Men's Swimming & Diving
Eife, John
John Eife
- Title:
- Assistant Swimming Coach
- Email:
- john.eife@gmail.com
- Phone:
- 610.908.5517
John, a Drexel swimming alumnus, joins the Dragon coaching staff as an assistant coach after a decade of successful coaching and leadership at the club and high school level.
As the Aquatic Director and Head Coach at Westtown School his resume is impressive. In his first four years at the helm, his teams won consecutive league championships and re-wrote the school and league record books. For the first time in the school’s 200-year history, his boys’ team won the 2010 Delaware Independent School State championship. In his eight years as head coach, he fielded six championship teams.
Simultaneously, as the Director and Head Coach of the schools’ USA Swimming program, his recruiting abilities were instrumental in doubling the size of the program within three years of his appointment. His coaching skills guided multiple swimmers to national qualifying times and finalists at several state championship meets. Many of his swimmers are now competing at the highest collegiate levels in the country and around the world.
While competing for Drexel, John was a middle distance and sprint swimmer. Together with his teammates, he held every relay team record, as well as several conference records. He was the anchor on the 1978 East Coast Conference championship medley relay which won by .01 seconds. In high school, John was a national qualifier and a national high school champion in the 200 freestyle.
As the Aquatic Director and Head Coach at Westtown School his resume is impressive. In his first four years at the helm, his teams won consecutive league championships and re-wrote the school and league record books. For the first time in the school’s 200-year history, his boys’ team won the 2010 Delaware Independent School State championship. In his eight years as head coach, he fielded six championship teams.
Simultaneously, as the Director and Head Coach of the schools’ USA Swimming program, his recruiting abilities were instrumental in doubling the size of the program within three years of his appointment. His coaching skills guided multiple swimmers to national qualifying times and finalists at several state championship meets. Many of his swimmers are now competing at the highest collegiate levels in the country and around the world.
While competing for Drexel, John was a middle distance and sprint swimmer. Together with his teammates, he held every relay team record, as well as several conference records. He was the anchor on the 1978 East Coast Conference championship medley relay which won by .01 seconds. In high school, John was a national qualifier and a national high school champion in the 200 freestyle.
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