Swanwick enters his second season as the head coach of the men's soccer program after spending the previous five seasons as the head men's soccer coach at Dominican College.
Swanwick was named director of coaching for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association's (ENYYSA) Boys ODP North program in August 2005. He was recently appointed to the position of director of coaching education for the ENYYSA, while continuing in his current role as the technical director of the ODP Boys North program. As director of coaching education, Swanwick will be responsible for helping develop and implement all policies, procedures and course curriculum for the ENYYSA coaching education program. He will work to select and train staff instructors and serve as coordinator for all state coaching education courses.
Swanwick was named CACC Coach of the Year following the 2004 season after leading his team to a 15-6-1 record, the CACC Conference Championship, the ECAC Championship, and a final NSCAA New England Regional ranking of sixth. He also won the conference championship in 2002, and turned around a program that posted a 3-17 season prior to his arrival.
Prior to his time at Dominican, Swanwick was the head men's soccer coach at Orange County Community College, where the led his squad to three straight Mid Hudson Conference Championships and three consecutive season in the NJCAA rankings. The year before his arrival OCCC posted a 1-18 record, but the 1999 OCCC men's soccer team finished with an overall record of 12-6 and a final NJCAA/NSCAA ranking of 19th in the nation. Swanwick was voted Region XV Coach of the Year in 1997.
During his coaching career Coach Swanwick has produced 17 All Mid Hudson Conference players (including a Player of the Year), 9 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference players (including a Player of the Year), 8 CACC Tournament players, 13 All Region players, 5 All District players and an All American player.
Coach Swanwick has served as a Head Coach for the ENYYSA Olympic Development (ODP) Program for the last six years. Just recently his U-17 Boys team was a Region 1 finalist. They placed among the top eight teams in the National ODP Tournament. In addition, coach has served as a Region 1 evaluator for the last two years. Coach Swanwick holds a USSF "A" license for the last four years. It is the highest license awarded by the United States Soccer Federation.
Swanwick played junior college soccer at Spartanburg Methodist College, an NJCAA Division I school. He is second on the list of all-time leading scorers at SMC. He was named a First Team All-South All-American and nominated for National All American his sophomore year. He continued his soccer career at NCAA Division I Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va.
Coach Swanwick received his Master's Degree in social work from Fordham University in 1997. He currently is working on his doctorate in social work at Fordham. He recently accepted a position at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx as the Assistant Director of Social Work. Swanwick and his wife, Elisabeth, reside in Staten Island, N.Y. with their two daughters, Rebekah and Leah.
