Dave Parrington — the most decorated diving coach in SEC history, a former Olympian, and the driving force behind Tennessee’s decades-long diving success — is officially retiring.

After 35 years on Rocky Top, Dave is closing the chapter on a legendary coaching career that includes 9 NCAA champions, 47 SEC titles, 16 SEC Coach of the Year honors, and more than 300 divers mentored under his leadership.

We look back on his incredible journey from Zimbabwe to the international stage, explore the legacy he built at Tennessee, and reflect on the moments, relationships, and philosophies that shaped his unmatched career.

From Olympic memories to heartfelt thank-yous, this conversation is a true celebration of a coach who made Rocky Top home.

He’s an NCAA champion, an Olympic finalist, a world champion, a world-record holder, and the fastest swimmer in NCAA history. But for this week, Jordan Crooks is also our guest on the Everything Orange podcast!

Holding every major sprinting record in Tennessee history and having already made a global name for himself, Jordan concluded his collegiate career this last winter as one of the most decorated swimmers to ever set foot on Rocky Top. We look at Jordan’s incredible four-year progression since his arrival from the Cayman Islands and examine the incredible legacy he leaves behind as he moves into the next stage of what has already been a remarkable swimming career.