University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee Relieves John Trembley of Duties
January 03, 2012 | Men's Swimming & Diving
Jan. 3, 2012
University of Tennessee Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Dave Hart announced Tuesday that head men's swimming and diving coach John Trembley has been relieved of his duties. Assistant coach Lars Jorgensen will serve as the interim head coach for the program for the remainder of the season.
Trembley was in his 23rd season as the head coach for the men's swimming and diving program and has served in that capacity since 1988. A 1975 graduate of UT who competed in swimming, Trembley served five years as an assistant for the Tennessee program from 1975-79 before assuming head coaching duties at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania from 1980-88.
Jorgensen, who is a 1994 graduate and a former swimmer at UT, is in his second season with the Tennessee program after arriving at UT in August 2010 as an interim assistant before being promoted to full-time in 2011, assuming the position previously held by the late Joe Hendee. Before arriving in Knoxville, he served for six years as the head coach at Toledo and five years as an assistant coach and associate head coach at LSU.
