Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University is announcing a change in the coaching structure for its men's and women's swimming and diving programs with Tracy Menzel, current head women's swimming and diving coach and aquatics director, selected to oversee both programs.

"Each program will maintain its own identity, while sharing coaching resources," said Stevie Baker-Watson DePauw associate vice president for student wellness and Theodore Katula director of athletics and recreational sports. "The 2023-24 season will mark the first time in 50 years that these two programs have formally shared coaches. We did not come to this decision without great thought and care and we believe this is in the best interest of our current student-athletes and the future of the programs."

Adam Cohen, long time head coach of the men's swimming and diving program, was placed on medical leave in November and has been unable to return. "Adam is a valued member of our Team DePauw family and we wish he was with us in Greencastle."

Menzel, who came to DePauw in 2020, has directed the Tigers to back-to-back third-place finishes at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships with program-high point totals each time.

Prior to coming to DePauw, Menzel was an assistant men's and women's coach at her alma mater, Kenyon College. While there, she helped lead the men's and women's teams to four top-three NCAA Division III finishes and over 100 individual all-America performances. Included in that were two Division III Swimmer of the Year honorees, three individual national champions and two national champion relays. 

As a student-athlete at Kenyon, Menzel won two NCAA Division III titles in the 100-yard breaststroke and another as a member of the 200 medley relay and contributed to three NCAA team titles and earned 16 all-America citations while also being an NCAA Woman of the Year finalist.