Kami Gardner

Title

Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach
Email

gardnerka@wlu.edu
Phone

540-458-8481
Year at W&L

19th (2007-08)
Alma Mater

Kenyon College '91
Postgraduate

Western Illinois University '94

Kami Gardner is in her 13th season as the director of aquatics and head men's and women's swimming coach at Washington and Lee in 2023-24. She had previously served as the head women's swimming coach for five seasons and was the interim men's coach for much of the 2012 season. The 2012-13 season was her first as the head coach for the combined men's and women's program.

W&L ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 203-53 Overall Record (.793)

Women’s Swimming (2007-Present)
- 17x ODAC Champions
- 10x ODAC Coach of the Year
- 1x VaSID Coach of the Year
- Highest finish at NCAA Championship in 2017-18 (7^th place)
- 81 All-American Citations
- 281 All-Conference Citations
- 105 All-State Selections
- 13 ODAC Swimmer of the Year Citations
- 12 ODAC Rookie of the Year Citations
- 14 ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year Citations
- Two VaSID Rookie of the Year Citations
- Two VaSID Swimmer of the Year Citations
- Two CoSIDA Academic All-America Citations
Men’s Swimming (2011-Present)
- 10x ODAC Champions
- 6x ODAC Coach of the Year
- 3x VaSID Coach of the Year
- Highest finish at NCAA Championship in 2017-18 (13^th place)
- Two National Champions
- 75 All-American Citations
- 181 All-Conference Citations
- 121 All-State Selections
- Four ODAC Swimmer of the Year Citations
- Four ODAC Rookie of the Year Citations
- Five ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year Citations
- Three VaSID Rookie of the Year Citations
- Two VaSID Swimmer of the Year Citation
- Seven CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-America Citations

AWARDS, HONORS & CERTIFICATIONS

ODAC Coach of the Year
- Women’s – 2009, ’11, ’15, ’16, ’17, ’19, ’21, ’22, '23, '24
- Men’s – 2016, '18, '20, '22, '24, '25
VaSID Coach of the Year
- Women’s – 2020
- Men’s – 2022
Inducted into the Kenyon College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002
Inducted into the inaugural Troy High School Athletics Hall of Fame in 2013

COACHING RESUME

Washington and Lee (2007-Present)
- 27 ODAC Championships
- 16 ODAC Coach of the Year Awards
- Four VaSID Coach of the Year Awards
- Two National Champions
- 156 All-American Citations
- 462 All-Conference Citations
- 226 All-State Citations
- 17 ODAC Swimmer of the Year Citations
- 16 Rookie of the Year Ciations
- 19 ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year Citations
- Five VaSID Rookie of the Year Citations
- Five VaSID Swimmer of the Year Citations
- Nine CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-America Citations
Head Men’s and Women’s swimming coach, aquatics director and instructor at SUNY Oswego
- 188 Individual SUNYAC titles
- 26 SUNYAC records
- 144 team records
- Six SUNYAC Swimmer of the Year Awards
- 43 NCAA Division III Qualifiers
- 49 NCAA Division III All-American Awards
- 14 Academic All-America Citations
- 11x SUNYAC Coach of the year Awards
Assistant Swim Coach at Western Illinois University (1993-94)
- Back-to-Back Mid-Continent Conference Championships
- Swimmer and Newcomer of the Year Citations
- Apart of the staff that was honored as the Conference’s Coaching Staff od the Year Award

PLAYING CAREER (Kenyon College)

4x NCAA Team Champion
27x All-American
17x National Champion
2x Academic All-American
1991 NCAA Division III Swimmer of the Year

GARDNER YEAR-BY-YEAR

WOMEN
YEAR	RECORD	ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2024-25	5-3	ODAC Champions
2023-24	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2022-23	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2021-22	5-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, T-42nd at NCAA Championships
2020-21	0-0	Did not officially compete
2019-20	8-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2018-19	9-0	ODAC Champions, 10th at NCAA Championships
2017-18	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, T-21st at NCAA Championships
2016-17	7-0	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, 7th at NCAA Championships
2015-16	7-2	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2014-15	8-1	ODAC Champions
2013-14	9-3	ODAC Champions
2012-13	10-3	ODAC Champions
2011-12	7-2	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2010-11	8-3	ODAC Champions
2009-10	6-5	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2008-09	9-6	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2007-08	13-6	ODAC Champions
18 SEASONS	129-39 (.767)	17 ODAC Titles, 10 ODAC Coach of the Year Awards

MEN
YEAR	RECORD	ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2024-25	5-3	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, 19th at NCAA Championships
2023-24	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, 22nd at NCAA Championships
2022-23	6-1	ODAC Champions
2021-22	5-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2020-21	0-0	Did not officially compete
2019-20	8-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2018-19	8-1	ODAC Champions, 29th at NCAA Championships
2017-18	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year, 13th at NCAA Championships
2016-17	5-1	ODAC Champions
2015-16	6-1	ODAC Champions, ODAC Coach of the Year
2014-15	8-1	ODAC Champions
2013-14	8-2	10th at BMC Championships
2012-13	8-2	6th at BMC Championships, 30th at NCAA Championships
2011-12	5-4	4th at BMC Championships, 16th at NCAA Championships
14 SEASONS	84-20 (.807)	10 ODAC Titles, 6 ODAC Coach of the Year Award

TOTAL	213-59 (.783)