After 20 years with the University of Florida, Head Coach Gregg Troy announced today that he is retiring from collegiate coaching. He will remain on staff of the Gator Swim Club as the high performance coach for athletes aiming to make the Olympics.

“I’ve been fortunate to spend 20 years here at the University of Florida, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to coach so many remarkable and talented Gator athletes,” Troy said. “I’ve experienced countless memorable moments here at Florida, and it’s now time for me to step away from collegiate swimming.”

In his time at Florida, Troy, 67, coached the team to eight Southeastern Conference titles, and coached 47 athletes to the Olympics. Those athletes totaled 23 medals, including 11 gold. Among his most prominent collegiate athletes were Caeleb Dressel, Ryan Lochte, and Elizabeth Beisel.

Lochte recently returned to Florida to resume training with Troy. At the 2017 FINA World Championships, Dressel won seven gold medals to tie Michael Phelps for the most won at a World Championship meet, and at the 2018 NCAA Championships, he became the first man to break :18 in the 50 free, :40 in the 100 free, and :43 in the 100 fly. Beisel retired in 2017.

Additionally, under his guidance, University of Florida athletes won 43 individual national championships, 177 SEC titles and earned 1,145 All-America honors. In 2010, his women’s team won the NCAA national title. But in 2017, the women’s team went scoreless at the NCAA Championship for the first time in program history. The men’s team has won six consecutive SEC championships.

The school released a tribute to his career on Twitter:

? "How amazing of a coach is Gregg Troy? To be able to put this together year in and year out…Coach Gregg Troy deserves so much credit." Thank you, Coach Troy!! ??‍♂️???#GoGators pic.twitter.com/cZodxWXtIa — Gators Swimming & Diving (@GatorsSwimDv) April 25, 2018

Troy is the second SEC head coach to vacate his position this year, with Auburn’s Brett Hawke resigning in March. Notably, Troy signed a contract extension with the school through June 2020 in September of last year.

The table below outlines Troy’s successes with the program over the past two decades.