Buffalo State's head swimming and diving coach Mike Switalski has committed to serve as a guest speaker at the 67th Annual New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Conference on Thursday, November 4, at the Adam's Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.

Switalski will speak on a pair of subjects. First, he will give a presentation on "Developing Funds for The Buffalo Swim Racers" from 8 a.m. until 9:15 a.m. He co-founded the Buffalo Swim Racers, an urban outreach project consisting of 230 swimmers, and served as the program coordinator for three years.

Switalski will also give a lecture on "Swim Practice and Design". He will draw on his experiences as the Head Swimming and Diving Coach at Buffalo State for the past four seasons. In addition, he has served as an assistant at Wisconsin-Whitewater, as well as coached several club and high school teams. He also coached national level swimmers for USA Swimming (National Age Group Top-16, Junior National, Senior National and US Open).

A former Division III All-American, Switalski has served as a national chair for the United States Swimming Outreach Committee. He has authored several published articles on competitive swimming in addition to giving multiple lectures on the sport, including at the USA Swimming National Convention. He was the only coach to represent USA Swimming in 1999 at the United States Olympic Academy, hosted by the US Olympic Committee. He has also attended several coaching clinics over the past decade in an attempt to stay on the cutting edge of training and coaching techniques.