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By Nelson Helm, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference has its share of swimming firepower.<\/p>\n

Four teams, Washington and Lee men and women\u2019s teams, Emory and Henry and Randolph-Macon men\u2019s team, have all been ranked nationally this season. The stories of these swimmers appear all over local and national publications.<\/p>\n

But what about the coaches who are behind the teams? What are their stories?<\/p>\n

Three coaches in the ODAC conference were former All-American swimmers at their respective colleges, each with a different story of how they began coaching and what motivated them.<\/p>\n

The Alumna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sweet Briar head coach Donna Hodgert is one of the former All-Americans now in the coaching ranks of the conference. Hodgert\u2019s story is a little different than the rest, as she returned to the coaching this year to take the helm at her former alma mater.<\/p>\n

While at Sweet Briar in the late 1980s, Hodgert made NCAAs twice, once individually in 1988 in the 200 fly and once in 1986 in the 400 medley relay. Hodgert swam the butterfly leg of the 400 medley relay which garnered All-American recognition.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a swimmer, I like to push myself in training to see how far I could go in terms of my physical limitations,\u201d she said. \u201cI liked to feel spent after a practice because I had put my full effort into the training session.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hodgert did not find the calling to coach right away. She first had dreams of working for the CIA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn pursuing that dream and taking entry level jobs, I found I had to spend a lot of time sitting at a desk and I hated it,\u201d Hodgert said. \u201cI hated being inside a building and not having the opportunity to move around and be outside.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she had her \u201cfirst real job,\u201d Hodgert\u2019s friend was coaching summer league and she jumped at the opportunity to become an assistant coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time summer rolled around I could not stand being inside on nice days,\u201d she said. \u201cMy salary for the summer would be less than what I was making in my office job in a week, but I took the offer to coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sweet Briar alum took a long route to her return to her former school. She had a coaching stint at Randolph-Macon Women\u2019s College (now Randolph College) from 1997-2008, serving as their part-time head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the time, the job was part-time and it worked perfect for me because I was raising two children,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was perfect, the athletic administration at RWMC was very supportive of a working mom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hodgert took a seven-year hiatus from coaching because of \u201cfinancial reasons\u201d associated with being a part-time coach. She remained in the area, though, working as a physical education teacher and athletic administrator at a local day school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to start planning for my children\u2019s college education and that involved a full-time salary,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was my dream job and I had built a solid program at RWMC, however it was part-time and the school was not sure if and when it would ever hire a full-time coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seven years later, the head coaching position at Sweet Briar was vacant. Hodgert said she is a firm believer in the \u201cphilosophy that everything happens for a reason.\u201d Hodgert said that she thinks it is \u201ccrazy\u201d to think of herself coaching where she used to swim.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever in my wildest dreams would I think I would be at Sweet Briar coaching,\u201d she said. \u201cI think coaching at Sweet Briar will be good for me at this time in my life and I hope I will bring something to Sweet Briar swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hodgert said that she \u201cbelieves in the school,\u201d and with her status of an alumna, she is able to sell the school better than most other coaches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel very sincere when I tell recruits that this place is special, and it will be a good thing for them to be part of it for the next four years,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that being part of the team will help them grow into confident adults and they will have memories of relationships and challenged that will be with them forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Former NCAA Swimmer of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you grew up in the late 1980s and early 1990s, odds are you have heard of Washington and Lee head coach Kami Gardner, then Kami Mathews.<\/p>\n

The former Kenyon standout was an All-American in 27 events, winning 14 relays and three individual titles. All things culminated in 1991 (her senior year), when she was awarded NCAA Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n

Gardner said she was set on swimming in college at an early age and began the search process early in her high school career. A native of Troy, Ohio, Gardner was reluctant to visit Kenyon, but her parents wanted her to focus on academics instead of swimming. Once she stepped on the campus, however, she fell in love.<\/p>\n

Two years passed and Gardner was a senior in high school. As a former Olympic Trial qualifier who had the chance of making the 1986 World Championship team, Gardner took all Division I recruiting trips. She even went as far as accepting a scholarship, but that was not what she wanted.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents promised me one year at Kenyon,\u201d she said. \u201cI was very fortunate for the sacrifices they made so that I could have the experience that I wanted. I didn\u2019t want it to be about swimming anymore. I wanted it to be my choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from the few plaques that hang inside of her office, Gardner doesn\u2019t dwell on her swimming career. One moment, however, will stay with her for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

Gardner\u2019s junior year, the race for the national title was supposed to be close (\u201cwe needed every single point,\u201d she said) and the Kenyon 200 medley relay team was having issues with exchanges. As a result, Gardner, who normally wasn\u2019t on morning relays, was put on the relay squad. The relay was disqualified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a picture of it in my mind,\u201d she said. \u201cI remember that my hands were in a prayer and I was just looking at my coach. \u201c<\/p>\n

As the final session that day rolled around, Gardner\u2019s coach, the legendary Jim Steen, huddled the girls together.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd as they were announcing the teams in each lane, he said \u201cIn lane four and a half, Kenyon,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Steen continued with the exercise and began telling the team commentary of the race, telling the girls to visualize their leg of the event. Leg by leg, the coach gave each girl something that they didn\u2019t do well on and had them rebound from it. For Gardner, it was her turns.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that moment, I was like \u2018Sweet! I nailed it!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The team was in such a moment that they didn\u2019t notice that St. Olaf had beaten UCSD, who Kenyon was fighting point for point with. Gardner called this moment one that she will never forget for the rest of her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful for my coach for taking a moment that could have changed an entire meet and giving us back the power to decide and determine our own fates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that moment, I thought what an impact this man has had on twelve women and how I wanted to somehow do that in my life,\u201d Gardner said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know I wanted to be a coach, but I knew I wanted to impact people like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Young Gun<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final All-American of the group is the youngest by a wide margin\u2014 she just graduated from the University of Richmond in 2013. Randolph-Macon Assistant Coach Lauren Hines is also the only former female NCAA Division I swimmer-turned-coach in the ODAC.<\/p>\n

Hines grew up in Lynchburg, Va., not far from where she would end up going to college. When it was time to make the college decision, Hines wanted a place that would have a balance between athletics and academics.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile I knew I wanted to be part of a swim team in college,\u201d she said, \u201cI also wanted to find a place where I could be successful outside of the pool. In the end, I found a perfect fit at Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a successful four years as a Spider, where Hines became an All-American in the 100 backstroke in 2012, she shifted her focus to the coaching side of the sport because she felt she wanted to give back to the sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwimming has helped me to work through the good and the bad times,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to be a part of a sport where memories are made on a daily basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not far removed from the college swimming scene, Hines had difficulty earning the respect of her swimmers at the beginning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had trouble separating my swimming career from my role as a coach,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Now in her second year, she finds that being a coach is much easier than it was at the beginning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile it has taken some time to gain a level of respect and understanding as a coach on the team, I feel like the swimmers are starting to realize if I push them, it is because I believe in them, not because my expectations are unrealistic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with being an assistant swim coach, Hines also is a full-time teacher at a middle school in the area. However different coaching and teaching may be, she still has one goal- trying to keep the focus on her kids and helping them be successful.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are at the age where it is important that they develop confidence in their ability to be academically successful,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like my experience with swimming, coaching, and teaching are all constantly intertwined. Each one presents new challenges weekly and produces different success stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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