Staff Directory
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- Assistant Swimming Coach
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Drexel named Erik Ripley as an assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach in 2023.
Ripley previously spent one year as the Director of Swimming at Chowan University. Prior to his head coaching post with the Hawks, Ripley served as an Assistant Swimming Coach for Saint Leo University from 2018 to 2021 and McClintock High School from 2016 to 2017. Most recently, he focused on private lessons and working on all aspects of racing with high school athletes.
Ripley earned his Bachelor's degree in sport management with a minor in business administration from Towson University, where he was a four-year letter winner on the Tigers' Swimming and Diving team, earning the Tiger Spirit Award. He was a student-athlete representative on the Towson University Intercollegiate Athletic Committee for two years and was on the Towson Student-Athlete Advisory Council for two years as well, serving as the Vice President in 2014-15. Ripley graduated from Saint Leo University with a Master of Business Administration in 2021.
