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Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coachat Marist University• Poughkeepsie, NY

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coachat Marist University• Poughkeepsie, NY

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1.9

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2.0

Caring

2.1

Motivational

1.4

Knowledgeable

1.7

Honest

2.4

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Men's Swimming & Diving

Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Marist University • 4-year or above, Private not-for-profit • Poughkeepsie, NY

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Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Marist University • 4-year or above, Private not-for-profit • Poughkeepsie, NY

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Coach & Staff Ratings: Larry Van Wagner

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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 21, 2020
By Verified Athlete
3.8
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Overall
4.0
Caring
4.0
Motivational
3.0
Knowledgeable
3.0
Honest
5.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 19, 2018
By Verified Athlete
2.0
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
2.0
Knowledgeable
2.0
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2.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 4, 2018
By Verified Athlete
1.6
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
2.0
Knowledgeable
2.0
Honest
1.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 4, 2018
By Verified Athlete
2.4
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
3.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
5.0
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Very old school, no nonsense attitude. Out-dated training techniques, garbage yardage, almost no sprint training.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 3, 2018
By Verified Athlete
1.8
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
3.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 3, 2018
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Honestly the worst coach I have ever had. Disrespectful, unprofessional, rude, and just nasty with his swimmers. Is also so weird and touchy with the women's team.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: April 3, 2018
By Verified Athlete
1.0
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Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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1.0
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Larry VanWagner has affairs with the Diving coach Melanie Bolstad. Unsurprisingly, they are both horrible coaches and people. Instead of motivation and support, bullying and intimidation are their main methods of "coaching" ... if you could even call it that. He was also caught embezzling money from the Marist Swim Club.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: March 10, 2018
By Verified Athlete
1.2
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Larry Van Wagner is a horrible man. He is demeaning toward his swimmers and will use any leverage he can to pounce on you. In this way he is both intimidating and promotes an agenda of domination. His workouts and knowledge of the sport are incredibly outdated and he refuses to adapt or take any suggestions. I could write an entire essay about him.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 30, 2017
By Verified Athlete
2.0
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
4.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
2.0
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LWV is that classic bad coach. If you are fast enough you can get away with whatever you want... examples: Him looking the other way to drugs/alcohol + financial compensation, which in that aspect makes Larry a bro. On the other hand he hasn't changed his workouts in four decades and doesn't understand the most basic swimming fundamentals.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 25, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.2
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
2.0
If there were lower ratings I would have gave them. To say he was the worst coach I ever had would be a compliment. Larry Vanwagner is the worst person I've ever met. To start, Marist caught him stealing from the team so idk why he's still there. In A nutshell, lvw is an arrogant, rude, cheating, stealing asshole who knows nothing about swimming
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 25, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
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Ignorant and disrespectful.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
3.2
Would Recommend
Overall
3.0
Caring
4.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
3.0
Honest
5.0
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Old-School.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
2.8
Would Recommend
Overall
3.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
3.0
Knowledgeable
2.0
Honest
4.0
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Way to stubburn to be an effective coach. Has tunnel vision and must do everything his way, doesnt accept or even listen to any advice from any one. Also he is a man of routine, he has to do the exact same thing year after year without making any changes.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
2.2
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
3.0
Motivational
2.0
Knowledgeable
3.0
Honest
1.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.8
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
3.0
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He sucks and has no faith in any of his swimmers. Negative and expects us all to fail
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Too much garbage yardage. Thinks very highly of himself. Horrible person and coach all around.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.8
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
3.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
2.0
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Acts as though he wants you to succeed but doesn't usually give a shit about you after your freshmen year. Rarely offers encouragement and has been known to immediately tell you what you did wrong in a race the moment you touch the wall. His assistants are exponentially more qualified. Still way better than the diving coach though.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
4.0
Would Recommend
Overall
4.0
Caring
4.0
Motivational
3.0
Knowledgeable
5.0
Honest
4.0
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He's better than my old coach
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.6
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
2.0
Honest
2.0
One of the most classless people I have ever met. Rude and acts like a know it all. Has an affair with the diving coach who is also a witch. They mock athletes who aren't good and at ones who struggle with their academics while putting up with their childish behaviors. Worst experience ever, would never recommend swimmers to come here.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
he's a giant dick, plain and simple. He'll show you respect if you're a talented swimmer and can consistently make him look good, but even then it's still very minimal. He also engages in questionable accounting practices when dealing with scholarships and meal money over breaks. probably the main reason I quit the team. #MemoriesFromAMaristBurnout
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 24, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Extremely stubborn and always thinks he's right. Don't try to argue with him because he won't listen to what you have to say. Also very abusive and make's inappropriate comments frequently.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 23, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Only cares about if you are one of the fastest swimmers. If not you are nothing to him
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 23, 2017
By Verified Athlete
1.8
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
2.0
Honest
3.0
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 23, 2017
By Verified Athlete
2.8
Would Recommend
Overall
3.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
2.0
Knowledgeable
3.0
Honest
4.0
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Very old school, garbage yardage type training. Not open at all to new ideas about swimming technique or training methods. Fairly motivational, but can be quite mean. No nonsense approach focusing on balance of mind, body, and spirit. Rating: 6/10, would be higher if he was more open minded and less disparaging.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Larry Van Wagner
Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Marist University
Date: June 23, 2017
By Verified Athlete
2.0
Would Recommend
Overall
2.0
Caring
2.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
4.0
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Extremely old fashioned. Set in his ways and he has no intentions of changing them. He often will put you down and will not give you many compliments. Overall not a nice or helpful coach
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