Virginia Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach Todd DeSorbo Today (May 20th), we announced a promotion for . Jake Schramm to associate head coach. Schramm has been a member of DeSorbo's UVA staff since 2022, serving as an assistant coach.
Over the past two seasons, Schramm helped coach the UVA women's program to two NCAA titles, Virginia's third and fourth in a row, and two ACC women's championships.
“This is a well-deserved and earned honor,” DeSorbo said. “Even before Jake returned to the Foos family, he demonstrated leadership qualities that merited this type of recognition. There were several reasons why I hired him two years ago. Number one, he's a great coach and number two, he's a great guy to be around. I've been looking for that combination with the whole staff and he's lived up to that expectation the past two. Jake has been a huge part of our program's success over the years and will continue to strive to be even better as he serves on the Pan Am Team USA staff this fall and continues to make us all better. I'm glad you're doing well.”
Schramm, a Virginia swimming graduate, returns to the Grands after serving as the head swimming and diving coach at Towson since 2015. During his seven years with the Tigers, he led Towson's program and helped it finish near the top of the Colonial Athletic Association rankings. The first men's CAA Championship will be held in 2021. During his tenure at Towson, he led athletes to reduced Olympic Trials berths and NCAA All-America honors, and had swimmers selected to the U.S. national team from 2018 to 2021.
“I'm very grateful to Todd for hiring me two years ago and continuing to give me the opportunity to coach here,” Schramm said. “I studied swimming and coaching in Charlottesville. JJ BeanThe University of Virginia taught me the value of swimming beyond the sport. mark bernardino. It is truly special for me to continue coaching at my alma mater in my hometown with such an amazing coaching staff and special student-athletes. I can't imagine being anywhere else. ”
Schramm, a Charlottesville native, began his coaching career as an assistant coach with Fairview Swim Club and the Virginia Gators. He later became the head coach at Albemarle High School. He began his transition to college coaching in 2013 and served as a volunteer assistant at UVA until being hired by Towson University.
Schramm earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Virginia State in 2008. She was a member of the Cavaliers swimming program while at UVA. He won the varsity letter four times and was a member of his three teams to the ACC Championship.
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