Wofford College Athletics

Keith Swift was named the director of athletic performance at Wofford College in June of 2022. He had previously worked at Purdue and South Carolina at the collegiate level. 

Swift works primarily with the football team, while overseeing the strength and conditioning development for all 20 sports at Wofford.
 
He spent two seasons as the director of strength and conditioning at Warren Central High School. He joined the Purdue staff as assistant director of football strength and conditioning in August of 2019.

Prior to working with the Boilermakers, Swift was at South Carolina State University where he served as director of strength and conditioning since 2016. He oversaw all 14 varsity programs, with an emphasis on football, men’s basketball, softball and track and field. Among the athletes he coached was Darius Leonard, who went on to become the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2018 with the Indianapolis Colts.
 
Swift previously worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of South Alabama (2014-16), working primarily with men’s basketball and track and field and assisting with football. From 2011 to 2014, Swift was the head strength and conditioning coach at Stillman College, where he created the first strength and conditioning program in school history, implemented year-round programs for twelve sports and taught an undergraduate course in weight training. He coached Jeff Henderson, who went to win a gold medal in the long jump at the 2016 Olympic Games.
 
His other experience includes three seasons (2008-2010) as a sports performance specialist with the Seattle Mariners organization. He spent two seasons with the Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx and one with the Single-A Clinton Lumberkings. During that time, Swift worked at the Parisi Speed School as a sports performance coach.
 
A four-year letterwinner as a defensive end on the Tennessee Tech University football team, Swift earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2007. He earned a master’s degree in sports administration through American Public University in 2019.
 
The Jackson, Tennessee, native is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Registered Strength Coach (RSCC) and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He also is a Certified College Strength Coach through the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (SCCC) as well as a Sports Performance Coach through USA Weightlifting (USAW).
 
Swift has three daughters: Melody, Naomi and Ivory.