With one month left before its first meet, the LSU swimming and diving team announced the addition of assistant coach Christopher Ip to the Tigers’ coaching staff. Ip served as the head coach of Clemson’s swimming and diving teams for the past 10 seasons. “I cannot be more excited to add Chris to our coaching staff,” said LSU swimming coach Dave Geyer in a news release. “His experience as a head coach will certainly add a great deal of wisdom and knowledge to our staff, and we look forward to the future with him.” While at Clemson, Ip coached 16 NCAA All-American and Honorable Mention All-American swimmers and sent 14 athletes to Olympic trials. Following the ’11-12 season, Clemson discontinued its swimming and diving program. Prior to his time at Clemson, Ip was the head coach of the Jamaican National Swim Team for the 1994 World Games and won 13 consecutive national championships while presiding over the swimming team at Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce, Fla. “I am extremely excited and honored that Dave and [LSU diving coach Doug Shaffer] have given me the opportunity to work with this prestigious group of LSU swimmers and divers,” Ip said in the release. “I look forward to blending my coaching experiences from the past with the coaching staffs’ philosophy and move this program up in the [Southeastern Conference] and in the national rankings.”
Women’s tennis signs sophomore Oklahoma State transfer
The LSU women’s tennis team announced the signing of Oklahoma State transfer Mary Jeremiah on Wednesday. The sophomore will compete for the Tigers this season. Originally from Atlanta, Jeremiah was rated the No. 17 prospect in the nation by tennisrecruiting.net as a high school senior in 2011. During her single season at Oklahoma State, Jeremiah put together a 20-11 doubles record and an 18-16 singles mark. LSU women’s tennis begins its fall schedule Sept. 21 at the Longhorn Invitational at the University of Texas.
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