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Steve Kuster |
Head Coach of Men's/Women's Swimming & Diving skuster@williams.edu 413-597-4372 |
Steve Kuster was a two-time All-American at the University of
Pennsylvania (where he still holds four varsity records). In
1992, he was a consolation finalist in the 200-meter butterfly at
the US Olympic Trials. After graduating in 1993, he was
selected to the United States National Team and represented the
country at the World University Games.
Prior to his appointment at Williams, Kuster spent three years as
the men’s assistant coach at Harvard University. There
he helped lead the Crimson to three Ivy League titles and an 11th
place finish at the 1998 NCAAs. Kuster also received a
Master’s Degree in Education from Harvard University.
Kuster and his wife Kim reside in Williamstown with their two
young sons, Cole and Tate.
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Dave Polen |
Assistant Coach of Men's/Women's Swimming 413-597-4372 |
Dave Polen has been with the Williams program for eight
years.
Polen gradated from Potsdam [NY] College was raised in Pittsford,
NY, where he received a BS in Mathematics.
Polen was a 3-year letter winner and swam on two SUNYAC
Championship Teams at Potsdam.
As the coach of the Bennington Marauders he developed several New
England Champions across several age groups including one with a
national top 16 time.
Raised n Pittsford, NY, Polen currently resides in Bennington, VT
and teaches math at Mount Anthony Union High School.
His son Jon (12) can be seen around the pool when he is not
playing football, hockey or baseball.
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Kit Koch |
Men's/Women's Diving Coach kitkoch@aol.com 413-597-3255 |
Kit Callahan Koch has been at Williams since 1992.
Koch has been named the National Women's Division III Coach of the
Year three and NESCAC Diving Coach of the Year five times.
Four of Koch's Eph divers have won NCAA titles, including Rachel
Gealy '04 who won the 1-meter event was named NCAA Diver of the
Meet.
When Kit Callahan Koch began at Williams there was one women's
diver and no men's divers on campus. She has elevated the Williams
diving program to national recognition producing 36 All-Americans
and four NCAA champions.
A 1986 graduate of the University of Maine, Koch earned
All-America honors on the three-meter board and Honorable Mention
All-America honors in both the one- and three-meter competitions.
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Nick Stone |
Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving nicholas.stone10@gmail.com |
Nick Stone graduated from Hope College in 2010 with a bachelor of the arts degree in Psychology. He competed at the collegiate level all four years at Hope, where he was a NCAA qualifier and a part of three times Michigan Intercollegiate Athletics Association championship squads.
After Hope, Nick went on to Ithaca College where he earned his Masters of Science in Exercise and Sports studies with a concentration in Sport Psychology.
While at Ithaca Nick was the assistant coach to both the
men’s and women’s teams. In 2012, Nick help lead the
Ithaca men to their first NCAA appearance since 2006, where they
finished with four All-Americans and a 31st place finish. Nick is
very excited to be apart the Williams College Coaching Staff.