Like Christensen, Reeder is excited to work with Patty Conte again. “I know almost all of the guys and they know what to expect from me,” Reeder explained. Reeder thinks that his relationships will make for a smooth return to coaching. “To not be there for them would go against everything I believe in.” “As a coach, I think I’ll always be a part of the swimmers’ and divers’ lives,” said Reeder. While retiring last year, Reeder still attended some meets to support the boys from the stands. From 2014 to 2018, he led CHS to a 36-5-1 dual-meet record and three straight Southern Connecticut Conference runner-up finishes. While developing a career at ESPN, Reeder has also enjoyed coaching swimming. I’ll also try to set up Friday meets because I’m off those days.” “When swimming starts, I’ll have people step in for me during practices. “I took a night position that runs from 4 p.m. As a producer, Reeder played a key role on the ESPN show, First Take, but just after the NBA finals in June, he decided to go into producing on SportsCenter. With a job change, Reeder felt that he had time to coach again. “He is already familiar with people on the team.” “Kevin brings a lot of experience and knowledge about swimming,” added Trifone. “I’m excited to come back to this program.” “Kim and I are very close and we spoke about it,” said Reeder. Upon hearing that the Rams head-coaching position had opened up from swimmers and Christensen, Reeder applied and was officially renamed as head coach on Oct. Just days before Severino chose to step down, Reeder decided that he wanted to get back into coaching and reached out to CHS Assistant Coach Kim Christensen and Athletic Director Steve Trifone for letters of recommendations. After coaching the Rams to a 9-2 season, Severino chose to take a job offer and resigned as coach in late August. In the span of just over a year, an unexpected turn of events brought Reeder back to his old position. “When they hired (my successor) Megan (Severino), I thought that she would be there for a long time.” “I didn’t think that I would coach there (CHS) again,” reflected Reeder. Reeder had coached the Rams to a great heights in four seasons, but due to a change in his job at ESPN and wanting to spend more time with family, he decided to retire from coaching. On March 17 of last year, Kevin Reeder had an emotional experience watching his Cheshire High School boys’ swim and dive team compete in the State Open final.

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