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Casmera Wick is in her first season as a member of Pitt's swimming and diving coaching staff.
"I am ecstatic to add Casmera to our staff," Head Coach Chuck Knoles said. "Casmera brings with her the experience of a Division I All-American honorable mention selection, a Big East Champion and a team captain. Her success as a Division I student-athlete, combined with her success as a college and club coach made Casmera an easy choice for us. She is a great fit for Pitt."
Wick was a three-year NCAA Division I Championship qualifier at Rutgers, where she was a four-year letterwinner and scored twice at the NCAA Championship meet. Wick was also a two-time captain of the Rutgers team and held school records in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events. She was also a member of five relays that set school records at Rutgers, which include the 200 and 400 medley relays, and the 200, 400 and 800 free relays.
Last fall, Wick served as the interim head coach at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pa. During that time she managed all aspects of the men's and women's program, organized team travel, organized and ran the Swarthmore December Invitational and taught physical education classes. Prior to that, Wick was the squad's associate coach during the 2009-2010 season.
Wick also spent the last four years as an assistant coach for the Central Bucks Swim Team in Doylestown, Pa. She entered the coaching field as an assistant coach for the Hideaway Swim team in Horsham, Pa., from 2007-10.
Wick graduated from Rutgers in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in psychology, a minor in sociology and a certificate in criminology. An Academic All-American, she was also voted as the Most Inspirational Member of her team by her teammates, as well as a team MVP and Rookie of the Year. Prior to graduation, Wick was named Rutgers' Outstanding Female Athlete Award recipient, which is given to just one graduating female student-athlete a year.
