Coaching Staff

Head Men's & Women's Swim Coach
hubela01@luther.edu

Office: Regents Center 209
Phone: (563) 387-1578
11th year as head coach.
Has coached six student-athletes who have earned 11 All-America honors and and 14 student-athletes who earned 22 honorable mention All-America honors.
Named Iowa Conference Coach of the Year for both men and women in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
The Norse men have captured eight of nine Iowa Conference championships, while the women have won seven consecutive titles since 2005.
In 2009, the men's team captured its fifth Liberal Arts Championship.
In 2011, the women's team claimed its fifth consecutive Liberal Arts Championships title and sixth in school history, the first coming in 2005. The men have won the Liberal Arts Championship five of the last seven years.
In 2008 the women's team finished 11th at the national championships and the men's team finished 30th.
Joined Luther after two years as head coach at Cumberland College, where he coached 46 NAIA All-Americans.
Earned 12 NCAA Division II All-American honors while competing for the University of South Dakota.

Assistant Coach

Office: Regents Center 14
Phone: (563) 387-1701
2009 graduate University of Connecticut
Earned her degree in Sports Communications and Marketing
Joins Norse staff after serving the past two years as an assistant coach at Nicolet High School, Milwaukee, Wis.
Four-year varsity letter winner at UCONN
Four-year finalist at the Big East Conference Swimming Championships
Holds top-10 times in the 100 and 200 backstroke

Diving Coach

Phone: (319) 472-4300
1961 graduate of Valparaiso University
1964 JD Degree, School of Law, Valparaiso University
13th year at Luther College.
Named Iowa Conference Diving Coach of the Year in 2007.
Named Liberal Arts Championship Diving Coach of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2011.
Has coached 18 Iowa Conference champions, five Liberal Arts champions and five divers who have posted NCAA III national qualifying standards in both 1-meter and 3-meter events.
Since 1958 he has been the Head Diving Coach at Vinton Aquatic Club. During his tenure, he has coached three divers who qualified and participated in USA Diving National Jr. Championships. Has also coahed eight divers who qualified and participated in USA Diving National West Jr. Spring Championships, as well as numerous divers who have placed and won regional championships.
While coaching at Porter County YMCA, Valparaiso, Ind., he coached one national champion in Y National Meet held in Iowa City.
From 1981-87 served as diving coach at Washington High School, Vinton, Iowa.