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Head Coach: Kim Lessard
Kim Lessard enters her 17th year as head coach of Washington’s
men's swimming team and her 18th as head coach of Washington's women's swimming team. Lessard’s teams have continuously performed
well in the pool and she has coached 18 All-Americans.
Her swimmers are also strong in the classroom; her teams are
often awarded with Academic All-American recognition. Under Lessard’s
leadership, the shoremen and -women swim teams have become involved
in numerous community service projects including: a triathlon
for cancer, an adopt-a-family-for Christmas program, the Special
Olympics and a Learn to Swim program for third-graders.
Lessard earned her bachelor’s degree from Penn State University
and her Masters degree from Washington College. In addition to
coaching, she serves as the Aquatic Director for Washington’s
Casey Swim Center and is a physical education instructor.
In the summer, Lessard coaches the Sho’men Aquatics age
group team, which has won the Delmarva Championships four times
in six years. She also competes in US Masters Swimming. Lessard
lives in Chestertown with her husband, Dan, and daughters, Devin
and Kelsey.
Lessard was inducted into the Washington College Hall of Fame in October 2006.
E-mail Coach Lessard.
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