Academic Snapshot
Acceptance Rate
10%
Avg SAT
1,500
Avg ACT
33
Enrollment
2,785
Team Information
Sport
Swimming
Gender
Men's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
Middlebury, VT
Coaching Staff (3)
Bob Rueppel
Head Coach
Bob Rueppel joined the athletics staff at Middlebury in 2011 as the head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach, as well as the director of the College’s natatorium. AT MIDDLEBURY Women’s Swimming & Diving Coaching Record 22x All-Americans 3x third-place finishes at NESCAC Championships (2014, 2015, 2024) Broken numerous school and pool records Dozens of All-NESCAC honorees Men’s Swimming & Diving Coaching Record 2x All-Americans 6x NESCAC Individual Champions Broken numerous school and pool records Dozens of All-NESCAC honorees AWARDS & HONORS 2016 NESCAC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year Named the Centennial Conference’s inaugural Coach of the Year in 2010 10 conference titles (seven men, three women) and broke nearly 90 school records (F&M) 139x Centennial Conference (CC) individual titles (F&M) 55x Conference times (F&M) 3x NCAA Champions and 37 All-Americans and five Academic All-Americans (F&M) Diplomats earned Team Academic All-American honors for nine-straight years (F&M) Coached 33 All-Americans and broke 58 school records (Wittenberg) Team earned Academic All-American honors for six-consecutive seasons (Wittenberg) COACHING RESUME Head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach - Middlebury College (2011-present) Head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach - Franklin & Marshall College (2001-2011) President/Director of Club Operations - Diplomat Swim Club - (2009-2011) Director - Franklin & Marshall College Site - Total Performance Swim Camp (Kenyon) - (2003-2019) Head men’s and women’s swimming & diving coach - Wittenberg University (1995-2002) Assistant swimming & diving coach - Wright State University (1994-1995) Head age group coach - Dayton Raiders Swim Club (1989-1994) Head women’s swimming & diving coach - St. Bonaventure University (1983-1989) EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS Bachelor’s Degree - Business Administration and Management - St. Bonaventure University - 1983 ATHLETIC CAREER Four-year swimmer at St. Bonaventure University (1980-1983) The full history of the two programs Rueppel coaches can be found at the links below. Men’s Swimming & Diving | Women’s Swimming & Diving
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Garland Bartlett
Assistant Coach
Bartlett graduated from Franklin and Marshall in 2012 with a degree in American Studies, and obtained a master's degree at Trinity in 2015. She was a four-year letterwinner for the Diplomats where she helped her team capture a Centennial Conference title and earned league awards for top-three finishes in the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle events. Bartlett was named the team's Most Valuable Player in 2010 and recorded an NCAA B-cut time in the 1,650-yard freestyle. Over the past five summers, Bartlett has worked as a counselor and coach during the Total Performance Swim Camp at Kenyon College in central Ohio. Prior to Trinity, she was the head swimming coach and swim lesson director at The Farmington Field Club in Farmington, Connecticut.
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Bradley Schott
Coach
Schott coached at the age-group and senior level in USA Diving with several programs, including Dive Haven located at Yale University and the prestigious USA Diving Inc. High Dive Champions located out of SUNY Purchase. With USA Diving Inc., Schott coached several regional champions and national finalists. In the summer of 2013, Schott served as the head diving coach and assistant pool director at the Black Rock Yacht Club in Bridgeport, Connecticut. During his time at the University of Connecticut, Schott was an established diver where he was a Big East Finalist and an NCAA Zone Finalist. Before joining the Huskies, Schott was a two-time High School All-American at Wilton High School (Conn.).
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