Ohio University Head Women’s Swimming & Diving Coach Mason Norman has signed a four year contract extension that would have him leading the Bobcats through the 2029-2030 season. That new agreement also comes with a significant pay raise.
His previous four year deal, which began in 2022, paid him $88,585 per year in base salary. That number will now jump to $110,000 per year, which is a 24.2% annual jump over his previous agreement.
Norman’s Base Salary History
- 2018-2022: $83,532
- 2022-2026: $88,585
- 2026-3020: $110,000
The rest of Norman’s 2022 agreement remains in tact, including undisclosed athletic, academic, and administrative bonuses that can earn him up to a 20% bonus on his base salary.
The Ohio University women’s swimming & diving team has won 11 Mid-American Conference Titles, though their most recent was in 2011. Akron has been the dominant team over the last decade-plus, winning 12 consecutive titles.
The Ohio women have remained one of the conference’s best teams, however. In 2017, the season before Norman took over, the Bobcats finished 5th out of 8 teams. They slid to 7th in 2018 and never finished higher than 4th place through Norman’s first contract.
In recent years, however, they have risen toward the top of the table, including back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2025 (89 points behind Akron) and 2026 (212 points behind Akron) as the conference expanded to 9 teams.
The team is 2-1 in dual meets this season, splitting with University of Miami (loss) and North Florida (win) in a season-opening tri meet. last weekend, they trampled Illinois State 293-57, and their next meet comes next weekend against Marshall.
Senior Zita Szoke from Serbia was an NCAA qualifier last season in the 50, 100, and 200 yard freestyles, and has already established herself as arguably the conference’s best swimmer this season. She has not lost a race, individual or relay, yet this season.
