Coach Profile
Staff
Ryan Bubb
Ryan Bubb has served as Midland University’s head swimming coach since he was hired to start the programs in 2016. In just two seasons, Bubb has had three teams compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Swimming and Diving Championships, with both the men’s and women’s team competing in 2018-19.
Bubb coached the Midland men’s swimming team to a 10th place finish at the 2019 NAIA National Championships in the team’s second year of existence. In two seasons coaching both the men’s and women’s teams, Bubb has had 18 individual qualifiers reach the national tournament.
Beginning in 2019, Bubb will serve as the Conference Chair of the newly-formed swimming division of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
Prior to coaching at Midland, Bubb coached at Lincoln Southwest High School for two seasons from 2015-17. At Lincoln Southwest, Bubb’s women’s team won back-to-back Nebraska State Championships and set 10 state swimming records (seven individual, three relay) during that stretch. The Silver Hawks were ranked in the Top 10 nationally in both years Bubb was head coach.
During his time with Lincoln Southwest, Bubb also served as the Head Age Group Coach at Heartland Aquatics.
Bubb competed collegiately at Ohio State University from 2010-14, where he was a four-year varsity letterman and four-time Big Ten Championship Team member for the Buckeyes. Bubb, a team captain in 2014, was also a two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten team selection. He ranks in the top 10 in numerous events in the Ohio State all-time record books.
In 2012, Bubb participated in the Olympic Trial Qualifier in the 200-meter Butterfly event. After his collegiate career was completed, Bubb competed in the 2016 Olympic Trial Qualifier in the 50-meter Freestyle event.
In high school, Bubb was a five-time Nebraska State Champion and broke two state records during his career at Lincoln East High School. In 2010, he was a member of the U18 USA National Team that competed in Barcelona, Spain. He also finished in 3rd place in the 50-meter Freestyle event at the United States Junior National Championships in 2009.
Bubb graduated from Ohio State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in Art and Technology.