West Chester University Athletics

Catherine Walsh Hay attended West Chester State College from 1962 thru 1966. During her four-year career, she served as captain all four years while running with the varsity squad and led her women's swimming team to four undefeated seasons. She was undefeated in the breaststroke events during her career and was a member of the former 200 medley relay team that set a national record.  

Currently, Walsh Hay coaches swimming at nearby Villa Maria Academy High School, a program that she has been with since its inception in the 1999-2000 season. Four years into the program's history, she won her first PIAA Women's District One championship during the 2002-03 season. Since then, she has gone on to win 13 consecutive PIAA Women's District One Championships titles (2003-2015). In 2015, she won her fifth consecutive PIAA Women's State Championships title. That streak of five consecutive PIAA state championships is tied for the most consecutive state championships in any sport and any division in PIAA history. Walsh Hay is a three-time Coach of the Year in Chester County and was the Pennsylvania State Swimming Coach of the Year in 2012. Her teams have scored more points than any other Women's AA swimming team in PIAA state championship history.