Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
Kyrylo Shvets was hired as an Assistant Coach of GW Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams in August of 2023, later promoted to Associate Head Coach in May of 2025 after two A-10 Championship seasons in Foggy Bottom.
"I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve in this new role at GW," said Shvets following his promotion to Associate Head Coach. "This program has a strong tradition of excellence, and I'm excited to continue building on that with our incredible student-athletes and staff. We have big goals ahead, and I'm fully committed to helping this team reach its highest potential - in the pool, in the classroom and as a program united."
In Shvets' two seasons at GW, he has already coached the Buff & Blue to four A-10 Championships, and has helped GW earn 27 individual victories at the conference meets in that time. GW has overhauled its record books since Shvets' arrival, setting 27 new swimming records in just the last two seasons.
"Kyrylo has been an essential part of the GW swimming and diving program," said Rego. "Without Kyrylo, my first year at GW would have been difficult. This promotion is a result of the dedication and hard work he has put into our program!"
Shvets was part of the staff in 2024 that sent GW's largest-ever contingent of three student-athletes to the NCAA Championships and helped produce GW's third-ever CSCAA All-American (Djurdje Matic).
Originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine, Shvets graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with both a bachelor's and master's degree in sports management. During that time, Shvets swam for the Incarnate Word and became a multi-time CCSA conference champion.
Shvets was a dominant swimmer for Incarnate Word between 2015-18. Shvets set multiple CCSA records, including the 500 free conference record. In 2017, Shvets was chosen as the CCSA Swimmer of the Meet.
After college, Shvets became a volunteer assistant coach for Incarnate Word from 2018-2022, where he was eventually promoted to full-time assistant in January 2023. Shvets, who also coached club swimming for Streamline Aquatics from 2018-2023, brings a wealth of both swimming and coaching experience to the team at 22 & G.
