Swarthmore College Men's Swimming

Colby (née Brown) assumed head coaching duties for both the Swarthmore men's and women's swimming programs prior to the 2015-16 academic year. Before her tenure with the Garnet, Colby was the acting head coach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   At MIT, Colby helped the men's and women's programs capture consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) titles. She took over as acting head coach in January 2015 and guided the women's team to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships and the men's squad to a 10th-place standing. The 2014-15 MIT swimming and diving programs set 13 school records and accumulated a combined 47 All-America performances, 23 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference accolades and 22 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-America honors. One swimmer was named a Capital One Academic All-American and an Elite 89 award winner.   MIT swimming and diving also flourished in Colbys first season on the staff as an associate head coach in 2013-14. After sweeping the team titles at the NEWMAC Championships, the men's program placed fifth at NCAAs and the women finished in ninth. The teams combined for 51 All-America performances, 20 CSCAA Academic All-America honors, 19 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference selections and 13 program records.   Prior to her arrival at MIT, Colby spent five years as an assistant coach at Amherst College. The Lord Jeffs produced 12 individual NCAA champions, three Capital One Academic All-Americans and combined to record nine top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships. During the 2012-13 season, the women's squad claimed its first-ever New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships, while the men's team came in seventh at the national event.   Colby was a successful swimmer herself on the collegiate level as a four-year letterwinner at Carleton College between 2004 and 2008. She was a 15-time All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection, two-year team captain and a national qualifier.   Colby earned her bachelor's degree in geology at Carleton in 2008 as well as master's degrees in sports management and business administration from the University of Massachusetts in 2011.

Shaffer , a graduate in the class of 1983, has been involved with the Swarthmore Swimming program for 30 years; first as a swimmer and later as a member of the coaching staff. Shaffer swam on the Colleges team for four years, twice competing at Division III Nationals. She spent two years as the full-time assistant coach before embarking on a career in the newspaper industry.  She served as interim head coach during the 1993 season.  The 2013-14 season will be her 22nd consecutive season as a part-time assistant.  Shaffer brings first-hand knowledge of the challenges Swarthmore students face in balancing academics,  athletics and other extracurricular activities and helps our swimmers achieve success in all areas.  She also does extensive research on the Conference, giving Swarthmore and its swimmers a competitive edge in dual meets and the Conference Championship. Leisha Shaffer Assistant Men's & Women's Swimming Coach Leisha Shaffer , a graduate in the class of 1983, has been involved with the Swarthmore Swimming program for 30 years; first as a swimmer and later as a member of the coaching staff. Shaffer swam on the Colleges team for four years, twice competing at Division III Nationals. She spent two years as the full-time assistant coach before embarking on a career in the newspaper industry.  She served as interim head coach during the 1993 season.  The 2013-14 season will be her 22nd consecutive season as a part-time assistant.  Shaffer brings first-hand knowledge of the challenges Swarthmore students face in balancing academics,  athletics and other extracurricular activities and helps our swimmers achieve success in all areas.  She also does extensive research on the Conference, giving Swarthmore and its swimmers a competitive edge in dual meets and the Conference Championship.

Limouze is in his first season as an assistant men's and women's swimming coach. He is responsible for assisting head coach Karin Colby with all aspects of the programs. Limouze was a four-year varsity swimmer at Oberlin, specializing in the distance freestyle and butterfly events and earning team MVP recognition as a sophomore and junior. Since graduation, he has had various levels of coaching responsibility with the Ursinus College swimming team from 2006-14. Limouze also helped start and was the head swimming coach of Friends Select Swimming, a USA Swimming club in Philadelphia, between 2011-14.   Limouze is currently working towards a masters degree in kinesiology at Temple University. His degree focuses on teaching and using mental skills to excel in competitive sport.   In his free time Limouze enjoys training and competing in triathlons. In 2010, he completed his first Ironman triathlon. Limouze has also gotten back into the competitive swimming game and swam at the US masters nationals meet in College Park, Md. this past summer. He most notably brought home the gold in the mens 30-34 200 M backstroke. Thomas Limouze Assistant Men's & Women's Swimming Coach Thomas Limouze is in his first season as an assistant men's and women's swimming coach. He is responsible for assisting head coach Karin Colby with all aspects of the programs. Limouze was a four-year varsity swimmer at Oberlin, specializing in the distance freestyle and butterfly events and earning team MVP recognition as a sophomore and junior. Since graduation, he has had various levels of coaching responsibility with the Ursinus College swimming team from 2006-14. Limouze also helped start and was the head swimming coach of Friends Select Swimming, a USA Swimming club in Philadelphia, between 2011-14.   Limouze is currently working towards a masters degree in kinesiology at Temple University. His degree focuses on teaching and using mental skills to excel in competitive sport.   In his free time Limouze enjoys training and competing in triathlons. In 2010, he completed his first Ironman triathlon. Limouze has also gotten back into the competitive swimming game and swam at the US masters nationals meet in College Park, Md. this past summer. He most notably brought home the gold in the mens 30-34 200 M backstroke.