Bernard M. Baruch College Women's Swimming
Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
50%
Avg SAT
1,310
Enrollment
15,734
Team Information
Sport
Swimming
Gender
Women's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
New York, NY
Coaching Staff (2)
Angeoline Piguave-Cowan
Assistant Coach
Piguave-Cowan is in her ninth season as Assistant and Strength training coach for the swimming team. She is also in her first year as the Head Women's Cross Country Coach. Nicknamed Angie, she graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Anthropology and Spanish Literature, and has a Masters Degree in Education from Queens College. After college, while working for the Flushing YMCA, she traveled to Venezuela as an instructor/trainer to conduct high-level classes in aquatics and fitness. Before coming to the United States, she swam with the Ecuadorian National Team. She later spent five years as an assistant coach for the Flushing Flyers Swim Team, where she worked alongside Head Coach Charles Lampasso. She is also a coach for the Bearcats' Masters swim team and is a personal trainer for Masters swimmers and tri-athletes. Angeoline has been actively involved in swimming for a number of years, including competing in Ironman Brazil, Ironman Florida, and Ironman Maryland, as well as competing in Masters Swimming and short distance tri-athlons. In addition to coaching the swimming teams as an assistant coach, Angeoline is also a professor for Continuing and Professional Studies (CAPS) in the Physical Education Department at Baruch College. Angeoline Piguave-Cowan is in her ninth season as Assistant and Strength training coach for the swimming team. She is also in her first year as the Head Women's Cross Country Coach. Nicknamed Angie, she graduated from Binghamton University with a degree in Anthropology and Spanish Literature, and has a Masters Degree in Education from Queens College. After college, while working for the Flushing YMCA, she traveled to Venezuela as an instructor/trainer to conduct high-level classes in aquatics and fitness. Before coming to the United States, she swam with the Ecuadorian National Team. She later spent five years as an assistant coach for the Flushing Flyers Swim Team, where she worked alongside Head Coach Charles Lampasso. She is also a coach for the Bearcats' Masters swim team and is a personal trainer for Masters swimmers and tri-athletes. Angeoline has been actively involved in swimming for a number of years, including competing in
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Charles Lampasso
Coach
Lampasso will begin his 14th year as the Director of Aquatics and Head Mens & Womens Swimming Coach. During his tenure, Baruch swimming has gone from a struggling program to five straight women's CUNYAC Championships (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14) and three straight for the men (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12). He has been named CUNYAC Men's Coach of the Year seven times and Women's Coach of the Year three times. In addition, his teams have re-written a number of school and conference records, as well as more and more athletes each season qualifying for the postseason ECAC Open Championship held in early March. Lampasso, a native of Queens and a 1989 graduate from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, brings plenty of experience to the position. From 1996 to June of 2005, he worked as the Aquatic Director for the Flushing YMCA, overseeing a program with 7,000 members and two nationally-ranked swim teams. He also previously served as an assistant swim coach on the collegiate level with Division II Queens College (Volunteer, 1998-2005), Division I St. Johns University (1990), and his alma mater Division I UNC-Wilmington (Volunteer, 1988-89). He was an assistant swim coach with the YMCA Flyers A & B teams, Gotham Aqua Kings, and coached many other swimmers to rankings in both YMCA & United States Swimming. Lampassos coaching efforts were recognized in 2004, as he was named the United States Swimming (USS) Age Group Coach of the Year. He previously served a five year term (2011-'12 to 2015-'16) as President of the Metropolitan Collegiate Swimming Conference. Men's Swimming: YEAR-BY-YEAR, Overall, CUNYAC, Finals, Postseason 2004-05: 3-8, 1-2 CUNYAC, 3RD 2005-06: 2-9, 1-2 CUNYAC, 3RD 2006-07: 5-7, 2-1 CUNYAC, 3RD 2007-08: 3-6, 1-2 CUNYAC, 3RD 2008-09: 6-4, 2-1 CUNYAC, 3RD, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2009-10: 4-5, 2-1 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2010-11: 6-4, 3-1 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2011-12: 7-3, 4-0 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2012-13: 8-1, 4-0 CUNYAC, 2ND, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2013-14: 2-6, 2-2 CUNYAC, 3RD, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2014-15: 4-4, 4-0 CUNYAC, 2ND, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2015-16: 2-6, 2-2 CUNYAC, 2ND-TIE, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS Women's Swimming: YEAR-BY-YEAR, Overall, CUNYAC, Finals, Postseason 2004-05: 6-8, 3-2 CUNYAC, 2ND 2005-06: 4-0, 2-3 CUNYAC, 5TH 2006-07: 8-7, 4-1 CUNYAC, 2ND 2007-08: 9-5, 4-1 CUNYAC, 2ND 2008-09: 8-6, 4-1 CUNYAC, 2ND 2009-10: 7-4, 5-0 CUNYAC, 1ST 2010-11: 8-3, 6-0 CUNYAC, 1ST 2011-12: 10-3, 6-0 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2012-13: 9-2, 6-0 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2013-14: 8-2, 6-0 CUNYAC, 1ST, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS 2014-15: 5-5, 5-1 CUNYAC, 2ND 2015-16: 5-5, 5-1 CUNYAC, 2ND, ECAC OPEN QUALIFIERS Charles Lampasso will begin his 14th year as the Director of Aquatics and Head Mens & Womens Swimming Coach. During his tenure, Baruch swimming has gone from a struggling program to five straight women's CUNYAC Championships (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14) and three straight for the men (2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12) . He has been named CUNYAC Men's Coach of the Year seven times and Women's Coach of the Year three times.
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