Matt Emmert named Head Coach of Swimming & Diving

BRISTOL, R.I. ? The Roger Williams University Athletic Department is pleased to announce Matt Emmert as the new Head Coach of the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving programs.

?Matt's passion for swimming and helping student-athletes reach their goals stood out among a great pool of candidates,? said Dave Kemmy, Director of Athletics, Recreation, and Intramurals. ?His vast experience as an assistant coach at some top-notch programs bodes well for our swimmers and divers. We are very excited to have him.?

Emmert comes to Roger Williams by way of Division I University of Maryland, where he spent the 2011-12 season as an assistant coach, primarily training with the distance swimmers. While at Maryland, he helped guide the women's team to a #19 national ranking during the year, while qualifying four swimmers for the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming Championships.

Prior to Maryland, Emmert spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Division I Texas Christian University. He was part of a coaching staff that led the Horned Frogs to their sole 2011 Mountain West Conference Champion in the Women's 100 Yard Freestyle. In addition, he helped lead the men's team to the 2010 Mountain West regular season championship via the program's only undefeated season with a 7-0 dual meet record.

Emmert also has three years of experience as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Rhode Island, where he planned and implemented training for the Butterfly and Backstroke events.

In addition, Emmert spent time coaching the North Kingstown High School girls program, where he coached 2008 USA Olympic Team Member, Elizabeth Beisel.

Over the course of his coaching career, Emmert has had 14 USA Olympic Team Trials Qualifiers and 32 USA Swimming Senior National Qualifiers, in addition to 23 all-conference swimmers.

Emmert is a 2004 graduate of URI, where he was a four-year letterwinner and served as team co-captain in his senior year. He earned the URI Coaches' Award in 2002 and was named Team MVP in 2004. He also set the Rams' school record in the 200 Yard Freestyle during his time at URI. In addition, Emmert holds a Master's Degree in Liberal Arts from TCU.

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