Brian Thomas

13 Reviews
Overall Recommendation
77%
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George Washington University - Washington, DC

Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach, Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
Division: NCAA DI
Conference: A-10

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3.9
Caring
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Motivational
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Knowledgeable
4.3
Honest
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

I made my first national team thanks to Brian!

Date: March 28, 2023
By Athlete
5.0
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5
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Brian made me believe in myself and gave me the courage and confidence to put „make the German national team“ on my goal sheet. He pushed me on a daily basis, inside and outside the pool and I couldn’t be more grateful for all he did for me and my athletic career. He even came to German Nationals in Berlin with me - where I achieved my goal of making the national team and qualified for world university games. This was almost 8 years ago and I still keep in touch with him from time to time and cannot wait to see him at my wedding this summer :) This is the relationship Brian builds with his swimmers because he cares about them as athletes AND people! He is a great coach - one of the best I’ve ever been coached by!
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

I made my first national team thanks to Brian!

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Brian made me believe in myself and gave me the courage and confidence to put „make the German national team“ on my goal sheet. He pushed me on a daily basis, inside and outside the pool and I couldn’t be more grateful for all he did for me and my athletic career. He even came to German Nationals in Berlin with me - where I achieved my goal of making the national team and qualified for world university games. This was almost 8 years ago and I still keep in touch with him from time to time and cannot wait to see him at my wedding this summer :) This is the relationship Brian builds with his swimmers because he cares about them as athletes AND people! He is a great coach - one of the best I’ve ever been coached by!
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Reconsider Swimming Under Him

Date: December 2, 2022
By Athlete
2.0
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I would love to say that my teammates and I had a comprehensively great experience swimming for GW, but that would not be true due to the tumultuous, unnecessarily stressful, and inconsistent emotional environment created by Coach Thomas. I would be remiss not to warn future collegiate athletes considering George Washington that if you are looking for a coach that is fair, reasonable, or measured in his emotional reactions, then Coach Brian Thomas is not for you.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Reconsider Swimming Under Him

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I would love to say that my teammates and I had a comprehensively great experience swimming for GW, but that would not be true due to the tumultuous, unnecessarily stressful, and inconsistent emotional environment created by Coach Thomas. I would be remiss not to warn future collegiate athletes considering George Washington that if you are looking for a coach that is fair, reasonable, or measured in his emotional reactions, then Coach Brian Thomas is not for you.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Brian Thomas

Date: September 9, 2022
By Verified Athlete
2.4
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He is very knowledgeable about the sport, however he puts his own needs before the athletes.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Brian Thomas

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Date: September 9, 2022
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He is very knowledgeable about the sport, however he puts his own needs before the athletes.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: October 5, 2020
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5.0
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Date: October 5, 2020
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 28, 2020
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4.0
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4
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Date: July 28, 2020
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 22, 2020
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4.0
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Date: July 22, 2020
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 20, 2020
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4.0
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Date: July 20, 2020
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Date: July 20, 2020
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4.0
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Date: July 20, 2020
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 20, 2020
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4.4
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Loves his job, cares about people, knowledgable about the sport, sometimes lacks some organizational skills
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Date: July 20, 2020
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Loves his job, cares about people, knowledgable about the sport, sometimes lacks some organizational skills
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: July 19, 2020
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3.8
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Brian is a very commited coach and cares incredibly deeply anout all of his swimmers.
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Date: July 19, 2020
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Brian is a very commited coach and cares incredibly deeply anout all of his swimmers.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: March 31, 2020
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4.0
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Coach is very motivated but is not great at communication. He has been putting a lot of effort and is always putting in extra time to make the team even better.
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Date: March 31, 2020
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Coach is very motivated but is not great at communication. He has been putting a lot of effort and is always putting in extra time to make the team even better.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: June 25, 2019
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3.6
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Brian really does make an effort to get to know his athletes. However, he is trying to elevate the program to be a major D1 swim school, so he really asks the team to put swimming on an equal pedestal as school. He also does not encourage internships/study abroad.
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Date: June 25, 2019
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Brian really does make an effort to get to know his athletes. However, he is trying to elevate the program to be a major D1 swim school, so he really asks the team to put swimming on an equal pedestal as school. He also does not encourage internships/study abroad.
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Women's Swimming & Diving Head Coach

Date: March 24, 2019
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3.8
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3.8
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Date: March 24, 2019
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