HEAD COACH
STEPHEN JUNGBLUTH

Stephen Jungbluth is in his third season as the head coach of the men's and women's swimming teams at Colgate.

During his two years at the helm of the Raider program, Jungbluth's athletes have achieved 339 personal bests, set 25 varsity records, and established 12 freshman records.

In his first season at Colgate, Jungbluth earned Patriot League Coach of the Year honors after leading the women's team to a second-place finish at the league championship and placing five athletes on the All-Patriot League team. It was the highest finish at a conference meet in the history of the Raider women's swimming and diving program.

The men's squad finished with a 9-5 record, the most wins in 20 seasons. The two teams combined for 180 lifetime best performances over the course of the season, which included 85 percent of the team members recording at least one lifetime best. The men and women combined to break 20 varsity records, with the women's team shattering all five of the relay records, four of which were set the previous season.

Jungbluth attributed his team's success to the student-athletes' positive attitudes, constructive teamwork, and dedication to excellence. He looks forward to even greater success in the near future.

"Right now, I am speaking with some of the top student-athletes in the country who are interested in Colgate, first and foremost for the excellent academic curriculum we can offer," Jungbluth said. "They are also starting to see that we have a serious swimming program, with a clear vision of what we want to accomplish."

During the summer of 2005, Colgate and Jungbluth hosted the annual Total Performance Elite Sprint Camp, the best camp in the country for sprinters. Jungbluth regularly attends the camp in an effort to stay on the cutting edge of swimming and to bring something new back to his collegiate program. His dedication has paid off, as his swimmers consistently finish among the best in the league in the sprint freestyle events.

During his three seasons at the Naval Academy, Jungbluth produced nine Patriot League champions, six Patriot League record-setting performances, two Patriot League Championship Swimmers of the Meet and one team championship. Over his eight-year collegiate coaching career, his swimmers have set 57 varsity school records.

Prior to coaching at Navy, Jungbluth served as an assistant coach and later interim head coach at Amherst College. As an assistant, he helped coach seven New England champions, 10 All-Americans and 13 honorable-mention All-Americans. In addition, the Jeffs broke 41 varsity and/or pool records, and the men's team posted a perfect 10-0 record during the 1995-96 season.

Jungbluth was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at UMass-Amherst. He received the Minuteman Award to recognize his "dedication and hard work beyond what is expected" after serving as a team co-captain during his senior season.

Jungbluth received his bachelor's degree in exercise science from UMass-Amherst in 1994, and added a master's in exercise science in 1997.