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The Bates College swimming program has earned many honors and distinctions under the direction of coach Dana Mulholland since 1988. Mullholland has produced a number of All-America swimmers and divers, team and individual Academic All-Americans, All-New England swimmers and divers, individual and team champions and ECAC Scholar Athlete awards. The team, which has been ranked both regionally and nationally, has also produced athletes who have won the prestigious Bates College Senior Citation and the Lindholm Scholar-Athlete award.
The Bates women’s swimming and diving team placed fifth at the 2003 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championships, while the men took sixth place for the second consecutive year. The women’s team (7-2) will be led by co-captains Catie Hinckley '04 and Libby McConnell '04. Several veterans provide a great nucleus, including Vanessa Williamson '05 and Kara Seaton '05, who both earned All-America honors at the NCAA Division III championship meet. Williamson, a two-time All-America winner in the 200-yard butterfly, set a school and conference record with a time of 2:03.26. She also earned All-America honors in the 100-yard butterfly. Seaton earned All-America honors in the 1- and 3-meter dives. She set a school record in the 1-meter dive after scoring 373.15 points, and the women's team as a whole set an outstanding 15 school records last season.
The men's team (5-4) returns all but two athletes from 2003. Co-captains Todd Bretl '04 and Nate Curll '05 will lead a strong group of Bobcats. Bretl is a sprint specialist while Curll's strongest event is the butterfly. Teammate Erik Baker '06, an NCAA qualifier in diving, is returning as an all-conference selection on both boards. He finished third in the NESCAC Championships with a total of 415.95 points, and is the top returnee in the conference in the 3-meter diving event. Five men's school records were set during the 2002-03 season.
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 The coaching staff is dedicated to providing an opportunity for each student-athlete to pursue excellence in the classroom and in the pool. Head Coach Dana Mulholland, the New England Women’s Division III Coach of the Year in 1991 and 2000, has led the program since 1988. He has served as president and vice president of the New England Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association and is active on regional and national committees. For five years he chaired the All-Academic Committee of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) and was recently appointed CSCAA treasurer. Mulholland has directed the Bates Swim Camp since 1992. Before coming to Bates, he enjoyed a long tenure as a high school and age-group coach.
10-year assistant coach David Bright also serves as assistant director of the Bates Swim Camp. Bright has several years' experience as a high school coach, including his current tenure as head coach of the Lewiston High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams. Kerry Lathrop, one of the top backstrokers in University of Toledo history, is in her fourth year as an assistant. Mike Bartley, an Olympic Trials diver in 1964 and longtime high school coach, has successfully directed the diving program since 1991. The 1999 New England and 2001 NESCAC diving coach of the year, Mike has developed several top divers at Bates, including seven-time All-America Andrew Hastings '02. |
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