ST. LOUIS – Jim Halliburton, who has served as Saint Louis' head swimming & diving coach for the last 21 years, announced today he is resigning his position at SLU to accept a coaching role at Washington University in St. Louis.
 
"We thank Jim for his many years of service to Saint Louis University," Saint Louis Director of Athletics Chris May said. "The swimming and diving program transformed greatly during his 21 years at SLU, and he led the program and student-athletes with grace. We all wish Jim well in his next steps, and we look forward to celebrating him in the near future.
 
"We have already begun the search process for a new head coach and are evaluating candidates from coast to coast," May continued. "Our next head coach will be someone who can execute our strategic objectives and be committed to the student-athlete experience."
 
"First, I want to thank my wife, Joanne, who has always helped me with everything involved away from the pool deck," Halliburton said. "Also, thanks to my daughter and son, Dr. Kaleigh Adrian and Trevor Halliburton, for all the sacrifices they made over the years.
 
"I appreciate all the athletics administrators, all my assistant coaches, coaches of other Billiken teams and athletics support staff members who have helped and supported me during my time at SLU," Halliburton said. "But most of all, thanks to all the student-athletes I have had the pleasure of coaching over the years. I've enjoyed our time together, our friendship and all the great memories we've created."
 
Hired in 2001, Halliburton is the longest-tenured head coach in the history of Saint Louis University athletics. He had a SLU record of 582-188-1 (.756), ranking fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time victories list. The Billiken men posted a 274-90 ledger and the Billiken women were 308-98-1 in his 21 years, and swimmers on both teams set school records in all 21 events.
 
In all, SLU swimmers have broken school records on 491 occasions, claimed 20 individual conference championships, produced five gold-medal relay teams and registered 28 NCAA "B" qualifying times under Halliburton's guidance.
 
Halliburton also coached student-athletes who earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors twice and Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic accolades 39 times.