 Steven Barnes
Head Swimming Coach
Office Phone: 765 . 361 . 6272
Email: barness@wabash.edu
Steve Barnes enters his first season as the head coach of the Wabash College swimming and diving program.
Barnes came to Wabash from Kalamazoo College. In three seasons as an assistant coach, he helped the Hornets set an NCAA record, 39 school records, 36 individual and relay conference titles, 17 conference records, 59 NCAA “B” cuts and 16 NCAA “A” cuts, and nine individual top-eight finishes at the at the NCAA Nationals. serving two seasons as the assistant coach of the Kalamazoo College men’s and women’s swimming program. He was named interim head coach from January through March of 2008 during head coach Kathy Milliken’s maternity leave.
A 2005 graduate of Ithaca College, Barnes was a four-time All-American and team MVP for the Bombers. He was named the 2002 Empire Eight Conference Swimmer and Rookie of the Year, was a 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honoree, and was selected as the Ithaca College Athlete of the Year from 2002-2005. He earned Scholar All-America honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) four consecutive years, and was a member of the Empire Eight All-Academic Team from 2002-2005. Barnes holds the Ithaca records in the 500-, 1000-, and 1650-yard freestyle races, and was part of the record-setting 800-yard freestlye relay team.
Barnes earned his master’s degree in exercise science from Ithaca in 2006 while working as an assistant coach for the Bombers. He was responsible for dryland training and weightlifting programs for the team in addition to coordinating recruiting.
 Hugh Vandivier '91
Volunteer Assistant Swimming Coach
Hugh Vandivier begins his tenth season as a volunteer assistant coach at Wabash. After a successful career as a middle distance swimmer at Franklin Community High School, Vandivier came to Wabash and competed in the mile, the 400 individual medley, and the 200 butterfly. After two seasons as swimmer he became a student assistant coach, helping the Little Giants to an eighth-place finish at the 1991 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.
Vandivier is the past president of the Indianapolis Association of Wabash Men, keeps his classmates in touch with the College as a class agent, and completed two four-year terms as a board member of the National Association of Wabash Men.
An English major, Vandivier graduated from Wabash in 1991 and went on to earn a masters at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He has worked for Macmillan Computer Publishing and contributed to Indianapolis Monthly magazine, including a interview with Hoosier native Kurt Vannegut.
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