Mike Clark
Head Coach
Alma Mater: James Madison, 1984
Years at Marymount: 22
E-Mail: michael.clark@marymount.edu
Phone: (703) 284-3832
Mike Clark has been the head coach for the men's and women's swim teams since 1991. During his tenure, both the men and women's teams have set every team record in school history. Both teams have finished as high as second in the Capital Athletic Conference and consistently finish in the top half at the conference championships. Numerous MU swimmers have won all conference honors. Clark has been named CAC Coach of the Year three times.
Coach Clark's philosophy in guiding the team is to provide a positive and enthusiastic swimming experience that enhances each athlete's overall college experience by encouraging physical, mental and moral development. Clark's other goals for the program include: creating and developing strong interpersonal relationships among team members; creating an environment that encourages each student-athlete to identify goals and the tasks associated with their achievement; and teaching the necessary life skills to insure future success.
"Our swimming results -- best times, conference championships, NCAA qualifying times, all conference honors are a measure of how well we accomplish the above goals."
Prior to coming to Marymount, Clark was an assistant swim coach for two years at James Madison University. He also was an assistant at the Curl-Burke Swim Club. He is a 1984 graduate of JMU, where he served as team captain for two years and was the team record holder in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke, the 400 IM and a member of the 400 Medley Relay. Clark was the only swimmer in the JMU history to receive the Most Valuable Swimmer award three consecutive years. Clark also was a senior national qualifier in the 200 breaststroke with the Curl-Burke Swim Club.
In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Clark supervises several other programs at Marymount including the Masters swim program, a developmental level program for pre-competitive swimmers and the Marymount swim school.
Clark lives in Manassas, Virginia with his wife Theresa and their three children Chris, Ashley and Brian.
Krisztina Kovacs
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater: Maryland, 2006
Years at Marymount: 3
Phone: (703) 284-3832
Krisztina Kovacs is in her third season as an assistant coach with the Marymount men’s and women’s swimming teams. A former Division I All-American at the University of Maryland and Olympian for her native Hungary, Kovacs specializes in the breaststroke.
Prior to joining the staff with the Saints, Kovacs spent one season as an assistant coach at local rival Catholic University.
Kovacs garnered Honorable Mention All-America accolades as a senior in 2006 with the Terps. She also earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in the breaststroke and is still ranked in the top-10 at Maryland in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay and was an NCAA qualifier in the 100 breast and 200 breast. Kovacs was also a scholar-athlete on multiple occasions.
On the international stage, Kovacs competed in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, won the Junior European Championships twice and placed third at the World Cup in Rio de Janiero.
Kovacs earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology and family science from Maryland in 2006. She is currently finishing her master’s in elementary education.
John Aldonas
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater: Marymount, 2006
Years at Marymount: 3
E-Mail:
jwa35113@marymount.edu
Phone: (703) 284-3832
Bob Brofft
Assistant Coach
Alma Mater: William & Mary, 2006
Years at Marymount: 1
E-Mail: robert.brofft@marymount.edu
Phone: (703) 284-3832
Bob Brofft is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Marymount University men’s and women’s swimming teams.
Brofft comes to the Saints after spending the past three seasons coaching at the high school level. After a year as an assistant coach at Falls Church High School, he was named the head swimming and diving coach at Paul IV Catholic High School in Fairfax. With the Panthers, Brofft has coached eight individual state finalists, six relay state finalists and one Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention performer.
A four-year varsity swimmer at the College of William & Mary, Brofft earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Computer Science in 2006. A local product out of Robinson High School, he earned Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention honors in 2000 and 2001.