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Men's Swimming Coach's Contract Not Renewed

Budd Termin

Termin began his career at the helm of the University at Buffalo men’s swimming and diving program in 1987 and just completed his 20th season. He was the longest tenured head coach at Buffalo.

“Budd Termin has given the UB athletic department long and dedicated service and we thank him for all he has done for the men's swimming program,” said Manuel. “I felt that since moving into the Mid-American Conference we have not made sufficient progress towards being a championship program and that the time had come for a change in the coaching leadership. We thank Coach Termin for his efforts and wish him the best.”

Termin came to Buffalo in 1987 and immediately began his mission of turning UB’s Division III men’s swimming and diving program into a respected Division I program. That transition did not take long as the Bulls won the East Coast Conference Championship and the ECAC Championship in their first season of Division I competition in 1991-92, with swimmer Kyle Depold earning ECAC and East Coast Conference Swimmer of the Year honors. Depold was also the first individual athlete to compete at the NCAA Division I National Championships that year.

However, the team never seemed to find its stride since joining the Mid-American Conference in 1998. The Bulls finished last at the MAC Championships in five of the last six seasons.

Termin finished his career at UB with a 122-90 dual meet record.

In his 20-year career, Termin coached six athletes to seven conference Swimmers of the Year awards, and his teams won seven conference championship titles. Termin was recognized with conference Coach of the Year honors on five different occasions, and he earned the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Outstanding Coaching Achievement Award three times, most recently in 2000 - the same year he earned his 100th win as head coach at UB. Termin coached every swimmer listed in the UB record book, and he had swimmers qualify for the Olympic Trials, the NCAA Division I Swimming Championships and the USA Swimming National Championships.

Termin’s teams excelled in the classroom, earning the NCAA All-Academic Team Award for eight consecutive years from 1992-1999. Additionally, in the 1993 fall semester and in the 1995 spring semester, the Bulls posted the highest team grade point average out of all NCAA Division I men’s swimming and diving teams. Since the Bulls joined the Division I swimming ranks in 1991, UB has made the College Swim Coaches Association of America’s (CSCAA) list of top academic teams in all but just two semesters.

Termin’s unique methods of coaching extended from the pool into the academic realm where he has become an internationally-recognized researcher while working with Dr. David Pendergast, professor of physiology and biophysics at UB. Termin’s research on the biomechanics of swimming and the development of a patented training system led to him being honored with the prestigious State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service in May of 2001. Termin was the first coach to receive the award, which provides “SUNY-wide recognition for superlative performance and outstanding achievement by professional service employees.” He has authored 17 different publications on swimming techniques. He also was part of the design team that developed the TYR swimming suit that was used by swimmers at the Athens Olympic Games.

During his tenure, Termin was also able to secure a gift-in-kind for a state-of-the-art ultraviolet water purification system in the Alumni Arena natatorium and was instrumental in helping to establish NCAA legistlation as it relates to out of season conditioning for NCAA swimmers.