Ian Bishop enters his first season with JCU Swimming & Diving in the 2022-23 academic year.
Bishop joins the staff as a full-time assistant after spending the 2021-22 season as a volunteer assistant at Albion College in Michigan. Bishop helped to run practice for the Britons, as well as providing feedback on strategy, technique, practice, and races. He also served as the head coach at Parkside Middle School and as an assistant coach at Jackson High School last season.Â
A Jackson, Michigan native, Bishop is a 2021 Northern Michigan University graduate, earning his Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education & Physical Education. Bishop began his collegiate career as a sprint freestyler and backstroker at Olivet College before transferring to Northern Michigan following his freshman season. With the Wildcats, Bishop served as a student assistant coach, also appearing in a few meets as a diver. Â
Bishop also has significant camp coaching experience, including at three Wolverine Swim Clinics, Indiana University in 2018, University of Wisconsin in 2018, and NC State in 2019 and 2021. Additionally, he was an assistant coach with Wildcat Aquatics in 2019-2020.Â
