University of New Hampshire Athletics
7/28/2022 11:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire swimming and diving program has announced the hiring of Caleb Potvin as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator, the announcement was made on Wednesday by head coach Josh Willman.
Potvin has spent the last two seasons as the head coach of the Stonehill Skyhawks women's swimming program. He led the formation of the college's inaugural swimming program and coached the team to a 6-3 inaugural dual meet record. Potvin guided the team to place the highest out of all non-division I teams at the 2021 ECAC winter championships. He coached 22 finalists, including 12 A-finalists, with six top-five finishers and a conference champion in their first conference championship. His inaugural recruiting class had a cumulative GPA of 3.85 through their first three semesters, while the Skyhawks received CSCAA All-Academic distinction every semester.
"We are excited to have Coach Caleb on board," said Willman. "He has proven to be a strong recruiter having brought 17 swimmers to Stonehill in its first year and we are excited for him to bring what he has learned from his time at the elite club level here to Durham."
Prior to Stonehill, Potvin was a senior level assistant coach for Aggie Swim Club in College Station, Texas, where he had regular involvement training swimmers who qualified for USA national circuit meets such as sectionals, futures and winter junior nationals. He is a current USA Swimming coach member and earned American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 3 certification.
"I am beyond excited for my family to move to the Durham area and to be a part of this vibrant and welcoming community, commented Potvin. "I want to thank coach Willman and the UNH athletics department for believing in me and for providing me with this great opportunity. Coach Willman has established UNH as the standard-bearers of women's swimming in the America East conference, and I am ready to get to work with such exciting talent."
Potvin got his start in coaching as head coach of The EDGE Swim Club outside of Burlington, Vermont, for five years. He received the Champlain Valley Swim League Coaching Excellence Award and served as primary coach for senior level swimmers. Potvin, his wife Olivia and children Atlas and Ivy are thrilled to be moving back to the area and becoming part of the community.
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