Wyatt Collins Promoted to Associate Head Coach at University of Texas
Wyatt Collins, who served as assistant coach for the Texas men’s swimming and diving program the last five seasons, was promoted to associate head coach, head coach Eddie Reese announced on Monday.
“Wyatt is an exceptional person and that makes him an exceptional coach,” Reese said. “His knowledge of the sport is, for somebody his age, amazing. He loves it. He has great connection with the student-athletes and is really good at reading body language. Wyatt gets along great with the recruits and knows how to connect with them, so we get a lot of great talent that way.”
In his seven years on UT’s staff, five as an assistant and two as a volunteer coach, Collins has been an integral part of the Longhorns success. In those seven seasons, Texas has won five national championships and was the runnerup in the other two. The Longhorns have swept all seven Big 12 Conference Championships during that time as well.
“I am extremely thankful to Eddie Reese, Chris Del Conte and Sarah Baumgartner for this incredible honor and opportunity,” Collins said. “The University of Texas occupies a special place in my heart and I am honored to be able to continue serving this world class institution and the student-athletes within it.”
During the 2020-2021 campaign, Collins helped coach the Longhorns to national titles in the 800 freestyle relay and the 400 medley relay at the NCAA Championships. Along the way to Texas’ 15th national team championship, 14 Longhorns also earned individual All-America honors. Collins also helped Texas win its unprecedented 25th-consecutive Big 12 Conference title last season.
Prior to launching his coaching career, Collins swam two seasons at Boston University (2008-2010) before transferring to Texas and competing for one season with the Longhorns (2011-12). A two-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll at UT, Collins earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Texas in 2013.
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