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BLOOMSBURG—Bloomsburg University has announced the hiring of Edward “Ned” Hampford as the new men's swimming head coach. Hampford replaces Dr. Roch King who departed Bloomsburg to take a teaching position at Ball State.

Ned Hampford

Hampford, an East Stroudsburg alumnus with a B.S. in Health Science & Physical Education, resides in Pottsville and currently teaches Advance Conditioning and Strength Training in the Physical Education Department at the Pottsville Area High School. He has taught at Pottsville Area High School for the last 27 years.

Hampford coached the Pottsville Area High School boys' swim team for 25 years, compiling a record of 217-112 in dual meets and winning 28 multi-team invitationals, while gaining Coach of the Year honors in both the East Penn League and Schuylkill League.

His boy's squads routinely finished in the top five at the District XI AAA meet throughout his tenure, while traditionally being the smallest boys' school in the district. The 1998 team was third behind state powers Emmaus and Parkland, while the 1989 team was runner-up behind Emmaus.

Eight Pottsville Area swimmers have received statewide recognition as top ten finishers at the state meet under the tutelage of Hampford.

He coached varsity football at Pottsville Area for eight seasons and started the Varsity Water Polo team at Pottsville Area High School. Hampford has also worked as an instructor for the past 10 summers at the Bloomsburg University Swim Camp along with the Huskies' women's coach Dave Rider.

Hampford was a two-year letterman for the Warrior football team at East Stroudsburg, earning first team All-Pennsylvania Conference and third team All-State honors in his senior year as an offensive guard.

Hampford is also the Controller for the city of Pottsville and is a former member of the City Council. He was inducted into the Pottsville Area All-Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. For the past ten years, he has broadcast football games for the Pottsville Broadcasting Company as a game analyst and belongs to numerous organizations.

Hampford is married to the former Tammie McFadden, a Kutztown graduate, and has three sons, Adam, Eric and Kevin. Adam is a freshman at Penn State University and swam for four years in high school for his father, earning All-Star recognition in his senior year. Eric is currently a freshman football and basketball player at Pottsville Area High School, while Kevin enters kindergarten this fall.