{"id":496568,"date":"2022-02-06T11:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=496568"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T18:05:24","slug":"longtime-union-college-coach-scott-felix-quietly-relieved-of-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/longtime-union-college-coach-scott-felix-quietly-relieved-of-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Longtime Union College Coach Scott Felix Quietly Relieved of Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"

Longtime Union College Coach Scott Felix Quietly Relieved of Duties<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott Felix,<\/strong> who was in his 21st season as the men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming coach at Union College, was dismissed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The departure, from the Division III college in upstate New York, is the second coaching change in quick succession. The firing was not noted officially by the college, reported only by the Albany Times Union<\/em><\/a>. Felix no longer is listed on the program\u2019s list of coaches<\/a>, with Dirk Francios<\/strong> tabbed as interim head.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an abrupt departure for a coach that has spent more than 20 years at the college. A graduate of the University of Delaware and school record holder, Felix took over the program in 2001<\/a>. The team has scored points at the Division III Championships on 24 occasions (15 for the men, nine for the women). The men\u2019s team topped out at 14th at D3s in 2003, while the women were as high as 32nd in 2008.<\/p>\n