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Vogt Heads to Southern Cal

Catherine Vogt and David Salo, members of the 2005 World Championship and 2007 Pan Am coaching staffs, will again be coaching across the deck from one another, this time in Los Angeles where Vogt will become the newest member of Southern Cal’s coaching staff.

Location was key and the move will enable Vogt to continue coaching on the collegiate level while her husband Matt, a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, can continue his service at nearby Camp Pendleton, home of the 1st Marine Division.

In Vogt, Southern Cal lands a coach with an impressive resume.  Vogt has been instrumental in the development of North Carolina’s distance program and has had a hand in the Tarheel’s highly-ranked recruiting classes.  At the 2007 U.S. Open Water World Championships, two of Vogt’s swimmers, Chip Peterson and Joe Kinderwater qualified second and third in the men's 10-kilometer race.  This past year she was also an assistant at the Beijing test event.   In addition to 2005 Worlds and 2007 Pan Ams, she has served as an assistant at the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and 2006 Pan Pac Open Water Championships.

“UNC has been my home and has given me every opportunity to grow, learn, and be successful - as a student-athlete and employee.  Former Head Coach, Frank Comfort, and Rich have both been tremendously supportive of me over the years, and I am grateful for everything they have done to mentor me and help me develop my career.”

Vogt was a four-year letterman as a Tar Heel undergraduate when she competed as Catherine Frock. Specializing in distance freestyle events during her career, she helped lead UNC to an Atlantic Coast Conference Championship during her freshman year. Her top ACC individual finish was a fifth place in the 1650-yard freestyle in 1996.

Vogt studied education and psychology while at Carolina, earning her degree as a double major in May of 2000. She also earned a position on the ACC Academic Honor Roll and Dean's List at Carolina over a period of three consecutive years - 1997, 1998 and 1999.

Prior to accepting her position at Carolina, Vogt's last full-time coaching position was with the Carteret Currents Swimming Club in Morehead City, N.C.

She coached age group and senior swimmers that won medals at the Open Water National Championships, Open Water World Championships, U.S. Senior National Championships, Junior Pan Pacific Games, World Championship Trials, and U.S. Olympic Trials during her 14 months with the Currents.

From May 2002 to September 2003, Vogt was an assistant and then head coach for the Meridian Swim Association in Meridian, Miss. She coached a six-time Mississippi state champion during her time with MSA.
Vogt's coaching experience also includes a period as a head coach in the South Run Winter Swim League in Fairfax Station, Va., a stint as the head coach of the summer league team at the UNC Faculty Club, experience as a coach at UNC's annual summer swimming camp and time as a swim school program coach with the North Carolina Aquatic Club.

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