Nathan Mundt has joined the Iowa swimming program as an assistant coach. The announcement was made today by Head Coach Marc Long.

Mundt was most recently the head men's and women's swimming coach at Western Illinois University. He was named the 2006-07 Mid-Continent Conference Women's Coach of the Year. He coached swimmers to 13 school record setting marks and six athletes to 12 Summit League individual event championships.

A native of Portage, IN, Mundt was a four year letter winner and academic all-conference honoree at the University of Tampa while earning a B.A. in Sport Management. The 2001 graduate led the Spartans to a Southern States Conference championship as a senior while earning all-conference honors in the butterfly and freestyle.

Mundt served as a graduate assistant coach at Valparaiso University from 2003-2005 and was named the interim Head Coach for the 2003-04 season. Mundt also added a M.S. in Sports Administration while at Valparaiso.

"We're excited to add Nathan to our Hawkeye family," Coach Long added. "Nathan's experience as a collegiate athlete, and as a NCAA Division I assistant and head coach will be a valuable addition to the Iowa staff. His enthusiasm and competitive drive will enhance our growing program."

Mundt and his wife, Erika, were married in October 2005.