George Kennedy, the longtime head coach of the Johns Hopkins men’s and women’s swimming teams, announced today that he will retire at the end of the season. Just the third coach in the last 48 years, Kennedy will step down on June 30 after 31 years at the helm of the highly successful programs.
“George Kennedy is the best swimming coach in the nation and has been recognized by his peers as the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year seven times,” said Director of Athletics Tom Calder. “He will be sorely missed by everyone in the Johns Hopkins University Athletics Department and also by all those who have been fortunate to get to know him on a personal basis. I wish George and his wife, Helen, all the best as they finally get to do some things they have put aside for so many years and I look forward to seeing him at future JHU events.”
Kennedy won 373 dual meets and 24 conference titles and has coached 29 national champions and more than 1,400 All-Americans. Under his leadership, Hopkins has maintained its place as one of the most dominant programs in the nation. At the NCAA Championships, the Blue Jays have finished in the top-10 an impressive 46 times, including 19 top-five finishes. Kennedy was also a part of the 28 consecutive conference titles won by the men’s team from 1971 through 1998. At the time, that streak was tied for the third-longest in any sport in Division III history.
“This is an emotional and difficult decision,” Kennedy said. “While there is never a good time for such an announcement, I know that this is the right time. Frank Comfort (head coach from 1968-77) and Tim Welsh (1977-85) set the bar extremely high, and we worked hard to attract the best and brightest swimmers to Johns Hopkins. This is the best job in the country and the relationships I have developed with the athletes, fellow coaches, our staff and all of the administrators were the best part of my time at Johns Hopkins.”
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