Men's Swimming & Diving
Graham, Josh
Josh Graham
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jograham@davidson.edu
- Phone:
- 2810
Josh Graham joined the staff of the Davidson swimming & diving programs in the summer of 2012 and immediately made an impact for the Wildcats.
The Wildcats are coming off their best season in the Atlantic 10 in 2015-16. Graham helped lead the women's squad to an impressive third-place finish with the help of 2016 A-10 Most Outstanding Performer Elise Lankiewicz. The two-time honoree went undefeated in three individual events, winning the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle events, while helping four relay squads to gold medals. Lankiewicz set four A-10 records and four school records to be named the Most Outstanding Performer for the second-straight year.
The men also posted their best finish in the conference to date, placing fifth. Burton led the way with scoring in all three individual events, setting a school record in the 100 backstroke, while helping the 400 medley relay team also set a school mark.
Davidson made a splash in its first A-10 Championship in 2015 as the women took home a fourth-place finish, while the men placed sixth. The 2015 A-10 Most Outstanding Performer, Lankiewicz, led the Wildcats with three individual titles in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle and first-place finishes in the 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
In his first season assisted with the development of the team, Graham saw the men’s squad win the 2013 CCSA Championship, headlined by CCSA Male Swimmer of the Year Drew Onken. Dylan Ludwick and Will Fox took home titles in addition to Onken, as did a trio of Davidson relays.
On the women’s side, Meredith Nakano set a new program mark as the squad posted 20 swims that made it to Davidson’s all-time top-10 list. The team swam to a seventh place finish at the CCSA meet, with numerous impressive performances.
Prior to coming to Davidson, Graham served as the lead senior coach at South Eastern Virginia Aquatics (SEVA) in Newport News, Va. At SEVA, Graham worked primarily with swimmers transitioning to the Senior Level. In 2013, his 13 & 14 boys’ squad broke Virginia’s 20-year-old state records in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays for both long and short course. The relays ranked among the top-8 in the nation and earned Graham a position as a Zone Select Team coach with Virginia Swimming.
Graham earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology in 2009 from Penn State, where he was a consistent contributor to the Nittany Lions’ success at the Big Ten Championship Meet at four years. He is a former Virginia state record holder in the 200-yard freestyle – a mark that was later broken by his good friend & teammate, American record holder David Walters. A certified ASCA level-3 coach, Graham hails from Newport News, Va., and started his swimming career at age five.
The Wildcats are coming off their best season in the Atlantic 10 in 2015-16. Graham helped lead the women's squad to an impressive third-place finish with the help of 2016 A-10 Most Outstanding Performer Elise Lankiewicz. The two-time honoree went undefeated in three individual events, winning the 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle events, while helping four relay squads to gold medals. Lankiewicz set four A-10 records and four school records to be named the Most Outstanding Performer for the second-straight year.
The men also posted their best finish in the conference to date, placing fifth. Burton led the way with scoring in all three individual events, setting a school record in the 100 backstroke, while helping the 400 medley relay team also set a school mark.
Davidson made a splash in its first A-10 Championship in 2015 as the women took home a fourth-place finish, while the men placed sixth. The 2015 A-10 Most Outstanding Performer, Lankiewicz, led the Wildcats with three individual titles in the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle and first-place finishes in the 800 freestyle relay, 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
In his first season assisted with the development of the team, Graham saw the men’s squad win the 2013 CCSA Championship, headlined by CCSA Male Swimmer of the Year Drew Onken. Dylan Ludwick and Will Fox took home titles in addition to Onken, as did a trio of Davidson relays.
On the women’s side, Meredith Nakano set a new program mark as the squad posted 20 swims that made it to Davidson’s all-time top-10 list. The team swam to a seventh place finish at the CCSA meet, with numerous impressive performances.
Prior to coming to Davidson, Graham served as the lead senior coach at South Eastern Virginia Aquatics (SEVA) in Newport News, Va. At SEVA, Graham worked primarily with swimmers transitioning to the Senior Level. In 2013, his 13 & 14 boys’ squad broke Virginia’s 20-year-old state records in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays for both long and short course. The relays ranked among the top-8 in the nation and earned Graham a position as a Zone Select Team coach with Virginia Swimming.
Graham earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology in 2009 from Penn State, where he was a consistent contributor to the Nittany Lions’ success at the Big Ten Championship Meet at four years. He is a former Virginia state record holder in the 200-yard freestyle – a mark that was later broken by his good friend & teammate, American record holder David Walters. A certified ASCA level-3 coach, Graham hails from Newport News, Va., and started his swimming career at age five.
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