LSU has parted methods with affiliate head swim coach Leah Stancil after three seasons. Her final day with this system was Might 19.
Stancil joined the Tigers for the 2022-2023 season after beforehand being the top coach at Tulane. That was head coach Rick Bishop‘s second season in cost.
Stancil beforehand spent a decade at her alma mater the College of Florida, the place she centered on dash occasions. She additionally had a two yr stint at South Carolina (2006-2008), one yr at NAIA energy SCAD (2005-2006), and one yr as a graduate assistant at Florida (2004-2005).
LSU’s workers nonetheless consists of assistants Lyle Robelot, Brogan Barr, Jon Sakovich, diving coach Drew Livingston, and grad assistants Delaney Crowder and Walker Creedon rounding out the workers.
As an athlete, Stancil (previously Martindale) was a 12-time All-American for the Gators and a member of the Barbados Nationwide Workforce, the place she set a number of nationwide data. She additionally represented her residence coutnry on the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Video games. On the latter in Sydney, she turned the primary Black girl to achieve an Olympic swimming ultimate.
The LSU women and men each completed seventh on the 2025 SEC Championships. That was a spot decrease for the lads and a spot increased for the ladies from the yr prior.
The ladies completed twenty second and the lads nineteenth on the NCAA Championships.
Stancil and her husband Michael have three youngsters; Michael presently works at LSU as a licensed skilled counselor.
