A mainstay of the Dolphins swimming programs, head coach Oleg Soloviev has been guiding the CSI squads for the entire 14 years of the program’s history. CSI teams have prospered enormously under his tenure, winning a total of seven championships. Soloviev has garnered the respect of his peers in the process, earning five CUNYAC Coach of the Year honors (1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007). The men’s team alone has gone a staggering 25-1 in CUNYAC play since the conference adopted the sport in 2002.
Soloviev also brought home CSI's first-ever national championship, as his swimmers have now accounted for three NCAA gold medals over the past three seasons, and the 2009 Dolphins men's team took home 14th place overall nationally.
Coaching since 1973, Soloviev, a Russian native, has been a part of many national and international victories with European and Olympic teams he has helped coach and train. The national and world records some of his former pupils have set are too numerous to list.
Soloviev brings the same winning approach to CSI. With a strong emphasis based on recruiting, he has achieved optimum results from his swimmers through goal-setting and motivational training in the pool. Seeking athletes who believe in the discipline and persistence it takes to be successful, Soloviev is hoping for an even brighter future for his Dolphins teams, as he hopes to continue to guide them to a level of national prominence in Division III.
Alongside his duties as head coach to both the men’s and women’s teams at the College, Soloviev also serves as its full-time Aquatics Director, insuring that the pool housed within the Sports & Recreation Center is in peak condition year-round.
