Florida A&M

FAMU swimming and diving as an NCAA sport can be traced directly to George Ellis. Immediately after graduating and competing for the Rattlers, Ellis took the reigns of the program and took the FAMU Swimming and Diving team to heights unseen. He was the FAMU Swimming & Diving Coach from 1971-2008. Ellis was named National Black Swimming Diving Coach of The Year by (NBSDO), Nationals & Conference Coach of The Year (Multiple Years- NBS, DA, SIAC, MEAC), and was the captain of FAMU’s first swim team (1969-71). As head coach Ellis had an 85% winning percentage against HBCUs.