Coach Jordan Taylor is entering his seventh season as the head coach of Carson-Newman Men's and Women's Swimming in 2021-22.

After being named head coach for the 2014-2015 campaign, Taylor led the team to receiving its first invitation to the NCAA DII Swimming and Diving Championships in Indianapolis where five of the nine swimmers left the Championships with All-American honors and all nine were named Honorable Mention All-Americans. The Eagles finished the dual meets undefeated with a record of 5-0. Through the duration of the season, school records in 33 events were set at least once. The women’s team finished 15^th in the nation, while the men finished the year in 18th according to the CSCAA pool. In total, the Eagles accumulated 33 All-Conference titles by 11 athletes, five All-Americans and four Honorable Mention All-Americans.

In 2016, the program made history at the BMC Championships at the Rock Hill Aquatic Center in Rock Hill, S.C., where the Eagles finished with 23 All-BMC honors and reset 13 school records.

The following year, the Eagles posted the best finish in program history at the 2017 BMC Championships under Taylor. 

The C-N men finished with a point total of 1036, an improvement of more than 200 points from where they finished the 2016 BMC Championships. They also placed third, two spots higher than last year's team. The women put on a better performance than any of their previous showings at the conference meet, piling up 1126 points to also earn a spot in third place. Over the course of four days, 18 different Eagles earned All-BMC honors in 26 events. 

The team then returned to the NCAA DII National Championships where the Eagles reached All-American status in 12 events with 30 separate honors being bestowed upon 13 student-athletes. The women finished the event with in 17^th place with 87 points, matching the best finish in program history. The men compiled 24 points to finish 26^th.

2018 saw the Eagles earn 38 All-BMC plaudits at the conference championships. Taylor then lead a program-best eight swimmers to the National Championships.

Taylor specializes in the middle distance and stroke specific athletes for Carson-Newman Swimming, training various groups of athletes 10 times per week in the of areas of aerobic/anaerobic capacity and power. 

Taylor comes to Carson-Newman from Edinburgh, Scotland where he was the lead coach of the Warrender Baths Club, Scotland's most successful and largest swimming club. He coached a squad consisting of 19 domestic and international swimmers.

Competitively, Taylor garnered multiple Great Britain national titles in multiple events. He also swam for the Great Britain national team during his career. He was ranked the third-best swimmer in his age group. During his time at University of Edinburgh, the school's swimming program won the national title in 2010. 

He earned his college degree at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with honors and with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Applied Sports Science.