Michael Swanwick spent five seasons as the head coach of the men’s soccer program after spending the previous five years as the head men’s soccer coach at Dominican College.
Swanwick was also the Director of Coaching for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), responsible for the state association’s Olympic Development Programs, Coaching Education programs and other coaching initiatives. He had been ENYYSA’s ODP Boys North Technical Director and Director of Coaching Education.
In his days at Dominican College, 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. While at Dominican, he was listed on the Journal News of Rockland’s “40 Most Successful Under 40.”
Prior to his time at Dominican, Swanwick was the head coach at Orange County Community College, where he led his squad to three straight Mid-Hudson Conference championships and three consecutive seasons in the NJCAA rankings. The year before his arrival, OCCC posted a 1-18 record, but the 1999 OCCCC 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 produced 17 All Mid-Hudson Conference Players (with one Player of the Year), nine Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference players (with one Player of the Year), eight CACC Tournament Players, 13 All-Region players, five All-District players and an All-American.
Swanwick played junior college soccer at Spartanburg Methodist College, an NJCAA Division I school. He was 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, WV. He received his Master’s degree in social work from Fordham University in 1997.
