Andrew Seaton Takes Assistant Swim Coaching Position At Villanova University

KNOXVILLE, TN - December 5, 2013 - A member of the Villanova University swim team watches the Men's 50 Yard Freestyle during the USA Swimming AT&T Winter National Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee

Villanova Swimming and Diving head coach Rick Simpson announced the addition of Andrew Seaton to his program as an assistant coach Thursday.

“Andrew is very energetic and eager to learn,” Simpson said. “He has been aggressively looking to break into college coaching which is exactly what we are looking for. He came highly recommended from a number of coaches that we know both locally and nationally.”

A native of Wayne, Pa., and graduate of Radnor High School, Seaton spent time working as a coach with the national team at the Upper Main Line YMCA prior to Villanova.

In college, Seaton swam at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where he was a key member of the Division III Bobcat program. As a sophomore in 2012-13, Seaton scored at the conference meet in the 50, 100, and 200 breaststrokes, and swam on both the 200 and 400 medley relays.

In his senior season, Seaton helped lead Bates to victories over rivals Bowdoin and Colby, the Division I program at the University of Maine, as well as the Bobcat’s highest ever finish at the NESCAC meet.

“I am thrilled with the opportunity to be able to join such a distinguished coaching staff and program that has an established track record of success at the highest level of competition,” Seaton said.

Seaton graduated magna cum laude from Bates in 2015 with a double major in Mathematics and the History of Art and Visual Culture. He was elected as a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and the Bates College Scholar Athlete Society.

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Mary Beth Bonner Ryan

8 years ago

Andrew is a nice guy & always worked hard at practice when he swam up the road @. RAC ( Radnor Aquatic Club). Congratulations Andrew!