Head Coach - Ian Coffey

2022-23 NORTH FLORIDA SWIMMING Ian Coffey

Ian Coffey enters his ninth season as the Head Coach of the North Florida swim program and is the second coach in the history of the program.

In his second year at the helm, Coffey earned Coastal Collegiate Sports Association co-Coach of the Year honors after his swimmers put together one of the best performances in program history at the 2016 CCSA Championships. His squad came away with eight school records and compiled 470 points, the second highest total in school history. Throughout the 2015-16 season, his swimmers entered 33 new times into the program’s all-time top-10 list.

Since his arrival, Coffey has nearly doubled the size of his roster and added a tremendous amount of depth at each event. His 2016 recruiting class included 13 newcomers from four different states. The addition of 12 freshman will provide a tremendous amount of room for growth for the North Florida swim program. He is already beginning to see the fruits of his labor as his 2015 recruiting class is responsible for a school record and five entries in the school’s all-time top-10 list.

The foundation was laid in year one of his tenure when the team produced a 118-point improvement (without diving) at the 2014-15 CCSA Championships. Under his guidance, a total of 11 swimmers qualified for evening final sessions in 14 different events. At CCSA Championships, four new times were entered into the school’s all time top-10.

Success for Coffey’s student-athletes has also emerged in the classroom. In two seasons, a total of 21 swimmers have garnered CCSA All-Academic Team honors. In 2016, senior Amy Taylor became the program’s first, four-time honoree.

Coffey came to the Ospreys following a twoyear stint as the head coach for swimming and diving at Radford University. He took over the Highlander program in 2012 after serving as a head coach at both the collegiate and high school levels while also earning experience as a collegiate assistant for several major conference programs.

Prior to his tenure at Radford, Coffey spent four seasons as the head coach at Mansfield University, a Division II program and member of the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference (PSAC).

A veteran of over 15 years of coaching, Coffey’s career has also included stops at Villanova (2004-08), Syracuse (2002-04) and Virginia Tech (2000-02). As the head coach at Mansfield, two of Coffey’s swimmers

produced qualifying times for participation in the PSAC Championships along with some relay teams.

In addition, Coffey helped guide several Villanova swimmers to BIG EAST championships and NCAA qualifying times. With the Wildcats, he not only coached mid-distance, sprint and stroke groups but also was responsible for recruiting national and international level athletes and served as team’s academic coordinator.

A native of Jenkintown, Pa., Coffey graduated in 1999 from La Salle University with a bachelor’s degree in history. He also holds a master’s in physical education from Virginia Tech (2002). His coaching career began as head women’s swim coach at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy, while still an undergrad at La Salle.

Head Coach (Ninth Season)

Coffey at a Glance

Coaching Experience

2014-Present North Florida Head Coach

2012-2014 Radford University Head Coach

2010-2012 Mansfield University Head Coach

2004-08 Villanova University Assistant Coach

2002-04 Syracuse University Assistant Coach

2000-02 Virginia Tech Assistant Coach

Education

2002 Virginia Tech Master’s, Physical Education

1999 La Salle Bachelor’s, History