CHICAGO – Indiana University head swimming coach Ray Looze was named the Big Ten Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, the league office announced on Tuesday.
Looze, who became the first coach in Big Ten history to win both the men's and women's swimming coach of the year honors last season, is the first coach in conference history to repeat as both, as he was named Women's Coach of the Year last week. Looze has now won Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year honors a total of eight times – five for the men and three for the women.