Miranda Johns was hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men's and women's swim teams in September 2022.
Johns 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. Her 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, 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 Johns’ 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.
A former scholarship athlete at Division I Gardner-Webb University, Johns joined NYU with a great deal of coaching experience. Prior to joining NYU, she served as a swim coach at the Chelsea Piers Athletic Club in Stamford, CT, and as the assistant head coach at the Fairfield County Swim League in Darien, CT.
A 2019 graduate of Gardner-Webb with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design, Johns was a four-year member of the Runnin' Bulldogs' swim team. She was an 'A' Finalist at the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) Conference Championships and an All-Conference Academic Qualifier.
In 2019-20, Johns lived in Australia and worked as a graphic designer for Engine Swim, a competition swimwear brand.
Johns' first coaching experience was as an assistant at Chattahoochee Gold in Atlanta.
A native of Atlanta, GA, and resident of Brooklyn, NY, Johns also serves as an Assistant Natatorium Manager at NYU.
