Depth of influence

Steen's legacy rests not only on his 31 consecutive championships. He has inspired a generation of leaders. These former Kenyon swimmers have coached teams of their own.

Jennifer Luker '78
YMCA swim coach and masters coach, Marblehead, Massachusetts

Tim Bridgham '79
Head coach, Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio; former coaching posts at Ohio State University, Upper Arlington (Ohio) Swim Club, Arlington (Ohio) High School

Gregg Parini '82
Head men's and women's swim coach, Denison University, Granville, Ohio; former coach at Upper Arlington (Ohio) Swim Club, Mount Union College, and East Lansing (Michigan) High School

Barb Stephenson Riazzi '82
Masters swimmer coach, Dayton (Ohio) Area Sharks; former swim coach, Archbishop Alter High School, Kettering, Ohio

Kris Kennard Caldwell '84
Has coached age-group clubs as well as high school, college, summer league, and adult teams

Mary Schwendener Holt '85
Coached at Zionsville (Indiana) Swim Club, Saluki Swim Club (Carbondale, Illinois), and Richmond (Indiana) Swim Club

Mary Beth Atkinson Stephens '86
Head swim coach, Springfield (Illinois) High School

Amy Heasley Williams '88
Former head swim coach at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut; former assistant coach at Kenyon; currently volunteer coach at Mount Vernon (Ohio) YMCA

Barbara Misener '88
Coached at Midnight Sun Swim Team and Lathrop High School swim team in Fairbanks, Alaska

Jon Howell '90
Head men's and women's swim coach, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; previous coaching positions at Clemson University, University of North Carolina, and Kenyon (where he served as interim head coach in 1995-96 while Jim Steen was on sabbatical)

Beth Kremer Silva '90
Co-owner, Hydro-Tiburones Swim Club, Montgomery County, Maryland

John Landreth '92
Head swim coach, Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gwynn Evans Harrison '94
Former head coach at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia; former assistant coach at Kenyon

Beth Belanger '97
Former head coach of the girls' swim team, Wellesley (Massachusetts) High School

Ken Heis '98
Head swim coach, Mason (Ohio) Manta Rays

Erin Detwiler '99
Head men's and women's swimming and diving coach, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pennsylvania; former assistant coach at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Emory University

Katie Varda Schwab '99
Coached youth swim teams in Michigan while attending medical school

Jordan Parker Wildman '00
Head swim coach, Durango (Colorado) High School

Jessen Book '01
Head women's swim coach at Kenyon; former assistant men's swim coach, Ohio State University, former assistant coach at Kenyon

Erica Carroll '01
Former swim coach, Choate Rosemary Hall

Josh White '01
Assistant men's swim coach, University of Michigan; former head swimming and diving coach, Pomona-Pitzer

Michael Bonomo '02
Swim coach, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio

Abby Glennan Brethauer '02
Head men's and women's swim coach, University of Mary Washington; former coaching positions at Hamilton College and Columbia University

Justin Karpinos '03
Head swim coach, University School of Nashville

Fernando Rodriguez '04
Assistant swim coach and recruiting coordinator, College of William and Mary

Russell Hunt '05
Head swim coach, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia; former coach, Colgate University

Mandy Cole '06
Assistant coach for senior national group, YCF Swimming, Orlando, Florida

Marc Christian '08
Assistant swim coach, University of Pennsylvania

Rebecca Sundling '08
Assistant coach, Blue Devil Swim Club, Gurnee, Illinois

Adrienne Amador '09
Assistant swim coach, Mount Vernon (Ohio) High School

Tracy Menzel '09
Head boys' and girls' swim coach, McAllen (Texas) High School

Katie Moore '09
Assistant swim coach, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia; former assistant coach, Mount Union College

Kegan Borland '10
Interim head swim coach, Shady Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (replacing John Landreth '92, who is on sabbatical)

Nathaniel Carruthers '10
Coached for Rally Sport Athletic Club and Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado

Tina Ertel '10
Graduate assistant, University of Delaware swim team

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