Washington University in St. Louis

Jim Halliburton was named the swimming and diving assistant coach on September 1, 2022.

Halliburton spent 21 years as the head coach at St. Louis University and brings a tremendous amount of experience to the Bears. He built a record of 582-188-1 (.756) at SLU, ranking fourth all-time on the NCAA Division I victories list. He has also been the Head Coach of Flyers Aquatic Swim team since 2011.
 
In his time at SLU, Halliburton turned the squad around, mentoring a women's team that was 2-40 from 1998-2001 that then went unbeaten in dual-meet competition for three straight seasons, notching 60 consecutive victories.
 
The SLU women have posted a 308-98-1 record under Halliburton's guidance while the men have gone 274-90. Swimmers at SLU set school records in all 21 events and broken school records on 491 occasions. Additionally, the Billikens have captured 20 individual conference championships, five relays championships and posted 28 NCAA B cuts during Halliburton's tenure.

From 1982 to 2011, Halliburton was the Head Swim Coach and Aquatics Director for the Rockwood School District where he taught and coached the aquatic sports teams for Eureka High School and Marquette High School. He was named Region 8 Coach of the Year a record seven times and coached Marquette High School to three state swimming and diving titles. Additionally, Halliburton coached the Rockwood Swim Club to the 18 and Under National Title in 1999.
 
In 2009, Halliburton was inducted to the Missouri Athletic Club Hall of Fame for his age group and high school coaching achievements. That same year, he was the 11^th swimmer inducted into the Ozark Swimming Hall of Fame for his swimming career. Finally, in 2018, he was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield for his college coaching achievements.
 
A Ladue native, Halliburton won eight state titles during his swimming career and is still the lone Missouri high school swimmer to go undefeated. His 100 butterfly state record survived for 13 years and his 200 freestyle state record remained unbroken for 19 years.
 
Halliburton went on to swim at Indiana University where he was a four-time All-American and seven-time Big Ten champion. He was the No. 1 100 butterfly swimmer in the world, twice, and was a member of the USA national team from 1978-82, captaining the team in 1982. Additionally, Halliburton has competed in U.S. Masters Swimming, winning 14 gold medals at the 2010 St. Louis Senior Olympics.
 
Halliburton holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and psychology from Indiana University.

Updated July 2025