LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Randolph Athletic Department has announced that Lee Lewis and Greg Hofmann have been named co-head coaches of the swimming program.
"The addition of Lee and Greg as co-head coaches for our swimming program is a tremendous opportunity," said Tony Berich, now in his third year as the College's Director of Athletics. "Their coaching experience and knowledge of the swimming community not only in the area, but across the region will provide the program with the resources needed to reach the next level. We couldn't be more excited to have them join our staff and look forward to the future success of WildCat swimming."
Lewis is currently the head boy’s and girl’s swim and dive coach at Brookville High School where he has been since 2009. He has previously coached the Bedford YMCA Barracudas and the Rainbow Forest Marlins. He has numerous coaching accolades to his credit including being a four-time Seminole District Boys Swimming Coach of the Year and two-time for the girls. Lewis is also a four-time Conference 30 boys and girls champion, a two-time Lynchburg The News and Advance All-Area Boys Coach of the Year, and one-time Coach of the Year for the girls.
Lewis is a 1996 graduate of Mary Washington College (now University of Mary Washington) where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He was a co-captain for the Eagles and a 16-time All-Conference award recipient. Lewis led the team to a Capital Athletic Conference title in 1993 and 1996, was the conference champion in the 500 freestyle in 1996, and held team and pool records in the 100 free, 200 medley relay, and the 200/400/800 freestyle relays.
Hofmann is a Health and Physical Education teacher at Heritage High school where he has held that post since 2004. He is currently the head boy’s and girl’s coach at Heritage since 2005 and also has coached the Peakland Otter Summer League team since 2010. Prior to this, Hofmann established the Virginia Gators of Lynchburg swim team. This was a USA swim team that consisted of over 100 swimmers, many of whom went on to swim at the national and collegiate level. Hofmann has been the head coach for six LAL Championships, a coach at Junior Nationals in Tampa, Florida, and VHSL Conference 30 Coach of the year in 2016 and 2017.
Hofmann is a 2003 graduate of Old Dominion University where he swam and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education K-12 Teacher Certification. Last August he earned a Master’s in Educational Leadership Supervision and Administration Pre K-12. He was a member of the ODU swim team from 1999-2002 where he was a Colonial Athletic Association finalist in 2002.
Lee and Greg have been close friends their entire life and are eager to build a successful program at Randolph. Both coaches are excited to work together and know their swimming and coaching backgrounds are sure to complement each other. Lee brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to help our distance swimmers and Greg brings his experience and passion to help our sprint swimmers. Both coaches value the importance of stroke refinement and execution. Above all else, both coaches share the same philosophies and visions for the program. Both coaches are competitive and love to motivate swimmers to perform at their highest level at practices and at meets. Together, they will ensure that each swimmer is improving but more importantly having fun and being a successful student-athlete.
--- This release is courtesy of the Randolph College sports information department. ---
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