program, as the Tigers finished ninth at the NCAA Championships. The women’s program also turned in a 13th-place finish, the second-highest ever for the team.
The 2015-16 season was arguably the most successful in program history. The year was highlighted by the team’s first-ever individual national title, as Fabian Schwingenschlogl won the 100 breast at the 2016 NCAA Championships. Schwingenschlogl was one of six Mizzou swimmers, three men and three women, to earn first team All-America honors in 2016. Both programs also notched program-best NCAA finishes in 2016, with the men placing eighth and the women 11th.
In 2014-15, Rhodenbaugh led the men’s and women’s programs to then-program-best finishes of 11th and 14th. The men notched five top-seven finishes, earned six individual All-America honors and four honors in relays at NCAAs. On the women’s side, two relays earned All-America first team honors for the first time in program history, including a school record finish of fourth in the 400 medley relay.
Under Rhodenbaugh’s tuteledge, the 2013-14 squads continued their resurgence. The Tiger men placed 16th at NCAAs with a then-program record 95 points and earned four individual All-America first team honors, two individual honorable mention accolades and honorable mention honors in two relays. For the women, freshman Katharine Ross became the first Mizzou freshman swimmer to earn individual All-America honors since 1978.
The 2012-13 Mizzou men’s swimming and diving program placed a program best 14th at the NCAA Championships, a full fi ve spots better than the previous year’s finish of 19th. Along the way, the Tigers produced two first team All-Americans, including the program’s second swimmer to earn the honors, one more honorable mention All-American, and a slew of team records along the way.
Sophomore Sam Tierney placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke to become just Mizzou’s second male first team All-American in program history, and the first since 1979. At the NCAA Championships, the Tiger men also earned All-America honors in a relay for the first time ever, after an 11th-place finish in the 200 medley relay.
In 2011-12, the country took notice of Mizzou’s dramatic improvement. At the NCAA Championships, the men posted a 19th-place finish, Mizzou’s best ever. Bonuchi was the star of the meet, as the Columbia, Mo., native finished second on the platform, fourth on the 3-meter and sixth on the 1-meter dives.
On May, 5, 2010, the next chapter of Missouri men’s and women’s swimming and diving began when highly-touted Arizona assistant Greg Rhodenbaugh was introduced as the head coach of the Missouri Tigers. Regarded as one of the top swimming assistants in the country during his stay with the Wildcats, Rhodenbaugh became the newest head coach of the Tigers, bringing with him years of coaching NCAA and Olympic champions.
Rhodenbaugh spent 11 years as an assistant under legendary swimming coach Frank Busch at Arizona, where he has been the primary coach for the middle distance, stroke and individual medley events. During his tenure as a Wildcat, Rhodenbaugh was a part of the 2008 men’s and women’s national championship teams, and coached many Olympic swimmers, including two-time gold medalist Amanda Beard, Ryan Berube, Ricardo Prado and Lars Frolander. He was a member of the U.S. Swimming National Team staff and traveled with the U.S. National Junior Team to Barcelona in 2000 as a staff member.
In 1988-89, Rhodenbaugh earned his first head coaching gig at his alma mater of Southern Methodist, where he also swam and was a five-time All-American during a senior year where the Mustangs finished fifth at the 1984 national championships. After being an assistant for four years, Rhodenbaugh became the interim coach in 1988 where he was named the Southwest Conference’s Co-Coach of the Year . Some of the accolades that Rhodenbaugh has achieved as an athlete include a conference championship, U.S. Nationals championship, and being named SMU’s team captain in 1984. As a youngster, Rhodenbaugh swam for Busch as a member of the Cincinnati Marlins Swim Club.
Rhodenbaugh and his wife, Lisa, have eight children.
