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Jordan Taylor Joins Coaching Staff for Utah Swim & Dive
4/13/2023 10:58 AM | Men's Swimming & Diving, Women's Swimming & Diving
Former head coach at Carson-Newman named assistant swim coach
SALT LAKE CITY – University of Utah swimming and diving head coach Jonas Persson has announced the addition of Jordan Taylor to his coaching staff as an assistant coach.
"I'm very fortunate to have an experienced coach like Jordan on the staff," said Persson "He has proven himself as a coach, as a recruiter and as a mentor to swimmers and young people. He made a huge impact at Carson Newman and made the team into a nationally recognized program.
"Having an assistant coach with head coaching experience is very valuable to me as the head coach at Utah and he will be a great sounding board for decisions moving forward. I am very confident that our male and female swimmers will respect him and enjoy being coached by him."
"I am grateful for the opportunity to continue working with the awesome student athletes on the men's and women's swim team here at the University of Utah!" said Taylor. "Head coach Jonas has a great vision for the future of the program and I am excited to be able to assist in making that a reality, alongside an enthusiastic and knowledgeable coaching staff. Since my arrival, the Utah swimmers and staff have made me feel right at home and I know we will continue to accomplish great things together! Go UTES!"
Taylor joins Persson's staff after spending seven seasons as the head coach of the swimming program at Carson-Newman University and during his tenure, he led the program to numerous milestones. The Eagles were nationally ranked each of his seven years there, placed inside the top 10 at the NCAA Championships three times and had over 100 student-athletes achieve All-American status, including more than 50 First-Team All-Americans.
At the conference level, Taylor has coached 19 league champions and finished in the top three at the conference championships in each of his seven seasons. He's also seen 60 of his pupils named Academic All-Americans, one capture the NCAA's Elite 90 Award and won Carson-Newman's Director's Cup in 2018 as the top academic team on campus.
Prior to his time at Carson-Newman, Taylor was the lead coach of the Warrender Baths Club, Scotland's most successful and largest swimming club. He coached a squad consisting of 19 domestic and international swimmers.
Competitively, Taylor garnered Scottish national titles in multiple events. He also swam for the Scottish national team during his career and was ranked the third-best swimmer in Britain in his main events as an age group swimmer. During his time at University of Edinburgh, the school's swimming program won the British university/collegiate team title at the national championship in 2010.
He earned his college degree at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with honors and with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Applied Sports Science.
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