Hank Browning has served as an assistant coach of the New York University men's and women's swimming teams since the 2016-17 season. He assists Head Coach Trevor Miele in all facets of the program.
Browning 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: 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 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 2022-23, 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.
The 2021-22 season concluded with the both the men’s team (11
th) and women’s team (13
th) finishing among the best in the nation at the NCAA Championships. A total of 38 All-America honors were achieved, while two National Champions (Caitlin Marshall – 200 butterfly; Jessica Flynn – 100 backstroke) were produced. Flynn led the team with four All-America honors, while Graham Chatoor, Nika Kouznetsova and Isabel Oldham each earned three.
NYU did not compete in 2020-21 due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, a total of 16 men and 16 women earned UAA Winter Sport All-Academic honors.
The 2019-20 season featured 26 team members earning 60 All-America honors, all qualifying for the NCAA Championships but unable to compete when the event was canceled due to Covid-19. Individually, Honore Collins and Sydney Catron led the women’s team with seven event qualifications, while Giorgio DelGrosso led the men with four.
The women’s team, which finished the season ranked #6 in the nation by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), tied its best finish ever with a second-place showing at the UAA Championships and NYU received UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
The men’s team, which was ranked #14 in the nation by the CSCAA at the end of the season after having risen as high as #6 during the campaign, finished third at the UAA Championships.
In addition to her seven All-America honors, Collins won five UAA titles and was named both UAA Swimmer of the Year and NYU Senior Athlete of the Year. DelGrosso won two UAA backstroke events and was named Co-Swimmer of the Year. Both student-athletes earned CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-America At-Large honors and were named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans. Flynn, who was a member of two winning relays at the UAA’s, was named UAA Co-Rookie of the Year and NYU Female Freshman of the Year.
The 2018-19 season was a historic one for NYU as the women finished a best-ever fifth at the NCAA Championships while Collins won three national titles and was named National Swimmer of the Year by the CSCAA. Collins, who captured the 200- and 400-yard Individual Medleys as well as the 200-yard Butterfly at the NCAA’s, was also a member of three All-America relays. In total, nine women combined to earn 22 All-America honors in 2019.
On the men’s side, sophomore Elan Oumarov earned two of the Violets’ four All-America honors as the squad combined for a 28
th-place national finish.
NYU also produced both the men’s (Chatoor) and women’s (Rachel Reistroffer) UAA Rookies of the Year. The men finished with a 4-2 dual-meet record in ’18-19, while the women produced a 3-3 mark.
In 2017-18, the men posted a near-perfect 7-1 record in dual-meets while the women ended the season at 4-4. Both teams had numerous qualifiers for the NCAA Championships as the men posted a sixth-place national finish while the women produced a 10
th-place result. In addition, both teams achieved second-place finishes at their respective UAA Championships. Ian Rainey became the first NYU male swimmer in program history to win a NCAA Championships event by capturing both the 200-yard and 400-yard IM.
Rainey was just one of a plethora of student-athletes who made their marks at the NCAA’s as the men’s squad earned 17 All-America honors and 14 Honorable Mentions. Rainey finished with six honors and Chad Moody had five while DelGrosso, Tim Kou and Nianzhong Liu each had four.
The women’s team captured seven All-America awards and 11 Honorable Mentions in ’17-18. Collins led the team with four total awards (two All-America, two Honorable Mentions), while Grace Wakabayashi earned three honors.
In Browning’s first season in 2016-17, the women posted a perfect 8-0 dual-meet record and ended the season having won 26 consecutive dual meets, while the men finished with a 4-3 mark. The men finished a best-ever fifth at the NCAA Championships while the women took eighth. In addition, the women placed second and the men took third at the UAA Championships. Collins became NYU’s first-ever swimming & diving National Champion by winning the 200-yard IM at the NCAA’s. Her victory was one of 46 Violet All-America accolades (26 men, 20 women). Kou led NYU with five All-America honors, while Elise Gibbs, Noel Leung and Collins led the women’s team with three apiece.
For their achievements, Collins and classmate Carlos Colmenares were named NYU Female and Male Freshman Athlete of the Year, respectively.
Browning, who spent the 2012-14 seasons as an assistant coach at Tufts University, is a 2010 graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business communication studies. A decorated swimmer for the Tar Heels, Browning was the 2006 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Year, an All-American, a two-time UNC Most Valuable Swimmer, and served as a team captain his junior and senior years.
He qualified for the United States Olympic Trials in 2008 in the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle and was a three-year selection to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Currently also working as a New York City Sales Manager for Remarkable Liquids, Browning is a native of Cincinnati,
OH, and resides in Brooklyn, NY.
