University of Wyoming Women's Swimming & Diving
University of Wyoming fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 40 players, above the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $1,119,977, above the median of $830k — $27,999 per roster spot, lower half of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26, that is 10 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (92 of 197 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 995, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,734,237 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $13,195 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster40 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 10 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$1,119,977 for the year
- Operating expenses$140,809 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$27,999 division median $29,970
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,734,237 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$13,195 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$267,499 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Denniston head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Jonathan Reeder | Assistant Coach / Men's Recruiting Coordinator | On file · sign in |
| Mark Murdock | Head Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Sydney Buckley-Murdock | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kellen Chadderdon | Assistant Coach / Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,811 197 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's swimming & diving recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,119,977 $27,999 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,734,237
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $267,499
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,938 in-state · $22,718 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 25 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Wyoming
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Swimming & Diving programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Division I · Pac-12 Conference | 57 | 24 | $1.2M | 998 | 90% | |
| University of Northern Colorado Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 78 | 29 | $928k | 983 | 86% | |
| Colorado School of Mines Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference | 109 | 19 | $221k | — | 60% | |
| University of Denver Division I · Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 117 | 30 | $1.6M | 995 | 71% |
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Mountain West Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii, Manoa room for 1 | 29 | $1.4M | $47,792 | 997 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Reno room for 6 | 24 | $1.2M | $47,942 | 994 | vs | |
| University of Wyoming 10 over cap | 40 | $1.1M | $27,999 | 990 | vs | |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2 over cap | 32 | $1.1M | $33,414 | 989 | vs | |
| University of California, Davis 10 over cap | 40 | $1M | $25,765 | 997 | vs | |
| San Jose State University room for 8 | 22 | $969k | $44,056 | 1000 | vs | |
| University of New Mexico 2 over cap | 32 | $944k | $29,500 | 980 | vs | |
| Grand Canyon University room for 2 | 28 | $872k | $31,154 | 993 | vs | |
| U.S. Air Force Academy | — | — | — | 996 | vs |
Every Mountain West Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked