[2] The Vols host their swim meets in the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center which was newly built in 2008.

In only his second year as head coach Bussard won the school's first SEC title for men's swimming & diving and would go on to compete in the NCAA tournament.

During that ten-year span Tennessee earned five straight 800-freestyle relay titles and won the 400 medley crown nine out of 11 times.

[8] At the start of the championship meet the Vols jumped out to a 24-point lead on the first day of competition and would continue on winning the title.

When Bussard retired in 1988 he finished with a 252-20 overall record and a .926 winning percentage making him the winningest swimming and diving coach in Tennessee history.