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Women's Swimming
Coaching: The 2009-10 academic year marks Mick Westkott's 38th season at the University of Rhode Island and his 33rd as head coach of the women's team. The Wyomissing, Pa. native stresses that his student-athletes develop an appreciation for the work necessary to fully realize their goals and to understand the process that leads to real growth as a person. The goal of Westkott's training program is to bring out the best in the student-athletes through hard work, commitment and confidence. His teams are routinely honored for their work in the classroom. Both the men's and women's programs were each honored in the Spring of 2008 by the Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) with Academic All-American honors. Westkott takes a very active role in promoting and developing collegiate swimming in the New England area. Among his many community service ventures, Westkott helped organize, coach, and run open water swim events such as the Narrow River Turnaround Swim in Narragansett, R.I.. He also coached a team who participated in the "Save the Bay Swim" on Narragansett Bay. Among his many other accomplishments, Westkott was president of both the men's and the women's New England Intercollegiate Swimming Association. Westkott has been very involved in the many aspects of the swimming community by working at numerous summer swim camps at Brown, Providence and Tennessee. He has also sponsored and directed numerous coaching and swimming clinics that have included some of the top coaches in the world. Westkott's peers have twice selected him New England Coach of the Year. Under his leadership, URI has hosted numerous New England Championships. He is a charter member of the board of directors of the R.I. Hall of Fame, into which he was inducted in 1990. He was also inducted into his alma mater Lycoming's Athletic Hall of Fame in `98 and the Berk's County Aquatics Hall of Fame in `04. Westkott has served as a meet and event coordinator for both the Rhode Island Special Olympics and the 1999, 2001 World Scholar-Athlete Games. updated: 7/2/08 |
Saturday, Nov 14
Women's Swimmingvs Springfield College Kingston, R.I. 1:00 PM
Saturday, Nov 21
Women's Swimmingat Duquesne/Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 12:30 PM
Friday, Dec 4
Women's Swimmingvs Bryant, Holy Cross, Springfield, Providence Kingston, R.I. 5:00 PM
Saturday, Dec 5
Women's Swimmingvs Bryant, Holy Cross, Springfield, Providence Kingston, R.I. 10:00 AM
 HEAD COACH: MICK WESTKOTT
DIVING COACH: LINDSAY MOORE
ASST. COACH: COLIN SHANNAHAN
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