Todd DeSorbo Named U.S. Women’s Head Coach for 2022 FINA World Championships

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia swimming and diving head coach Todd DeSorbo was named the U.S. women’s swim head coach for the 2022 FINA World Championships, USA Swimming announced on Monday (February 14).

DeSorbo joins Anthony Nesty as the head coaches of for the U.S. women’s and men’s swim teams, respectively, competing at the 2022 FINA World Championships. The competition will take place June 18-July 3, 2022, in Budapest, Hungary.

“Todd and Anthony are both incredibly accomplished and successful coaches, but also very thoughtful and supportive individuals,” USA Swimming National Team Managing Director Lindsay Mintenko said. “As assistant coaches at the Olympic Games in Tokyo last summer, they really connected with the athletes who showed them a lot of respect and excelled under their coaching philosophies. I look forward to seeing how these two will help lead our team to success in Budapest.”

Both Nesty and DeSorbo served as assistant coaches with the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, helping the U.S. to 11 gold, 10 silver, nine bronze and 30 total medals.

DeSorbo led the U.S. women’s team—which consisted of four current University of Virginia swimmers—to 18 total medals in Tokyo. Domestically, DeSorbo led the University of Virginia women’s swimming & diving program to its first NCAA title in 2021 and currently has five U.S. National Team women training at his program, more than any other school’s student-athlete representation on the 2021-22 U.S. National Team.

This will be the second time that Budapest has hosted the FINA World Championships after the city previously hosted the competition in 2017. This meet will be the first international long-course meter meet since the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and will be the second senior-level international team trip for the U.S. in the Paris 2024 quadrennial.