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| Peter Solomon | | M&W Swimming & Diving & Director of Natatorium | Memorial Field House
Phone: (802) 443 - 5010
Fax: (802) 443-2073
Email: solomon@middlebury.edu
| | Alma Mater: N.C. State ‘85 | | Years at Midd: 10 | | | | View Full Profile | |
Solomon enters his 10th season as the head coach of the Panther swimming and diving program. As a head coach, Solomon has won 1995, 1999, and 2002 New England Division III Men's and 1996 Women's Swimming Coach of the Year honors. He also earned NESCAC men's coach of the year honors in '05.
Solomon is a past board member, but still actively involved with the College Swim Coaches Association of America. He has served as the past President of the New England Men's Intercollegiate Swimming and Diving Association, and recently became the Chair of the NESCAC Swim Coaches Association.
As an age group swimmer from East Providence, Rhode Island, Solomon finished first and established the record in the 200-yard backstroke at the 1979 Junior National Swimming Championships. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1985 having qualified for the 1980 United States Olympic Trials and for the NCAA Division I National Championships in 1980, 1981, & 1982 where he finished as high as 15th in the 200 backstroke. In 1991, Solomon received K-12 teaching certification in physical education from the University of Rhode Island, and while at the University of Connecticut (1990-93), he earned a master's degree in sports management. He resides in Middlebury with his wife Andrea and their three children.
Assistant Swimming Coaches: Norma Leduc, Tom Buzzell
Having been a collegiate diver and cheerleader at Syracuse University (1977-81) where she earned her B.S.N in nursing, a head diving coach at the University of Vermont, (1985-95), Lisa brings with her a wide assortment of experience to draw upon in her sixth year as the head diving coach at Middlebury College.
Since taking over the helm for diving, Middlebury's divers have gained national prominence. In 2001, a Middlebury diver, Derek Chicarilli ('02) won NCAA Championship titles by taking first place in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events. Consequently, Derek was voted 2001 NCAA Diver-of-the-Meet, and Lisa became the NCAA Diving Coach-of-the-Meet. In 2002, Derek repeated as the NCAA Diver-of-the-Meet, and for the third consecutive year, both Lisa and Derek earned similar honors at the conference level where Derek won both boards at the NESCAC Championships. As a mother of 3 children, Lisa balances her coaching responsibilities with her job as a Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse in Burlington where she and her husband, Scott reside.