Varsity Swimming and Diving

Swimming and diving has been a varsity sport at The Haverford School dating back to 1920. A perennial powerhouse on the main line through the 1940s, '50s, and '60s under the tutelage of legendary coach Joseph D. McQuillen, the Inter-Ac league for swimming was formalized in 1968 with Germantown Academy, Episcopal Academy, William Penn Charter, and Malvern Prep. While Haverford dominated its opponents throughout the early 1900s, with an undefeated season in 1944, the first outright Inter-Ac Championship came in 2017. That year the Fords rewrote the school and pool record board, establishing 16 of 22 records, and posted 17 NISCA All-America swims at the prestigious end of the year meet, Easterns. The Fords' most impressive recent program accomplishment was winning the Inter-Ac League Championship, along with the Easterns Championship, at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season.

Head Coach: Sean Hansen

Sean Hansen joined The Haverford School in 2000 as head swimming coach and aquatics director. He has a coaching record of 107-36 and his program has produced 54 All-America Swimmers and 82 All-America Consideration Swimmers.  He led the Swimming and Diving Program to their first Inter-Ac League Championships in 2017 and 2018.  In 2018 his program won the Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championship for the first time in Haverford School history. Hansen was also the head water polo coach from 2006-09, winning Inter-Ac Championships in 2008 and 2009.

Hansen attended Haverford High School and was a member of the varsity swimming and diving team for four years. A PIAA state qualifier in 1995 and 1996, he was a captain of the Fords Central League Championship team in 1996. Hansen continued his swimming career at Lafayette College, where he was a four-time Patriot League Champion in the 100- and 200-yard Breaststroke, a four-time member of the All-Patriot League, a member of the All-Decade Patriot League Team, and former Record Holder in the 400 IM. Hansen graduated from Lafayette College in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Being a part of the Haverford School swimming and diving team means that you commit yourself to taking the following very seriously.

General Team Expectations:

• Represent our program with class, character, sportsmanship, and pride
• Adhere to the Haverford School Principles of Community
• Give 100%, 100% of the time
• Work hard and have fun. Hate to lose, love to win.
• Support your teammates in and out of the pool.
• Respect yourself, your teammates, your coaches and your school with your words and actions. Be professional and first class all of the time.
• Team first, “Me” second
• Academics first, athletics second
• No quitting

Practice Expectations:

• Show up early, prepared, and ready to work hard
• If you need to miss practice, no problem, you need to contact Coach Hansen
• Do your best to be at all the practices. The more you practice, the better you perform.

Meet and Competition Expectations:

• 100% attendance for all six dual meets, unless excused by coach
• Respect your competitors and practice sportsmanship all the time
• Be punctual for the bus or vans
• Warm up as a team, Race as a team, Warm down as a team
• Always be in team suits, and team uniforms.

Communication:

• You swim for us, your parents do not. Come directly to us, don’t rely on your parents.
• Always communicate with the coaching staff in regards to anything

Nutrition:

Taking Care of yourself and eating appropriately is important to being successful in the pool. Listed below is the information that was discussed with the nutritionist.

The full 2021-22 Swimming and Diving schedule can be found here.

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