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| Madeline Banic Coaching Career | ||
| 2016-19 | Tennessee | Athlete |
| 2020-22 | International | Professional Swimmer |
| 2022-23 | Tennessee | Volunteer Assistant Coach |
| 2023-Present | Missouri | Assistant Coach |
Madeline Banic completed her first season as an assistant coach in 2023-24, having joined the staff last June.
In her first season with the Tigers, Banic oversaw a men's team that finished 27th at NCAAs, and had five athletes garner All-America honors. More specifically, the 200 medley relay team featuring Grant Bochenski, Ty Spillane, Daniel Wilson and Frederik Rindshøj claimed second-team All-American status following their time of 1:23.29 at the national championship. Overall, Missouri sent 11 athletes to the NCAA championship meets.
Banic, a National Champion relay swimmer and 12-time All-America selection spent the 2022-23 as a volunteer assistant coach at her alma mater, Tennessee.
During the 2022-23 campaign, Banic helped lead the Lady Vols to a second-place finish at the Southeastern Conference Championship and a Top 10 placing at the NCAA Women's Championship (eighth). The men's team finished third at the conference meet and seventh at the NCAA Championship. It marked the first time both programs earned Top 10 placings at the NCAA meet in the same season.
She swam professionally at the international level for LA Current (2020), Energy Standard (2021-22) and Tennessee Elite in the International Swimming League, specializing in the butterfly events.
Banic closed out a standout collegiate career in 2019, winning a national championship as a member of the Lady Vols' 200-medley relay squad with a program-record time of 1:34.10. Throughout her decorated career (2015-19), she earned All-America status 12 times was part of Tennessee's 200 free relay lineup that posted finishes of second, third and sixth nationally.
At the SEC Championships, the four-time first team All-SEC honoree accumulated 16 medals, including nine golds. During the 2017 conference championships, Banic won gold in the 50 free with a then-school-record time 21.54, which ranks second in program history. She also ranks fourth in the UT record books in the 100 fly (51.19) and is a member of 12 different relay lineups that rank inside the top 10 for Tennessee.
The Midlothian, Virginia, native earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology from UT in 2019.
