Todd Slobodnyak '12 is in his first year as the head coach of the Westminster College men's and women's swimming and diving programs. He began his duties April 22, 2024.
Slobodnyak returns to his alma mater after spending the last eight years as the head swimming coach at Cranberry Township's Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA. He was instrumental in establishing the RESY Riptide club program in 2016, which has grown into one of Western Pennsylvania's premier programs. He has overseen all aspects of RESY's competitive programs, including new swimmer recruitment, developing technique through a variety of technical training and in-water drill sessions. Slobodnyak has produced 12 national qualifiers and has close to a dozen swimmers competing across all three NCAA divisions.
In 2017, Slobodnyak also took over as head coach with the high school programs at Mars High School and North Catholic High School, where he was responsible for season planning, coordinating transportation and meet management. Eleven of his swimmers have qualified for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Championships. North Catholic's 200-yard medley relay (1:35.80), along with Luke Lamb's performance in the 100 backstroke (48.68), set new Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) records over the last two seasons.
Slobodnyak served as the head swimming coach at the Sampson Family YMCA in Plum while coaching under Shawn Haupt, at 2002 Westminster graduate, at Plum High School in 2012 and 2013.
The Monroeville native and Gateway High School swimmer graduated from Westminster with a bachelor's degree in biology. Voted a team captain twice, he was a two-time Second Team All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) performer with the Titans.
Slobodnyak, his wife Janelle and their children Violet, Samson and Skyla reside in New Castle.
