USA Swimming national team director ​Frank Busch​ announced on Monday afternoon that ​Carol Capitani ​(University of Texas women's head coach) and ​Whitney Hite ​(Wisconsin head coach) have been named head coaches for the 2017 World University Games. The swimming portion of WUGS will take place from August 20-27 in Taipei City, Taiwan. The lone qualifying event will be the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, which takes place June 27 to July 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana.​
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Both Capitani and Hite have had tremendous success at their respective collegiate programs. Since making the move from the University of Georgia to Austin, Texas, in the spring of 2012, Capitani has led the Longhorns to five consecutive top 15 finishes at the NCAA Championships, including a fifth-place result this year -- their highest finish under Capitani. Under her tutelage, superstar ​Madisyn Cox​ secured multiple top eight finishes at the NCAA Championships in the IM and breaststroke events and a spot on the 2016 Short Course World Championship team as well, where she came home with two bronze medals.

Hite has led the Badgers to success on both the men's and women's side​, finishing consistently in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships since his arrival in Madison in 2011. The Wisconsin women finished 15th at the 2017 NCAA Championships, led by senior distance ace ​Danielle Valley​, who finished seventh in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 1650 freestyle. The Badgers men had a strong showing at the NCAA Championships this year as well -- finishing 18th, led by star seniors ​Matt Hutchins​, ​Brett Pinfold​, and ​Cannon Clifton. ​Their highest individual finish came from Hutchins, who took home fifth place in the 1650.​

Read the full press release from USA Swimming below.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Carol Capitani and Whitney Hite, standout collegiate coaches with extensive international coaching experience, have been selected to lead USA Swimming as head coaches at the 2017 World University Games, National Team Director Frank Busch announced today.
 
Capitani, the women's coach at Texas, will serve as the U.S. women's head coach. Hite, who heads Wisconsin's combined program, will lead the American men.
 
In her fifth year at Texas, Capitani recently led the Longhorns to a fifth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships -- the program's top showing since 2009. She is a two-time Big 12 Conference Coach of the Year.
 
On the international front, Capitani served as an assistant coach for the United States at the 2011 and 2013 World University Games and was the women's head coach at the 2013 Duel in the Pool. Most recently, she was an assistant for the Team USA women at the 2016 FINA World Championships -- 25m.
 
Hite recently completed his sixth season as Wisconsin, where the women placed 15th and the men 18th at the 2017 NCAA Championships. He has led the Badgers to a combined six top-15 NCAA Championships finishes.
 
With USA Swimming, Hite was a men's assistant coach for the 2015 FINA World Championships.
 
The 2017 World University Games will be held in Taipei City, Taiwan, with the swimming competition slated for Aug. 20-27. Team USA's sole qualifying event is the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, which will be held June 27-July 1 in Indianapolis.