Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Intrasquad Meet on September 13, 2025 at 9 a.m.
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Swimming & Diving
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Florida Atlantic University Athletics
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Bubb, Ryan
Ryan Bubb
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- Associate Head Coach
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Ryan Bubb joined the Florida Atlantic University swimming & diving team as an assistant coach in August of 2021. In July of 2024, Bubb was promoted to Associate Head Coach
In his first season as associate head coach in the 2024-25 campaign saw the men's and women's teams swept the midseason Patriot Invitational for the second straight season, with both teams finishing at top of the podium. Bubb oversaw the men in their second Atlantic Sun Championship appearance, where the men's team finished as runners-up and finished the meet with six gold, nine silver, and four bronze for a total of 19 medals. On the women's side in the AAC, Megan Drover-Smith picked up a silver medal while setting a new school record with a time of 1:55.88 in the 200 back. Senior Dolores Margni swam herself to a silver medal in the 200 fly with a time of 1:59.57. In total between the men's and women's teams, 11 new program records were set over the course of the season.
In 2023-24, Bubb helped led the men's and women's teams to a sweep in their midseason Patriot Invitational, with both taking first place in their respective fields. At the conference championships, the men earned third place in their first Atlantic Sun Championship appearances with seven bronze medals. On the women's side in the AAC, they tallied a fifth-place finish with five total medals. Alicia Mora earned a bronze medal on the 1-meter, Dolores Margni took bronze in the 200 fly, and Bry Bellile earned the silver medal in the 200 free. In total, 14 new program records were set over the course of the season.
During the 2022-23 season, Bubb oversaw the men's team in their second consecutive runner-up finish in the CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships.
In his first season with the Owls, Bubb helped guide the FAU men's team to a runner-up finish in the CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships. The Owls took home two major awards from that meet, with Rateb Hussein being named Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet, and Timo Paisley being named Most Outstanding Freshman of the Meet. The men's team also won the George Mason Patriot Invitational for the first time in program history. FAU set nine program records and 12 freshman records throughout the season.
Bubb came to FAU after serving as the founding head coach of the Midland University’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs. As the head coach from 2016-21, Bubb had three teams compete at the NAIA National Swimming & Diving Championships. The men’s and women’s team competed at the NAIA Championships in 2018-19 and the men’s team brought home back-to-back Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Championships in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
During the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons at Midland, the NAIA Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make up for the lost competition this past year, the team competed at the Collegiate Swimming Championships in Fort Pierce, Florida. The men’s team placed third and the women’s team took home fourth.
Bubb led the men’s team to a 10th place showing at the 2019 NAIA National Championships in the team’s second year of existence. In just two seasons, he saw 30 individual qualifiers reach the national tournament on the men’s and women’s side. Bubb also served as the Conference Chair of the swimming division of the KCAC, which started in 2019.
Prior to Midland, Bubb spent two seasons as the head coach at Lincoln Southwest High School (2015-17). At Lincoln Southwest, Bubb’s women’s team earned back-to-back Nebraska State Championships while setting 10 state swimming records (seven individual and three relay). The Silver Hawks were ranked in the top 10 nationally in both of Bubb’s seasons as the head coach. During his year at the school, Bubb was the head age group coach at Heartland Aquatics.
Bubb was a four-year varsity letterman and a part of a four-time Big Ten Championships-winning team at Ohio State University from 2010-14. He left Ohio State with a myriad of top 10 times across numerous events in the program’s all-time record book. As the team captain in 2014, Bubb was also a two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete and two-time Big Ten All-Academic Team choice.
In 2012, Bubb participated at the Olympic Trial Qualifiers in the 200-meter butterfly. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle.
Bubb was a five-time Nebraska State Champion and broke two state records at Lincoln East High School. He was a member of the U18 USA National Team in 2010 that competed in Barcelona, Spain, and finished in third in the 50-meter freestyle at the United States Junior National Championships in 2009.
Bubb graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in art and technology in 2015.
In his first season as associate head coach in the 2024-25 campaign saw the men's and women's teams swept the midseason Patriot Invitational for the second straight season, with both teams finishing at top of the podium. Bubb oversaw the men in their second Atlantic Sun Championship appearance, where the men's team finished as runners-up and finished the meet with six gold, nine silver, and four bronze for a total of 19 medals. On the women's side in the AAC, Megan Drover-Smith picked up a silver medal while setting a new school record with a time of 1:55.88 in the 200 back. Senior Dolores Margni swam herself to a silver medal in the 200 fly with a time of 1:59.57. In total between the men's and women's teams, 11 new program records were set over the course of the season.
In 2023-24, Bubb helped led the men's and women's teams to a sweep in their midseason Patriot Invitational, with both taking first place in their respective fields. At the conference championships, the men earned third place in their first Atlantic Sun Championship appearances with seven bronze medals. On the women's side in the AAC, they tallied a fifth-place finish with five total medals. Alicia Mora earned a bronze medal on the 1-meter, Dolores Margni took bronze in the 200 fly, and Bry Bellile earned the silver medal in the 200 free. In total, 14 new program records were set over the course of the season.
During the 2022-23 season, Bubb oversaw the men's team in their second consecutive runner-up finish in the CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships.
In his first season with the Owls, Bubb helped guide the FAU men's team to a runner-up finish in the CCSA Swimming & Diving Championships. The Owls took home two major awards from that meet, with Rateb Hussein being named Most Outstanding Swimmer of the Meet, and Timo Paisley being named Most Outstanding Freshman of the Meet. The men's team also won the George Mason Patriot Invitational for the first time in program history. FAU set nine program records and 12 freshman records throughout the season.
Bubb came to FAU after serving as the founding head coach of the Midland University’s men’s and women’s swimming & diving programs. As the head coach from 2016-21, Bubb had three teams compete at the NAIA National Swimming & Diving Championships. The men’s and women’s team competed at the NAIA Championships in 2018-19 and the men’s team brought home back-to-back Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Championships in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
During the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons at Midland, the NAIA Championships were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To make up for the lost competition this past year, the team competed at the Collegiate Swimming Championships in Fort Pierce, Florida. The men’s team placed third and the women’s team took home fourth.
Bubb led the men’s team to a 10th place showing at the 2019 NAIA National Championships in the team’s second year of existence. In just two seasons, he saw 30 individual qualifiers reach the national tournament on the men’s and women’s side. Bubb also served as the Conference Chair of the swimming division of the KCAC, which started in 2019.
Prior to Midland, Bubb spent two seasons as the head coach at Lincoln Southwest High School (2015-17). At Lincoln Southwest, Bubb’s women’s team earned back-to-back Nebraska State Championships while setting 10 state swimming records (seven individual and three relay). The Silver Hawks were ranked in the top 10 nationally in both of Bubb’s seasons as the head coach. During his year at the school, Bubb was the head age group coach at Heartland Aquatics.
Bubb was a four-year varsity letterman and a part of a four-time Big Ten Championships-winning team at Ohio State University from 2010-14. He left Ohio State with a myriad of top 10 times across numerous events in the program’s all-time record book. As the team captain in 2014, Bubb was also a two-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete and two-time Big Ten All-Academic Team choice.
In 2012, Bubb participated at the Olympic Trial Qualifiers in the 200-meter butterfly. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Trials in the 50-meter freestyle.
Bubb was a five-time Nebraska State Champion and broke two state records at Lincoln East High School. He was a member of the U18 USA National Team in 2010 that competed in Barcelona, Spain, and finished in third in the 50-meter freestyle at the United States Junior National Championships in 2009.
Bubb graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in art and technology in 2015.
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