Long-Time Bucknell Head Coach Dan Schinnerer Departs for NCAP
Bucknell head men’s and women’s swim coach Dan Schinnerer stepped down this week after 20 seasons in charge to take a senior coaching position at Nation’s Capital Aquatic Club.
Schinnerer has been at Bucknell since 2006. He’s the longest-tenured coach in the history of the school’s women’s program and second-longest for the men’s (behind hall of famers Dick Russell). Schinnerer went 121-58-1 in women’s dual meets and 100-80 in men’s competition.
Schinnerer led Bucknell teams to seven runner-up finishes at the Patriot League women’s championships and four on the men’s side. He was named conference coach of the year five times – three on the men’s side (2008, 2010 and 2022) and two on the women’s (2013, 2020).
“Twenty years goes by very quickly, and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to be part of Bucknell University and the Bucknell swimming and diving family,” Schinnerer in a team statement. “It is a special place and a special program. Bucknell was very good to my family and me, but at this stage of our lives this new opportunity presented itself, and we believe it will be best for us moving forward. I am thankful for all the people I have had the chance to work with here. I hope I have made a positive difference in people’s lives while helping them learn and grow through sport.”
Bucknell was third at the women’s meet in 2026 and fifth in the men’s championships.
Schinnerer was hired after serving as an assistant coach at Michigan. He swam at Yale.
“I would like to thank and congratulate Coach Schinnerer on a tremendous 20-year run leading the Bison swimming and diving teams,” Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Tim Pavlechko said. “Dan has positively impacted countless student-athletes during his tenure at Bucknell, and while we are saddened to see him depart, we are grateful for everything he has given to Bison Athletics. I wish Dan and his family nothing but success in their next chapter.”
