Success on the tennis court is a recurrent theme in Carl Swanson’s coaching and playing career. Swanson is in his fourth year as co-coach of the Linfield women’s tennis program after serving 15 seasons as head coach of the Linfield men's program.
In his 20 years as a collegiate tennis coach, Swanson has been honored as Coach of the Year in the NWC nine times and his teams won 14 conference championships. Since 1999, Swanson he led teams to more than 300 collegiate victories and he has coached over 50 all-NWC players, including multiple All-Americans, Players of the Year, ITA Champions, Sportsmen of the Year, and Academic All-Americans.
Swanson believes in service to the sport of tennis and in that spirit served as the National Chair of the ITA Awards Committee and has served the ITA, NCAA, and USTA in multiple committee and coaching capacities throughout his coaching career.
As a player, Swanson was a top-5 ranked junior in the Pacific Northwest, led South Eugene High School to back-to-back Oregon state tennis titles, was a three-time All-American at Pomona College, and an Ojai doubles champion. As an adult competitor, Swanson has multiple sectional and national championships and continues to compete at a high level.
Swanson is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law and is a licensed attorney in the State of Oregon. At Linfield, Swanson works in the Department of Student Affairs where he serves as a Conduct and Community Standards Officer.
Swanson lives in McMinnville with his wife, Dr. Charlotte Goddard, who also serves Linfield in the Office of Enrollment Services as the college's transfer coordinator.