Edward Reed (coach)
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Ed Reed was coach of Brown University
’s water polo
team from 1971 to 1992 (it held varsity status from 1974 to the end of his tenure). Initially, he was also head coach of the varsity swim team.
, Reed was a two-time All-American in swimming. At the 1965 New England Intercollegiate Championships he won the 200 Individual Medley. Coaching water polo at Brown, Reed achieved an impressive record of 420 wins, 159 losses, and 5 ties, holding a winning record in all seasons. He also won seventeen New England Championships in a row in addition to four Eastern Championships (three of those consecutively). His team went to the Eastern Championship ten times, and the NCAA tournament eleven. In 1983, 1984, and 1985, Brown University placed 6th at the NCAA tournament under his auspices. Seventeen of his players earned All-American honors. Reed was named Eastern Water Polo League Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He is a member of the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame (inducted 1986), Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), and the United States Water Polo Hall of fame (1999).
following his graduation from Springfield College. In 1971 he began coaching both swimming and water polo at Brown University where he stayed until 1994. Reed was a member of the coaching staff for the United States Men’s National Water Polo Team from 1993-1996. He was elected president of the American Water Polo Coaches Association, and served on committees for United States Water Polo. Reed was appointed interim-coach at the University of Alabama
for the 1994-1995 season, and then became the Aquatic Center Manager for the university’s pool. He coached Alabama’s club team for several years, before his involvement with Collegiate Water Polo Association led him to be named a member of the Technical Committee for the CWPA where he evaluates and selects officials for the league.
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
’s water polo
Water polo
Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...
team from 1971 to 1992 (it held varsity status from 1974 to the end of his tenure). Initially, he was also head coach of the varsity swim team.
Accomplishments
As an undergraduate at Springfield CollegeSpringfield College
Springfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
, Reed was a two-time All-American in swimming. At the 1965 New England Intercollegiate Championships he won the 200 Individual Medley. Coaching water polo at Brown, Reed achieved an impressive record of 420 wins, 159 losses, and 5 ties, holding a winning record in all seasons. He also won seventeen New England Championships in a row in addition to four Eastern Championships (three of those consecutively). His team went to the Eastern Championship ten times, and the NCAA tournament eleven. In 1983, 1984, and 1985, Brown University placed 6th at the NCAA tournament under his auspices. Seventeen of his players earned All-American honors. Reed was named Eastern Water Polo League Coach of the Year in 1987 and 1989. He is a member of the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame (inducted 1986), Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), and the United States Water Polo Hall of fame (1999).
Positions
Reed initially coached swimming for Tufts UniversityTufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
following his graduation from Springfield College. In 1971 he began coaching both swimming and water polo at Brown University where he stayed until 1994. Reed was a member of the coaching staff for the United States Men’s National Water Polo Team from 1993-1996. He was elected president of the American Water Polo Coaches Association, and served on committees for United States Water Polo. Reed was appointed interim-coach at the University of Alabama
University of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
for the 1994-1995 season, and then became the Aquatic Center Manager for the university’s pool. He coached Alabama’s club team for several years, before his involvement with Collegiate Water Polo Association led him to be named a member of the Technical Committee for the CWPA where he evaluates and selects officials for the league.