University of Iowa All-American Roman Trussov completed his fourth season as an assistant coach with the swimming and diving program during the 2019-20 season.
In 2019-20, Trussov coached four NCAA qualifiers, but the NCAA Championships were cancelled March 12 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. All four swimmers — Hannah Burvill (200 free), Kelsey Drake (200 fly), Anze Fers Erzen (200 back), and Daniel Swanepoel (200 breast) — earned CSCAA All-America honors.
Trussov helped Iowa to a record-breaking season in 2019-20, setting 12 program records (seven women’s, five men’s) and 11 Hawkeyes earned Big Ten Conference weekly recognition. Iowa had success at the Big Ten Championships. Burvill swam to a bronze medal in the 200 free at the CRWC, helping Iowa to a 10th place finish with 430 points — the most for the program since the format changed to 24-place scoring in 2014.
On the men’s side, the Hawkeyes finished the dual season ranked 20th in the final CSCAA rankings before posting its highest Big Ten Championships finish since 2012. Iowa placed sixth with 571 points.
In the classroom, the men’s and women’s teams earned CSCAA Scholar All-America honors. It was the 10th straight year the women’s team has received the honor. The Hawkeyes also had 24 Academic All-Big Ten selections.
During the 2018-19 season — Trussov’s third as an assistant coach — the Hawkeyes had five student-athletes — two men and three women — qualify for the NCAA Championships. The team swam to five school records and posted 64 top-10 times in program history.
Iowa’s men’s team posted a 6-2 dual meet record, while the women’s team swam to six victories. The Hawkeyes finished the season with five Big Ten weekly honors and the program had 11 top-eight finishes at the Big Ten Championships.
In the classroom, 24 Hawkeyes earned Academic All-Big Ten honors, 11 were named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars, and seven were honorable mention CSCAA Scholar Athletes. Senior Ben Colin also became the first Hawkeye to be the Jim McKay Scholarship recipient.
During Trussov’s second season on the coaching staff, Iowa had seven NCAA qualifiers — four men and three women — in 2017-18 and set 11 school records. The Hawkeyes’ 200-free relay — Will Scott, Jack Smith, Matt Kamin, and Joe Myhre — earned honorable-mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, leading Iowa to a 38th place team finish.
The Hawkeye men went 5-1 in dual competition, including posting back-to-back victories over No. 21 Minnesota and at No. 23 Purdue. The Iowa women went 6-3 and the program swam to 69 NCAA qualifying marks with 10 Hawkeyes being honored with weekly Big Ten weekly recognition during the course of the season.
Academically, the Hawkeyes had 24 Academic All-Big Ten selections, nine Big Ten Distinguished Scholars and 12 student-athletes were named CSCAA honorable mention Scholar All-Americans.
During the 2016-17 season, the Hawkeyes broke 15 school records and tallied a top-26 finish at the NCAA Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships. Fueled by first-team All-America performances from breast stroker Emma Sougstad and platform diver Calli Head, Iowa accumulated 26 team points to post its highest finish since 2005.
The Hawkeyes went a combined 13-5 in dual competition — 7-2 for the women, 6-3 for the men — with a roster comprised mainly of underclassmen. Iowa had 56 automatic or provisional NCAA qualifying standards during the season.
Iowa student-athletes shined academically as seven Hawkeyes earned CSCAA Scholar All-America distinction, 23 were Academic All-Big Ten selections, and five were Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.
As a collegian, Trussov was a two-time honorable-mention All-American as a senior, placing 13th in the 200-yard breaststroke and 15th in the 100 breast at the 2016 NCAA Championships. He was an NCAA qualifier in four events in his final Hawkeye go-round. Trussov also was a second-team All-Big Ten selection in 2016 after finishing as the runner-up in the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships.
The Kazakhstan native finished his career as a three-time NCAA qualifier and is the school record holder in the 100 breast (52.17), 200 breast (1:54.57) and as a member of the 200-medley (1:25.53) and 400-medley (3:07.83) relays.
Academically, Trussov was a three-time CSCAA Scholar All-American and was twice named Academic All-Big Ten and as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Prior to joining the Hawkeyes, Trussov ranked in the top 50 in the world in the 50 and 100-meter breaststroke. He claimed gold medals at the RSF International Swimming Competition and the Grand Prix of Greece and was a silver medalist at the Winter Championships of Ukraine.
Trussov graduated from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in management in 2016.