Connor Rumpit was hired as an assistant coach of New York University's men's and women's swimming teams in June 2022.
Rumpit helped bring the program to new heights in 2024-25, as the women’s team finished as National Champion Runner-ups, the highest finish in team history. His swimmers won five National Championships, as College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Swimmer of the Year Kaley McIntyre won three individual national titles (50-, 100-, 200-yard freestyle), Nicole Ranile won one (200-yard butterfly), and four Violets (McIntyre, Ranile, Elle Motekaitis, Isabel Oldham) combined to win the 800-yard freestyle relay.
The men’s team went undefeated in dual meets (8-0) and tied its highest finish with a fourth-place performance at the NCAA Division III Championships.
Overall, the women’s team (5-1) earned All-America honors in 28 events at the NCAA’s, while the men’s squad produced 24. A total of 22 NYU swimmers & divers (12 women, 10 men) captured All-America accolades.
Both squads finished second at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, as NYU earned UAA Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors. McIntyre was selected UAA Women’s Swimmer of the Year and
Maksym Nechydyuk was Men’s Rookie of the Year.
The 2023-24 season was a momentous one for NYU, with numerous achievements produced by the student-athletes, team and coaching staff. The Violets toppled 36 program records and posted best-ever finishes at the NCAA Division III Championships with the women taking third overall and the men placing fourth.
The men’s and women’s squads combined for eight national titles: Kaley McIntyre (50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle), Derek Maas (100- and 200-yard breaststroke, and the 200-yard IM) and Caitlin Marshall (200-yard butterfly), and the women’s 800-yard freestyle relay team of Marshall, McIntyre, Nicole Ranile, and Aanya Wala. Overall, the teams combined for 61 All-America honors, and McIntyre earned NCAA Division III Women’s Swimmer of the Year accolades.
At the conference level, the Violets’ garnered 10 individual and four relay-team University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, leading to a second-place finish for the men and a third-place showing for the women. McIntyre and Maas earned UAA Swimmer of the Year honors, Calista Lynch was named UAA Newcomer of the Year, and NYU received UAA Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year honor.
In Rumpit’s first season as an assistant coach, the women’s team tied its best-ever finish at the NCAA Division III Championships (fifth place), while the men placed 13
th. Freshman Kaley McIntyre captured National Championships in both the 50- and 200-yard freestyle. Overall, the men and women combined for 52 All-America honors. McIntyre led the way with seven and Leo Han spearheaded the men’s efforts with five as both were named University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year.
In dual meets, the men posted a 5-2 record, while the women finished 4-2.
Rumpit joined NYU after working as a graduate assistant coach and teaching fellow at Springfield College from August 2020-May 2022. While there, he developed and ran workouts and training programs for the swimming team and engaged in recruiting efforts. He also taught physical education courses as part of his teaching fellow duties.
A four-year swimming team member at Kenyon College (2016-20), a perennial powerhouse in Division III swimming, Rumpit earned All-America status three times while setting the North Coast Athletic Conference record in the 500 freestyle in 2020. He also took on the role of coaching assistant during his junior year at Kenyon, recording times, sitting in on recruiting meetings with coaches and providing summaries of recruits to the coaching staff.
The Brookfield, WI, native also served as an assistant coach at the Elmbrook Swim Club in his hometown during the 2021 summer while also working as an athletic intern at Brookfield East High School.
Rumpit held a pair of positions at the Wyoming Swim Club in Wyoming, OH, during the summer of 2019, working as Head Coach and assistant pool manager of the club's swimming program.
Holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Kenyon in 2020, Rumpit went on to earn a Master's of Education in Athletic Administration from Springfield College in 2022.
A native of Milwaukee, WI, Rumpit resides in Brooklyn, NY.
