Emma Reaney joined New York University as an assistant coach of the men’s and women’s swimming teams in August 2021, and is working with all of the teams’ training groups.
Reaney 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: 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 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.
Prior to joining the NYU staff, Reaney had served as a men’s and women’s assistant swimming coach at St. Francis College in Brooklyn throughout 2021. She planned and led practices, as well as aided with the program’s recruiting efforts.
A 2015 graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communication Design and a minor in Business Economics, Reaney was a four-year member of the Fighting Irish’s swim team. As a junior, she set NCAA, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), U.S. Open, and American records and won the program’s first-ever individual national title in the 200-yard breaststroke (2:04.06). Reaney was named ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year and earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.
An 11-time NCAA All-American at Notre Dame, Reaney went on to compete as a professional for USA Swimming. She won the silver medal in the 200-meter medley relay at the 2014 World Short Course Championships and took bronze in the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2015 World University Games.
Reaney’s coaching experience also includes stints as a Clinician for the Fitter & Faster Swim Camps (2018-21) and as an instructor at the Notre Dame Swim Camp (2013-14).
A native of Lawrence, KS, Reaney resides in New York City.
