Swimming and Diving

From Coach Paul Bennett:

“Your support during last year’s Goat Nation Giving Challenge helped install a new pool scoreboard, purchase team parkas, and fund the annual training trip to Puerto Rico. Our annual training trip helps our student-athletes prepare for the conference championship and fosters team unity and camaraderie. With warm weather and the opportunity to train as one group, the team trip is a highlight of the season for many of our student-athletes.

Your gift this year will help make our annual team trip affordable for our student-athletes. In addition, we aim to provide better training equipment and technology to help our team perform at their best. Your support also allows us to expand our recruiting efforts beyond New England, attracting the best and brightest to WPI. Your continued support for our program is vital.”

From Student-Athlete Nolan Schlessman ’27:

“For me, WPI Swimming is more than just practices and meets. It’s a place to reset from daily pressures, push my limits, and build lifelong friendships with teammates who feel like family. Because of the generosity of our alumni, we’re able to spend meaningful time together during fall break, on our training trip, and while winter training on campus through meals and team activities. Your support doesn’t just fuel our training; it shapes our culture, unites our team, and helps us pursue excellence.”