Chad D Englehart
Head Coach and Senior Coach
Chad is starting his 14th year with SWAC and his 20th year as a swimming coach. Chad began his competitive swimming career with the New Haven Barracudas of the Fort Wayne City League and continued through college with the University of Kansas Jayhawks. During his 16 years as a competitive swimmer, Chad won two Illinois State titles and an Indiana State title, set an Indiana State Championship record, and won two individual collegiate Big 8 Conference Championship titles. While at Kansas, Chad was also a member of the Academic All-Big 8 Conference team and was a four-time winner of the Jayhawk Scholar award for outstanding academic achievement.
Chad began coaching when he was 16 as a developmental coach for the Decatur Swim Club in Decatur, IL. As a developmental coach, Chad came to realize his love for coaching and working with young people. While attending college, Chad spent 3 years as the Head Coach for the New Haven Barracudas. Chad’s teams finished in the top 3 at the Fort Wayne City Championships all three years, including a Runner-up finish in his second year.
Chad graduated from the University of Kansas in 1994 with a BSE in Chemistry and Physical Sciences. He then returned to Indiana and received his Teacher’s license in 1995. While working towards his Indiana teacher’s license, he spent a year as the Head Coach for both the boys and girls swimming and diving teams at Concordia Lutheran High School.
SWAC hired Chad as its first ever year round, full time coach in the spring of 1995. The following year he was hired as the Head Coach for the Homestead High School Boys Swim and Dive team. In the fall of 2000, Chad completed the circle being named as the Head Coach for the Homestead High School Girls Swim and Dive team. Chad’s Record as the Homestead Coach
Over the past 12 years Chad’s swimmers have:
- Won eight individual USA Swimming State Championship Titles
- Won Five individual Indiana High School State Championship Titles
- Won 2 Indiana State High School relay titles
- Set 3 individual USA Swimming Indiana State records
- Won 23 individual USA Swimming State runners-up titles
- Been awarded 18 individual USA Swimming National Top 16 awards, including an individual number 1 ranking
- Qualified SWAC swimmers for the U.S. Olympic Trials in both 2000 and 2004
- Been awarded over 60 National High School All-American certificates
- The Homestead Boys Team was the 2004 and 2006 Indiana State Championship Runner-up
Over the past 12 years Chad professionally has:
- Nominated for Indiana Senior Coach of the Year 4 times
- 4 time High School Sectional Coach of the Year
- 13 time High School Conference Coach of the Year
- Indiana Swimming’s Club Coach of the Year in 2001
- Indiana State High School Boys Coach of the Year in 2004
- Awarded 3 citations for outstanding educational performance by Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers®
In addition to building SWAC’s tradition of success, Chad also strives to advance the sport of swimming in the State of Indiana. He has served as a member of Indiana Swimming’s Board of Directors for the last eight years.
