The swimming program at King's has made great strides in recent
years and is expected to take even bigger steps with the
hiring of Alicia Kemnitz as the
program's first-ever full-time coach during the summer of 2005.
With the college's administration making a greater commitment to
the sport by hiring a full-time coach, the future of swimming at
King's College has never looked brighter.
Over the past two years virtually every swimmer in the program
has broken their personal best times with Kemnitz at the helm.
Several swimmers have captured Middle Atlantic Conference championships
over the years. In 1998, Czech Republic native Petr Novak was
named the MAC's outstanding swimmer, while many others have
finished among the top place-winners in the conference meet.
King's swimmers have traditionally excelled in the classroom as
a number of team members have been named to the MAC All-Academic
Team.
King's swimming has been instrumental in bringing the annual
MAC Championships to the Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center,
located just a half-mile from the college campus.
Since the 2004 championship meet, King's swimmers are able
to compete for a conference title just blocks away from campus.
Team members
practice and compete in King's
Pool
in Scandlon Gymnasium and swim in approximately 12 meets during
the season. At the conclusion of the regular season, King's
swimmers then compete in the annual Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. The event is hosted by the Wilkes-Barre Catholic Youth Center
and is located less than a mile from King's College.
Interested in being recruited for King's
Swimming? Click on the following link and fill out the
on-line recruiting form:
Prospective Athletes
Recruiting Form
