Coach Pat Smith enters his third year as the Westminster College men's and women's head swimming and diving coach for the 2018-19 season. Smith previously was an assistant coach for the Titans, a post he held for seven seasons. Smith replaced Rob Klamut in 2016, who stepped down at the conclusion of the 2015-16 season after 31 years at the helm of the Titans.
In 2017-18, Smith coached Westminster to its fourth-straight men’s PAC Championship (second as a head coach) and ninth overall. In just two years, Smith has coached 48 All-PAC Honorees, including one PAC MVP (Mitch Stahara 2017). Smith, in his first season at Westminster in 2016, won PAC Coach of the Year.
Smith was a two-time All-American for the Titans in the 200 and 400-yard medley relays. In addition to helping Westminster win three PAC team championships, Smith won six PAC individual titles, including the 200 backstroke all four years during his career. He also won the 100 backstroke in 2004 and 2007 and swam on two PAC champion 400 medley relay teams.
Smith also served as an assistant coach at the University of Mount Union for two seasons before returning to Westminster.
Smith, a native of South Park, graduated with a degree in political science from Westminster. He and his wife Brittany, a former Westminster swimmer, and their three children, reside in New Wilmington.
