University of St. Thomas Athletics
Men's Swimming & Diving
Bos, Matt
Matt Bos
- Title:
- Head Coach
- Email:
- matt.bos@stthomas.edu
- Phone:
- 651-962-5950
Matt Bos joined St. Thomas in march 2024. This will be his first season with the Tommies.
Matt Bos brings over 20 years of coaching experience from the NCAA Division I and II levels to St. Thomas after being announced as the Tommie Swimming & Diving head coach in March 2024. He previously built Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) into a Summit League power and began the swim & dive programs at Concordia-St. Paul.
In addition to his two seasons at CSP, where he launched the Golden Bears inaugural swim and dive programs in 2020, Bos spent eight years at IUPUI. From 2011 to 2019, Bos transformed the Jaguars from bottom dweller to perennial power in the Summit League and was named the conference's Women's Coach of the Year in 2013. Additionally, he led the IUPUI women to a 26th place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships, the highest finish ever for a Summit League women's program in the history of the event. He also coached 70 Academic All-League selections during his tenure.
Prior to his time at IUPUI, Bos served as the head men's and women's swimming coach at his alma matter, Eastern Illinois. In three seasons with the Panthers, Bos' swimmers broke 37 program records, while 33 earned All-Conference honors at the Summit League Championships. Additionally, Bos coached the 2009 Summit League Newcomer of the Year, Ken Tiltges, and helped the men's team earn three consecutive top-3 finishes at the conference meet. Outside the pool, Bos' teams were nationally recognized for their academic performances and his 2008 recruit class earned a top-25 national ranking.
In addition to his college coaching experience, Bos was the Director and Head Coach of the San Antonio Wave (2005-08), Wanganui New Zealand Swimming (2004-05) and Swordfish Swim Team (2003-04) out of Skokie, Illinois. He also served as an assistant at Trinity (TX) University and Eastern Illinois from 2000-03. He swam for the Panthers from 1996-2000 and received both his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Sports Management from the university.
Matt Bos brings over 20 years of coaching experience from the NCAA Division I and II levels to St. Thomas after being announced as the Tommie Swimming & Diving head coach in March 2024. He previously built Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) into a Summit League power and began the swim & dive programs at Concordia-St. Paul.
In addition to his two seasons at CSP, where he launched the Golden Bears inaugural swim and dive programs in 2020, Bos spent eight years at IUPUI. From 2011 to 2019, Bos transformed the Jaguars from bottom dweller to perennial power in the Summit League and was named the conference's Women's Coach of the Year in 2013. Additionally, he led the IUPUI women to a 26th place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships, the highest finish ever for a Summit League women's program in the history of the event. He also coached 70 Academic All-League selections during his tenure.
Prior to his time at IUPUI, Bos served as the head men's and women's swimming coach at his alma matter, Eastern Illinois. In three seasons with the Panthers, Bos' swimmers broke 37 program records, while 33 earned All-Conference honors at the Summit League Championships. Additionally, Bos coached the 2009 Summit League Newcomer of the Year, Ken Tiltges, and helped the men's team earn three consecutive top-3 finishes at the conference meet. Outside the pool, Bos' teams were nationally recognized for their academic performances and his 2008 recruit class earned a top-25 national ranking.
In addition to his college coaching experience, Bos was the Director and Head Coach of the San Antonio Wave (2005-08), Wanganui New Zealand Swimming (2004-05) and Swordfish Swim Team (2003-04) out of Skokie, Illinois. He also served as an assistant at Trinity (TX) University and Eastern Illinois from 2000-03. He swam for the Panthers from 1996-2000 and received both his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Master of Science in Sports Management from the university.
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