BALTIMORE, MD – Longtime Johns Hopkins water polo head coach Ted Bresnahan is stepping down after 27 seasons at Homewood. A national search for his replacement will begin immediately. Max Schlegel, an assistant for the Blue Jays the last three years, will lead the program during the search process.  
 
"I had so many great years at Johns Hopkins, but it's time for me to turn the program over to someone who has the energy to run the it the way our players deserve'" said Bresnahan. "While I will miss being poolside, I know the Blue Jays will continue to do great things."
 
Bresnahan coached the Blue Jays for all but three of the program's varsity seasons. He took over as the program's fourth head coach in 1991 and turned Hopkins into one of the premier Division III water polo programs in the nation. Bresnahan led JHU to a 414-389 (.515) record, while competing primarily against Division I competition, and he is just the fifth head coach in any sport in Johns Hopkins' history to reach 400 wins.
 
"We are lucky to have had Ted Bresnahan lead our water polo team for nearly three decades," stated Johns Hopkins Director of Athletics and Recreation Alanna Shanahan. "He is synonymous with Hopkins water polo. He turned a fledgling program into a perennial power and we are very thankful for his years of dedicated service."
 
Bresnahan coached 65 Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Americans, including 31 first team selections, a record five national Players of the Year and five CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. JHU has produced at least one All-American in every season since 1996. In addition, two of his players have been inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame. Bresnahan led the Blue Jays to a record 17 Collegiate Water Polo Association Division III Championships and six times Hopkins has been ranked number one in the nation in the season's final poll. He was named the ACWPC National Coach of the Year in 2005, 2008 and 2015.