Caleb Rhodenbaugh

Former SMU standout swimmer Caleb Rhodenbaugh has joined the SMU staff as an assistant coach in July of 2024.

Rhodenbaugh rejoined the Mustangs after spending two seasons as an assistant coach at Drury, helping the men’s program to back-to-back NCAA-II runner-up finishes and a Great Lakes Conference Championship for both the men and the women in 2023. In addition, he assisted in the coaching multiple national champions on both the men’s and women’s side.

During his time as a swimmer with the Mustangs, he set program records in the 100 and 200 breast and won eight AAC Championships. Rhodenbaugh was a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, named all-conference in 11 events and was the 2022 Most Outstanding Swimmer in the AAC. He also posted a US Olympic Trial cut in 2021.

His senior year he won Most Valuable Male Student Athlete for SMU Athletics at the Pony Awards.

Rhodenbaugh is the son of men’s swimming & diving head coach, Greg Rhodenbaugh, who was also a standout swimmer for the Mustangs.