During his career, Maccoll has been accountable for 182 All-America swims from 32 student-athletes and worked with six swimmers that went on to compete in the Olympics, with five earning gold medals at Olympic summer games. Under Maccoll's watch at Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights have achieved nearly 100 times and scores among the school's all-time top 10. In fact, 22 school records have been established during Maccoll's tenure, marking all but one of Rutgers' 22 benchmarks achieved since his arrival.
Since taking over the Rutgers swimming & diving program, Maccoll's Scarlet Knights have continued an upward trend in overall team performance and in reaching the podium at the Big Ten Championships. Over the last eight years, 21 individuals and 13 relay teams have reached top-eight status, including 62 finalists since 2022 and the highest team point total since joining the league at the 2023 championships.
THRU THE YEARS
2018-19
The 2018-19 season was a monumental as the Scarlet Knights captured an undefeated start to the year with six-straight dual meet victories and two invitational crowns. It was all in preparation for championship season, where Rutgers earned its first two swimming medals at the Big Ten Championships since joining the conference in 2014-15 and sending the most swimmers to the NCAA Championships since 2007 with three. Vera Koprivova claimed a pair of bronze medals in the 100 and 200 Back, and Francesca Stoppa earned bronze in the 200 Fly at the Big Ten Championships. The senior pair joined freshman Terka Grusova at the NCAA Championships. By season’s end, the Scarlet Knights combined for 21 new entries into the program’s all-time Top 10 times and scores list.
Four Scarlet Knights represented Rutgers at the NCAA Championship in 2019 with senior Francesca Stoppa leading the group with her fourth career appearance on the national stage. Vera Koprivova, in her second NCAA appearance, was .01 seconds away in the 200 back from becoming Rutgers’ first honorable mention All-American swimmer since 2008 and graduated as the programs’ record holder in the 100 and 200 back, as well as the team’s first two-time Big Ten Championships medalist in those two events. Rachel Byrne was on the boards at NCAAs for a third-straight season and Terka Grusova earned the invitation in her debut collegiate season.
2019-20
The Scarlet Knights continued to break records in the 2019-20 season. Five school records were reset and six new Rutgers Aquatic Center pool records were established as the 18 times or scores were among the all-time top 10. Rutgers had four podium finishes at the Big Ten Championships led by Terka Grusova’s silver medal performance in the 100 back, the highest finish for a Scarlet Knight to date. The Czech Republic native also earned a repeat trip to the NCAA Championships. While the Covid-19 pandemic brought a halt to sports in March, Grusova did land all-america honors in both the 100 and 200 back.
2021-22
Rutgers was back to full strength for 2021-22 and continued to make huge strides in the water. The Scarlet Knights captured their highest Big Ten Championship finish since joining the Big Ten eight years ago and finished 26th at the NCAA Championships, the highest finish for the Scarlet Knights since 2006.
Altogether the Scarlet Knights produced 10 podium finishes at the championships. Seven new Rutgers school records were established and 28 times/scores were recorded among the all-time top 10. Nine NCAA "B" cuts were collected, while six divers were sent to NCAA Zones. On the boards, Rutgers sent two divers to the NCAA Championships with Abigail Knapton producing all-america honors as a finalist on platform and consolation finalist on 3-meter.
2022-23
RU captured its highest point total at the Big Ten Championships since joining the Big Ten and sent NCAA Zone A platform champion Giulia Vittorioso to the NCAA Championships. Altogether the Scarlet Knights produced six podium finishes at the conference championships along with 11 B final competitors and five C final appearances. RU set three new school records in the 100 breast and 200 and 400 medley relays, along with a trio of Rutgers Aquatics Center Pool records in the 50 free, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay. The Scarlet Knights achieved 99 personal bests during the season, 65 event victories, 25 times/scores among the all-time top 10 along with 24 NCAA B cuts/zone scores.
2023-24
The Scarlet Knights finished 32nd at the 2024 NCAA Championships with at least one Scarlet Knight sent to the national champions in each of the last three seasons. At the Big Ten Championships, the 400 medley relay team produced the highest podium finish for a relay squad since joining the league back in 2014, while altogether Rutgers had a record 12 finalists, eight NCAA B cuts, 18 top 24 finishes,13 program top 10 times and 28 personal bests including a school record and podium finish for Tina Celik in the 100 back.
2024-25
Rutgers finished 41st at the NCAA Championships, marking the fourth-straight season the Scarlet Knights were represented on the national stage. RU sent a record four divers, including NCAA Zone Champions and Team USA members Katerina Hoffman on 3M and Bailee Sturgill on platform. At NCAAs, Sephora Ford earned Second Team All-America honors on platform, becoming the sixth Scarlet Knight diver to be named an All-American and the fourth over the last five years. Rutgers also continued to make their mark on the Big Ten Championships with 12 Scarlet Knights advancing to finals and Big Ten All-Freshman Sturgill making the podium on 1M and platform. Molly Urkiel spotlighted the continued success of Scarlet Knight graduate transfers in recent years as she set school records in the 200 breast and 400 IM. Along with Urkiel's times, Rutgers also collected 25 new entries among its all-time top times/scores.
