Bobby Guntoro‘s new three-year contract to remain the head coach of the swimming & diving team at UNC Wilmington is apparently his first, according to an open records request with the school.
That means the school has given Guntoro some long-term job security, likely in reaction to calls from the numerous high profile programs that have been seeking head coaches and associate head coaches in recent years.
Guntoro’s three year contract will have an escalating base salary, receiving a $5,000 bonus in each year:
- Contract Year 1 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024): $71.835
- Contract Year 2 (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025): $76,835
- Contract Year 3 (April 1, 2025-June 30, 2026): $81,835
These are all substantial raises from the $64,575 that public databases say he was paid in 2022. He also owns and controls camps and clinics to supplement his salary, but otherwise there is no reference in the contract to any bonuses, though an annual performance evaluation can offer increases to his base salary.
If he terminates the contract early, he owes the school $66,835.
The contract includes a clause that if UNCW wins either the men’s or women’s CAA Championship, it automatically renews for three years from June 30 of that year. Given that UNCW swept the conference titles last year, both in dominant fashion, the intent of the contract seems to be to keep Guntoro at his alma mater for a long time.
Last year, the women’s team won by 268.5 points over William and Mary, while the women’s team won by 284 points over Delaware.
Prior to UNCW, Guntoro was an associate head coach at one of the hottest programs in the country, NC State. While that history, coupled UNCW’s success in the pool, has surely attracted the attention of bigger programs, Guntoro has repeatedly made it clear that he has no intentions of leaving his alma mater – and the new contract implies that the school is reciprocating that commitment.
When the going gets tough the weak leave.
Kick Ass Bobby! 4 more CAA’s brother!
Swim coach salaries are a joke.
wow! This is cool
While he’s a coach that produces results, he also has had multiple failures. Why is 15+ people leaving his team? I feel for his current swimmers and hope that a change can come for the team culture as well.
15+ non graduating swimmers are leaving? How do you know this? And where are they all going?
15+ left the team since he took over. None of them transferred except for one. He must have made everyone hate the sport of swimming…
as an ex uncw swimmer, I watched 16 of my non graduating teammates leave in my two years. It’s difficult to maintain high morale in the type of environment that guntoro creates.
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Old CAA just spreading trash
Athletes get used to the way things are run especially through head coaches. Jason Memont drove the program to the ground with his assistant coach hires, demeanor and his zero care for the team. Bobby came in and is trying to take Wilm to the next level. You’re going to lose people with that big change. He’s still getting too recruits we haven’t gotten since the Dave Allen era and it’s going to continue.
Wow. That’s a steal for UNCW. Looking at his base salary, the door is definitely wide open for a big school to come in and recruit him. He can double that salary with lower level power 5 teams easy.
Dude might be one of the most slept-on coaches. Hope his continued success strengthens the program and its interest reach for athletes from other states.
Biggest bang for your buck in NCAA swimming.