Andy Boyce enters his 18th year as head swimming and diving coach at Grand Valley State. Andy joined the staff as an assistant coach in August of 2004 and then became head coach in 2007 after the retirement of Dewey Newsome. Newsome is the only other head coach in the program's history.
Boyce has led the Lakers to new heights since taking over as head coach, evidenced by the breaking of every individual swimming record kept by the program. In addition, GVSU's top-10 performance lists are dominated by student-athletes under Boyce's tutelage and the Lakers have earned 712 All-America honors since the 2007 campaign.
While enjoying outstanding individual success, the Lakers have excelled as a team under Boyce with the Laker men having won 14 GLIAC titles (2005, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) under Boyce and have never finished lower than second in the team standings. In addition, GVSU has 3 National Champions, 2 relays and 1 individual. On top of that, 22 NCAA top 10 finishes, including a program-best, fourth-place finish during the 202-2025 campaign, and five top five finishes. The Laker women have won seven GLIAC titles (2010, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025) under Boyce, while finishing among the top two 11 times. The women also have seven top 10 finishes at the NCAA Championships.
Boyce has mentored seven individuals that have earned GLIAC Men's Swimmer of the Year and seven that have been named GLIAC Men's Freshman of the Year, while seven women have earned the GLIAC Women's Swimmer of the Year honor and five have been named the GLIAC Women's Freshman of the Year.
Grand Valley State has been dominant in dual meet action under Boyce. The men are 119-27 overall, while the women are 124-1-66 for a combined program mark of 243-1-66 (.782).
Boyce has been named the GLIAC Men's Coach of the Year 11 times and the Women's Coach of the Year six times. In addition, Andy has received the CSCAA Award of Excellence after each of his 17 years as head coach.
The Lakers have excelled academically as well, having earned Scholar All-America team plaudits for both the men and women by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America 17 times under his direction.
Prior to arriving at Grand Valley State Boyce served as a graduate assistant coach at Ball State University from August of 2002 through May of 2004. While at Ball State, Andy earned his Master's degree in Sports Management. He also coached high school and several club teams. He was a four-year letter winner for the Cardinals in the pool and a member of the 200 medley and 400 medley relays that established school records during his time in Muncie. Boyce was a two time, all-state selection at Grand Rapids Northview High School where he was named Most Valuable Swimmer three times. Andy was also a three-time all-area honoree.
All-Americans (Men): 403
All-Americans (Women): 332
*Out of a total of 82 GVSU Swimming Records tracked (41 Men, 41 Women), all have been set under Andy BoyceÂ
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Dual Meet Record
2008-2009
Men: 4-2Â Â Â Â Â Women: 6-1
2009-2010
Men: 6-1Â Â Â Â Â Women: 5-3
2010-2011
Men: 7-2Â Â Â Â Â Women: 7-3
2011-2012
Men: 7-3Â Â Â Â Â Women: 8-3
2012-2013
Men: 8-2Â Â Â Â Â Women: 8-3
2013-2014
Men: 6-1Â Â Â Â Â Women: 6-3
2014-2015
Men: 8-2 Â Â Â Â Â Women: 7-1-4
2015-2016
Men: 8-0 Â Â Â Â Women: 8-1Â
2016-2017
Men: 8-1 Â Â Â Â Women: 7-3
2017-2018
Men: 8-3 Â Â Â Â Women: 7-5
2018-2019
Men: 7-2 Â Â Â Â Women: 10-1
2019-2020
Men: 10-1 Â Â Â Women: 10-3
2020-2021
Men: 5-1Â Â Â Â Â Women: 5-1
2021-2022
Men: 6-2Â Â Â Â Â Women: 5-3
2022-2023
Men: 7-3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Women: 10-2
2023-2024
Men: 7-1Â Â Â Â Â Women: 8-0
2024-2025
Men: 7-0Â Â Â Â Women: 7-0
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Totals
  Men: 118-27  Women: 124-1-39
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Combined
242-1-66 (.723)
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NCAA Finishes
2008-2009
Men: 9th      Women: 9th
2009-2010
Men: 4th      Women: 8th
2010-2011
Men: 7th      Women: 9th
2011-2012
Men: 5th      Women: 6th
2012-2013
Men: 11th     Women: 14th
2013-2014
Men: 10th     Women: 10th
2014-2015
Men: 6th      Women: 20th
2015-2016
Men: 7th      Women: 5th
2016-2017
Men: 5th      Women: 11th
2017-2018
Men: 11th      Women: 15th
2018-2019
Men: 5th      Women: 11thÂ
2019-2020
No NCAA Championships
2020-2021
Men: 8th      Women: 5th
2021-2022
Men: 10th      Women: 21st
2022-2023
Men: 6th      Women: 14th
2023-2024
Men: 6th    Women: 16th
2024-2025
Men: 4th      Women: 8th
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GLIAC Finishes
2008-2009
Men: 2nd      Women: 1stÂ
2009-2010
Men: 1st      Women: 2nd
2010-2011
Men: 1st    Women: 2nd
2011-2012
Men: 2nd      Women: 2nd
2012-2013
Men: 2nd      Women: 4th
2013-2014
Men: 2nd      Women: 2nd
2014-2015
Men: 1st      Women: 2nd
2015-2016
Men: 1st      Women: 2nd
2016-2017
Men: 1st      Women: 1st
2017-2018
Men: 1st      Women: 2nd
2018-2019
Men: 1st      Women: 1st
2019-2020
Men: 1st      Women: 3rd
2020-2021
Men: 1st      Women: 1stÂ
2021-2022
Men: 1st      Women: 3rd
2022-2023
Men: 1st      Women: 1st
2023-2024
Men: 1st      Women: 1stÂ
2024-2025
Men: 1st      Women: 1st
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