Release courtesy of Washington College Athletic Communications

CHESTERTOWN, Md. - - - Washington College Director of Athletics Thad Moore announced today that head men's and women's swimming coach Mark Hill has decided to resign from his position in order to pursue a career in the medical sales industry. Moore also announced that current assistant coach Philip Quick has been elevated to interim head coach.

"We would like to thank Mark for his hard work and commitment to Washington College and fully understand his decision to pursue a different career path," stated Moore. "Phil has been an integral part of our program for the past few years and we are very fortunate to have someone of his caliber already on our staff. I'm confident that he will do an outstanding job in his new role and I'm very excited to see where he can take us going forward."

"I would like to thank Thad and Washington College for having the confidence in me and my staff to have an opportunity to take this team to the next level," Quick stated. "The real credit goes to this current team for displaying an amazing amount of courage, mental toughness, amazing leadership and team unity during a time of immense challenge."

Quick was named assistant coach of the Washington College men's and women's swim teams during the summer of 2018. Quick swam at fellow Centennial Conference school Ursinus College and also has experience coaching at the high school and club levels.

While a student-athlete at Ursinus, Quick specialized in the individual medley and breaststroke, though he was often placed wherever needed in dual meets in order for the Bears to compete for a win. He also contributed in every relay event at the Centennial Conference Championships during his career and made the finals in every event he entered at those championships. He was the Bears' representative on the Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team as a senior and helped hold the school's 200 freestyle relay record from his freshman year until it was broken after he graduated. 

Quick, who earned a B.S. from Ursinus in 2013, began coaching in 2010 while he was still an undergraduate. While living in North Carolina, he spent four years coaching for Eastern Carolina Aquatics (ECA). During his final two years with ECA, he created the club's newest satellite program on Camp Lejeune. At its peak, the team grew to 120 swimmers with short course, long course age group and senior state championship qualifiers, high school state qualifiers, and sectional qualifiers. 

"A truly great team is developed during times of adversity," Quick added. "This team has been confronting everything head on without hesitation and have shown no signs of slowing down. The squad will move forward better and more united than ever before. I have no doubt this group will achieve amazing things!"