Patrick is originally from Kent, Ohio and grew up swimming in the Northeast Ohio area. He was a member of a Prep School All-American 400 Freestyle Relay team as well as a High School Academic All-American. Upon graduation from Johns Hopkins in 1992, where he swam and played water polo, he became an assistant for the NCAA National oriented men’s and women’s swimming programs as well as men’s water polo. While at JHU he became the Head Assistant Swimming Coach in charge of the distance group and Aquatics Director.

Also at this time Patrick began assisting Ted Bresnahan at the Goucher Branch of GBSA and two years later with the Catonsville Branch. In the fall of 1999 Patrick took the role of Head Coach for GBSA South. In his time at the Catonsville Branch (which became the sole GBSA site in 2001) the program has grown considerably in numbers as well as having increasingly greater successes in the pool. His program is built around technique improvement and a flexible, positive environment in which athletes may choose to commit more and more time to the sport as their desire grows. Each year the club improves in all aspects of operation and continues to provide an excellent place for development of talent.

We as a coaching staff look to encourage each swimmer to become the best they can be and take what is most positive from the sport of swimming. We hope to see greater numbers of GBSA swimmers dedicating themselves to excellence and help them attain higher and higher levels of accomplishment. This is done by constantly trying to achieve perfection in competitive swimming skills in all levels of athlete, from the 6-year-old novice to the 17-year-old Sectional qualifier. As the athletes become increasingly excited about their improvements they naturally want to dedicate more of their time for even better results.

Mr. McDivitt is a 1986 graduate of Mount Saint Joseph. Prior to becoming assistant principal, he taught freshman Biology, Genetics and AP Biology and served as head of the science department. He pioneered the summer reading program at Mount Saint Joseph and organizes the school’s annual ski trip, whitewater rafting trip and other outdoor adventures. He also coaches the water polo and swim teams. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science degree in biology from Towson University.