Caleb Potvin was named the first head coach of the women's swimming program at Stonehill College in November, 2019.

Potvin has led Stonehill through their first two seasons of competition, first virtually during the pandemic year of 2020-21 and then its first official season this past winter in 2021-22. Potvin recruited three classes that saw the roster grow from six student-athletes in 2020-21 to ten in 2021-22, with an incoming class of seven slated to join the program as Stonehill starts its transition to NCAA Division I status this fall.

Stonehill earned Scholar All-America squad status from the Collegiate Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) each of the program’s first four semesters of existence for its efforts in the classroom, including producing the highest team grade point average in the Northeast-10 Conference during the spring 2021 semester. After producing strong efforts in a series of virtual meets during in the spring of 2021, with rising junior Sydney Stockwell finishing second in high point standings for a three-meet series, Stonehill posted a 6-3 head-to-head record in its first official season of competition in 2021-22, competing at the NE10 Championships, ECAC Winter Championship and New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) Championships.

Stonehill, led by rising sophomore Jami Hepburn and Stockwell who claimed the first podium finishes at the NE10 Swimming & Diving Championships in program history, posted a seventh-place team finish in its debut at the Championship this past winter. Hepburn captured the first NE10 individual title in program history in the 100-yard breaststroke, while Stockwell finished third in the 100-yard backstroke, as the Skyhawks finished the Championships with 22 finals appearances, including 12 A-Finals, with six top five’s and three B-Finals wins. Stonehill went on to finish second overall in the team standings and won the Division II team title at the NEISDA Championships, with Hepburn sweeping the three breaststroke swims with three gold medal performances, Stockwell adding a New England title for the 200-yard individual medley relay and rising sophomore Sofiya Gobora recording six podium finishes with two silver medals.

Stockwell became the first in program history to earn a spot on the NE10 Academic All-Conference squad this winter and Hepburn was recognized by the athletic department as its Rookie of the Year at its end of the year awards night.

Potvin, a three-time nominee for New England Swimming Local Swimming Committee (LSC) Coach of the Year, brings ten years of coaching experience to Stonehill at the club level in Vermont prior to spending the last year in College Station, Texas, where he has continued to build his coaching resume. Potvin has volunteered with the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs at Texas A&M, observing head coaches Jay Holmes and Steve Bultman, a two-time U.S. Olympic Team coach, and the coaching staff of two of the elite programs at the NCAA Division I level. He has served as camp counselor with the Aggies’ swimming camps this summer.

Potvin was a senior level assistant coach for Aggie Swim Club in College Station, Texas, for one year, where he had regular involvement with planning, coordinating and facilitating senior level workouts, training plans and competitions, working with advanced age group/club level athletes. He trained swimmers who qualified for USA national circuit meets such as sectionals, futures and winter junior nationals. He is a current USA Swimming coach member and earned American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Level 3 certification.

"One of my greatest motivating factors to coach at a high level is the opportunity to be able to give back to all of the athletes, coaches, and the sport that has given so much to me,” said Potvin. “To be able to help usher in a new opportunity for women to continue swimming is both humbling and exciting - but to be able to do so at Stonehill College is a unique privilege. Stonehill has a tradition of excellence with its student-athletes. With focuses on a commitment to excellence, a continual holistic growth for each individual, and community involvement, Stonehill is a perfect fit for my coaching philosophy and vision of excellence for the women’s swimming team. I am looking forward to working alongside such terrific faculty and staff at Stonehill in addition to learning from the many amazing students."

Prior to moving to Texas, Potvin was head coach of The EDGE Swim Club outside of Burlington, Vermont, for five years. He received the Champlain Valley Swim League Coaching Excellence Award and served as primary coach for senior level swimmers, qualifying athletes for USA national circuit meets. The program captured five consecutive league and state championships between 2014 and 2018, posting a 41-1 dual meet record after the program had not placed higher than fourth at the league/state meet prior to his tenure. He also produced the club’s first US Junior National Qualifier that competed at the Irish Open Championship, while seeing his swimmers qualify for USA SPEEDO Junior National and USA Winter National Championship meets and earn National Club Swimming Association (NSCA) All-America honors.

Potvin saw 50-percent of the club alumni recruited to NCAA varsity programs, including Division I scholarship athletes, who went on to receive All-America and Conference Rookie/Swimmer of the Year accolades. He was the primary contact for college coaches and had direct involvement in the NCAA recruiting process with the club athletes.

Potvin, a native of South Burlington, Vermont, is a 2012 graduate of fellow NE10 member Saint Michael’s College. He was a member of the Purple Knights men’s swimming program as a freshman and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in history from the College. During his undergraduate years, he was a USA Swim Club assistant coach and Summer Swim Program head coach.

Potvin, and his wife, Olivia, reside in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, with their two children.