Christine Stetson-Rawak Hill is a former

athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches a ...

at the

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. She became the university's sixth director of athletics and the first woman to hold the position (full title: director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation Services) as a permanent appointment. She was named CEO and president of

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in February 2025, but resigned nine days later after USA Swimming confronted her with the fact that a complaint had been filed against her with

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. The following month it was announced that the university would not retain Rawak, but would instead begin a search for her replacement.

High school

Prior to college, Rawak attended

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, where she was a swimmer and a member of the 1987 national championship team, graduating in 1988. Her primary events were the 1500/1650 freestyle, 200

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, and 400 IM.

College

At the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

, Rawak was a member of the Wolverines swimming and diving team and student government president, before earning her bachelor's degree in sports management and communications in 1992. She earned a master's degree in communication from

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Coaching and university athletics executive

University of Michigan and Northwestern University

She was an assistant swim coach for the Wolverine swim team at the University of Michigan after her 1992 graduation, from 1992 to 1997. She was also in charge of the Wolverine Swim Camp during that time."USA Swimming Announces Chrissi Rawak As New President & CEO,"
''SwimSwam''. Rawak was then an executive in the University of Michigan athletic department. She worked at the university for over a decade. Rawak was then, from 1998-2004, the

director of personnel and business resources in the Office of Alumni Relations and Development, during which time she also earned a master's degree in communication from Northwestern. After leaving Northwestern, she returned to the University of Michigan, and for seven years was the assistant vice president of talent management and development operations in its Office of University Development. Then, from 2011 to 2016 she was the university's executive senior associate athletic director.

University of Delaware

Rawak was subsequently the

athletic director for eight years, from May 2016 through 2025." Chrissi Rawak,"
BlueHens.com. In 2023, her compensation was $648,000 in salary and $55,000 in bonuses for a total of $704,000. In February 2025 it was announced that Rawak would leave her position to become the new CEO of USA Swimming. That fell through nine days later, however. In March 2025, the University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis said that the university would not retain Rawak, but would instead begin a search for her replacement.

USA Swimming

On February 19, 2025,

named Rawak as its new CEO and president."USA Swimming turns to Delaware AD Chrissi Rawak as new CEO,"
AP, February 19, 2025 Nine days later, USA Swimming’s board of governors announced that Rawak would not assume the role as CEO and president due to "unforeseen personal circumstances that we learned about late this week." USA Swimming stated that it had just learned of a complaint against her regarding her conduct while coaching at the University of Michigan that had been filed with the U.S. Center for SafeSport, an organization that handles abuse and misconduct claims, that Rawak had not disclosed during what USA Swimming called a "rigorous" vetting process."Breaking Down Chrissi Rawak Withdrawing as USA Swimming’s CEO,"
''SwimSwam''. When they raised the issue with Rawak, USA Swimming said Rawak informed it that she intended to resign.
Yahoo., March 1, 2025

Family

Rawak is a native of Newtown, Pennsylvania. She married to Glenn Hill, and the couple has three children. Hill was a gymnast at the University of Michigan.

References

External links

Delaware profile
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