Ben Delia is embarking on his third year
as head coach of the Randolph-Macon swimming program.
Over the course of his first two seasons in Ashland, Delia has led
R-MC to a 19 dual meet wins and a pair of second-place finishes at
the ODAC Championships.
In 2008-09, the Jackets went 11-3 overall and 6-1 in the ODAC. Under the direction of Delia, 113 swimmers set lifetime best swims. R-MC's 11 dual meet wins - set a single season record, while eight Jackets were named to the All-ODAC team. Six different swimmers helped set new Estes Aquatic Center pool records, while five swimmers set six school records as well.
In his first season in 2007-08, Delia help R-MC
to an 8-3 dual meet record, including a 6-1 mark against ODAC foes.
The Yellow Jackets capped off the season with a second-place
showing at the ODAC and Atlantic States Championships in
February.
Delia came to the Yellow Jackets program after a stint as an
assistant coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut and a
successful four-year career at Hamilton College in Clinton, New
York.
During his time at Trinity, Delia assisted in all phases of the Bantams swimming and diving program, including on deck coaching, recruiting, team travel, fundraising and other administrative duties. Delia helped Trinity to six dual meet wins in 2006-07 and guided swimmers to a host of school and freshmen records while assisting four swimmers to USA Sectional qualifying times.
As a student-athlete, Delia was a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) all-league team and was a championship finalist on several occasions.
Delia is a native of Oswego, New York and
graduated from Hamilton in May of 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts
degree and a concentration in economics. Delia also earned his
Master's Degree in economics from Trinity College in 2007.
