Swarthmore College Women's Swimming

HIGHLIGHTS Centennial Conference Champions in men's swimming in 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 Centennial Conference Champions in women's swimming in 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year for men's swimming in 2016-17, 2018-19, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year for women's swimming in 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 Career dual meet record combined 126-28 (.818 win percentage), with a combined Conference dual meet record of 104-13 (.889) Karin Colby (née Brown) has led the Swarthmore College men’s and women’s swimming programs since the fall of 2015. Both programs have experienced a dramatic rise over her tenure, breaking records, clinching titles, and growing Swarthmore’s presence at the NCAA Championships.  Colby has led the women’s program to Conference Championship team titles in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 the program’s first since 2002. The women have recorded a 69-13 dual meet record, including an undefeated Centennial Conference dual meet record dating back to November 2018. All 23 of the College’s records and 170 of 190 All-Time Top Ten performances have been established in Colby’s tenure. The Swarthmore women have established Conference records for most points scored at the 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Championships, and won the 2025 title by the largest margin in Conference history. Norah Rutkowski '28, Genine Collins '27, Elle Anthony ‘26, and Clare Cushing ‘20 were recognized as the Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2017, respectively. Quinn Weygandt '26 was selected the Centennial Swimmer of the Year in both 2024 and 2025. At the NCAA level, the women’s team has taken off in the past three years with Kate Hallmark ‘26, Sophie Rotival ‘25, and Quinn Weygandt ‘26 earning Individual All-America honors while Erin Szuromi ‘25, Gaby Ma ‘23, Sophie Rotival ‘25, Ashley Wong ‘24, and Elle Anthony ‘26 earned All-America honors as members of the 200 and 400 Medley Relays at the 2023 NCAA Championships. In 2024, Swarthmore posted the highest finish in school and Centennial Conference history at the NCAA Championships, finishing ninth as a team. The Garnet had eight All-America performances at the national championships. Swarthmore placed 10th at the national meet in 2025, totaling four individual and four relay All-America swims. Genine Collins '27 and Quinn Weygandt '26 earned All-America First Team nods, finishing third in the 50 free and fourth in the 400 IM respectively. In the classroom, the women have earned CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Honors for all 19 semesters with Colby leading the program. In the Fall of 2022, the women had the fourth highest GPA in Division III Swimming. Lexi Duffy ‘24 was named the Women’s Swimming Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2023 and Kyla Hallam ‘20 earned the recognition in 2020. In the past nine seasons, 20 women have earned CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors. For the men, the team has claimed Centennial Conference Championship team titles in 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The men have recorded a 57-15 dual meet record including a 49-5 (.907) Conference dual meet record. All 23 of the College’s records and 181 of 190 All-Time Top Ten performances have occurred in the past 10 years.  Having never won a Centennial Conference title prior to Colby’s arrival, the men have won six of the last nine competed Championships. Claiming the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year awardees include Danny Castle '27 (2024), Cami Wilson ‘26 (2023), Andrew Karpenko ‘24 (2022), Ben Freeman ‘24 (2020), Jeremy Rockaway ‘22 (2019), and Alec Menzer ‘21 (2018). Additionally, Wilson '26 (2025) and Freeman ‘24 (2023) were named the Centennial Conference Swimmer of the Year and Castle '27 (2025), Karpenko ‘24 (2024, 2023, 2022) and Jeff Tse ‘19 (2019) were recognized as the Conference Swimmer of the Meet. At the NCAA Championships, the men have excelled with Karpenko earning Individual All-America honors in five events between 2022 and 2023 and the relay team of Lukner ‘24, Karpenko ‘24, Wilson ‘26, and Griscavage ‘25 (2023) earning All-America Honors in the 400 Medley Relay at the 2023 Championships. The men’s program earned their first relay All-Americans in 2019 and 2020 across four events. In 2025, the Garnet men recorded their best finish at the NCAA Championships in program history, taking 25th place. Wilson '26 earned All-America First Team honors with an eighth place in the 100 fly and Swarthmore had two relays garner All-America Second Team status. Also excelling in the classroom, the men have earned CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Honors for every semester since Colby’s arrival. In the Spring of 2018, the men had the second highest GPA in Division III Swimming. Vijay Chhabra ‘24 was named the Men’s Swimming Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2023 and Jeff Tse ‘19 earned the recognition in 2019 and 2018. In the past nine seasons, 23 men have earned CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors. Prior to arriving at Swarthmore, Colby was the Acting Head Coach and Associate Head Coach at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT, Colby helped the men's and women's programs earn four top-ten team finishes at the NCAA Championships and capture consecutive NEWMAC team titles. In two seasons they tallied 26 program records, 45 All-America performances, and 44 student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans. One student-athlete was named the Elite 89 award winner and went on to earn the distinguished NCAA Woman of the Year honor. Colby spent five years as the assistant swimming and diving coach at Amherst College. During her time, the programs produced 13 individual NCAA champions and nine top-10 team finishes at the NCAA Championships. During the 2012-13 season, the women's squad claimed its first-ever NESCAC title and finished sixth at the NCAA Championships. Colby was an accomplished collegiate swimmer at Carleton College. She was a 15-time All-MIAC selection, two-year team captain, and a NCAA Division III Championship qualifier. Colby earned her bachelor's degree in geology from Carleton College and a master's in sports management and a master’s of business administration from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. A native of Madison, Wisconsin, Colby now resides in Swarthmore with her husband Ryan, daughter Eva, and son Will. Coaching Records Team Year W-L Win % Conf. W-L Conf. % Postseason Swarthmore Men 2015-16 6-1 .857 5-1 .833 2nd in Centennial Swarthmore Men 2016-17 7-1 .875 5-1 .833 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Men 2017-18 6-2 .750 6-0 1.000 2nd in Centennial Swarthmore Men 2018-19 8-1 .889 6-0 1.000 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Men 2019-20 5-4 .556 5-1 .833 3rd in Centennial Swarthmore Men 2021-22 5-1 .833 5-1 .833 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Men 2022-23 6-1 .857 6-0 1.000 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Men 2023-24 8-1 .889 6-0 1.000 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Men 2024-25 6-3 .667 5-1 .833 Centennial Champions; NCAA 25th Place Total 9 seasons 57-15 .792 49-5 .907   Team Year W-L Win % Conf. W-L Conf. % Postseason Swarthmore Women 2015-16 4-4 .500 3-4 .429 5th in Centennial Swarthmore Women 2016-17 7-2 .778 5-2 .714 3rd in Centennial Swarthmore Women 2017-18 7-2 .778 6-1 .857 2nd in Centennial Swarthmore Women 2018-19 7-3 .700 6-1 .857 2nd in Centennial Swarthmore Women 2019-20 8-2 .800 7-0 1.000 2nd in Centennial Swarthmore Women 2021-22 7-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Women 2022-23 8-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 Centennial Champions Swarthmore Women 2023-24 11-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 Centennial Champions; NCAA Ninth Place Swarthmore Women 2024-25 10-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 Centennial Champions; NCAA 10th Place Total 9 seasons 69-13 .841 55-8 .873

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.