Wellesley Masters Announces New Head Coach
As most of you are already aware, because of my recent career change (moving from the Athletic Department to the Information Services Department here at Wellesley), in September 2010 I will be stepping down as the Head Coach of the Wellesley Masters Swimming program. While I have had a tremendous amount of fun with the program and am incredibly proud of how it’s grown, it’s time to pass the torch to a new Head Coach who I feel confident will continue our tradition of having a great program with challenging workouts.
After months of searching with Head Collegiate Coach Bonnie Dix and a panel of our collegiate swimmers I am happy to announce that Carlos Vega will be taking over my duties as the new Assistant Coach of the Collegiate program and Head Coach of the Masters program!
Carlos swam for Kenyon College were he majored in Economics and went on to earn a Masters from UMass – Amherst in Sport Management. While at Kenyon, Carlos earned 11 All-American honors, was the 2002 National Champion in the 200 Fly, was a member on 4 National Champion relays, and was a member of a National Record holding relay (400 Medley Relay).
Carlos has served as an assistant coach at Amherst College, Kalamazoo College and Case Western. He has also worked for IMG in the golf division as a client service associate, consulting executive and an LPGA international travel coordinator. He has a tremendous understanding of our sport and a keen knowledge of business.
Carlos is currently in the process of moving to the area but will be on deck meeting people and coaching with me during the last week of August. He will start his head coaching duties in September!
Thank you all for an incredibly two years! While I’ll be taking a few months off to let Carlos get settled I do plan on popping in every once in awhile to let all of you kick my butt in the pool!
Best Regards,
Chris
