Coach O is the Director of the Competitive Swim Program and has been a teacher in the East Penn School District for over 25 years, with his first 21 at Eyer Middle School where he met his wife Tracie who teaches 7th grade science.  Tim is an English teacher at Emmaus High School, and the Head Swimming & Diving Coach.  

He first began at EMAC in September of 1996 and was named Head Age Group Coach in October of that year. 

During his tenure at EMAC, Tim was part of the expansion in purchasing the Emmaus High School Team's second home in Millbrook Farms, which was a year-round training facility. At this time, EMAC went through not just the physical growth of a training facility, but a team growth as well.  Progressively, EMAC's Age Group Program grew, as did their lessons and Senior Group through the idea of providing a foundation for all athletes to be prepared to swim all events, but also to compete against other teams and even against their own teammates.

Coach O was appointed to the USA Swimming Age Group Coaches Association Coaches Clinic at the USA Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1998 and then he was named an Assistant Coach for the Middle Atlantic Zone Swim Team Championships for both the winter and summer teams of 1999. He was then named Head Coach for both Zone Team events in 2000. The Middle Atlantic Team won the winter championship. During his tenure at EMAC, our swimmers qualified and competed annually for this team.

He stepped down from head coaching duties after the 2007 season, but since 2010 he has progressively been showing up more and more at EMAC to assist in a variety of ways.

Tim's high school teams have won a combined 7 State Championships. He was elected into the Pennsylvania Aquatics Hall of Fame in 2015 and he is active with the PA High School Swim Coaches Association.

Tim and Tracie have two children, Molly and Bailey.  Molly is a student at Penn State University and Bailey is a 2024 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he was a Varsity Lacrosse Player.

Coach Art is the LEAD Junior Group Coach.  He has a combined 47 years of competitive swimming experience at Age Group, High School, Collegiate (Rider University '89), and Masters levels, along with 10 years of coaching experience, most recently as the Head Coach of Berkeley Aquatic Club in New Jersey.  His youngest son is an EMAC Alumnus and is currently swimming at Bloomsburg University.

Outside of swimming, Art had a 34-year professional career at Verizon, several years in the New Jersey Army National Guard as a reservist, and decades spent as a semi-professional musician.

Coach Kristen rejoined EMAC in June 2023 as a Swim Lessons Instructor. She then started coaching Bee Fit and Devo III. Previously, she coached at EMAC many, many years ago! She is a graduate of Emmaus High School, where she swam 4 years for EMAC and the HS team. She also competed at Shippensburg University. She currently works as a Math Interventionist in the East Penn School District.

Kristen and her husband Brent live in Macungie with their 3 children. Connor is a Senior at Rochester Institute of Technology majoring in BioMedical Engineering.  Logan is a Sophomore at Binghamton University where he competes on the Men’s Swim Team and is majoring in Accounting. Kendall is a Junior at Emmaus High School, where she competes in Cross Country, Track & Field and Swimming. Kristen enjoys helping kids learn in and out of the pool and is looking forward to having fun while and working hard with the swimmers at EMAC. 

Coach Trey has been coaching with EMAC since April of 2024, bringing with him over 12 years of previous coaching experience with athletes of all ages and skill levels, and is passionate about building team spirit, encouraging athletes, and fostering a positive growth-oriented environment! Trey grew up in central NC and competed for the YMCA of the Triangle Area Aquatics, where he excelled in and out of the pool and represented his team at the National level. He went on to swim in college at Wilkes University while earning a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. His favorite events are the 200 IM, 100 Breast, and 100 Butterfly. Trey is excited for another great year with EMAC and can’t wait to help every swimmer learn and grow in both their character and swimming technique every single day!!!

Coach Arielle has been coaching various groups at EMAC for the last two years, including BeeFit, Devo I/II/III, and Prep. She started coaching for the Alburtis Sharks in the summer of 2023 and fell in love with working with kids again, even more after years of providing swim lessons.

She started her competitive swimming years at a young age under the YMCA program, along with the summer league team, Meadow Pool. She joined the PAAC (Parkland Aquatic Club) program around the age of 10, then continued competing throughout her high school years. She swam year-round, being a part of her school team at Salisbury High School and PAAC, which helped her continue her career in swimming at Millersville University while majoring in Biology. 

Coach Rob rejoined the Hornets in 2019 after competing for both the H2Ornets and EMAC over 20 years ago.  Rob brings decades of swimming experience, including competing for Division II West Chester University, where he swam for 4 years.  He then became involved with the USA swimming club by coaching at the Golden Ram Aquatic Club of West Chester. Presently, Rob is an assistant coach for the comp program. As always, he is looking forward to watching the athletes grow and getting the opportunity to work with them through both EMAC and EHS.  Coach Rob and his wife, Amanda, welcomed their first child in 2020, named Grayson.

Coach Noah has been coaching with EMAC since June 2022. He has worked with a variety of groups before settling on the COMP side. Since the start of 2025 he has worked closely with the silver group as well as the devo groups. Noah swam for EMAC as well as the Emmaus Highschool team before an injury ended his competitive career, which sparked his passion for coaching. He is currently attending LCCC, pursuing a degree in education with the goal of becoming an elementary school teacher.

Coach Madelyn has been coaching with EMAC’s  Devo groups since Fall 2023. She has 20+ years as an IT Project Manager, where she worked at St. John’s University and Intelliquip. As a young swimmer, she swam in the CYO league in NYC for 3 years. Madelyn and her husband, Jeff, have two children, Cole and Autumn. Cole attends and plays soccer for ACCHS. Autumn attends St. Thomas More and has been swimming for EMAC since 2020.  

Coach Fisher began his coaching career during the 2014-2015 swim season at Parkland High School and Parkland Swim Club (PSC). He spent eight years as an assistant coach working with the high school and club teams. His primary role was coaching swimmers who needed modified workouts due to injury and creating programming for underclassmen swimmers.  He adheres to a technique-first coaching philosophy backed with a heavy emphasis on kicking and

core control. He firmly believes that all athletes can find success and improve in the sport of swimming with proper mental focus and commitment in and out of the pool. He takes a very data-driven approach to practices and yearlong programming to track and adjust training to meet the needs of the athletes.

Facilities Director. He is married to Paula Fisher and has two small children - Tegan and Makenzie, who attend St. Joseph the Worker School. Coach Fisher received a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University in English Literature and a bachelor’s degree from Muhlenberg College in Secondary Education. Before working for EMAC, he had been employed as a secondary English teacher for the Diocese of Allentown.

Coach Morgan began coaching for EMAC in 2023. She brings a passion for working and developing young swimmers. Coach Morgan also swam for EMAC from age 8 throughout senior year of college. While swimming at Emmaus HS she was a part of the 3-peat PIAA State Swimming Championship teams from 2007 through 2009. As a Hornet she was a PIAA State and District 11 champion, a four-year All-American, and set State, District, and EHS team records. She has always valued cross training… at EHS she won the National HS Marine Physical Fitness Girls All-Around Individual Championship in San Diego. In college, Morgan competed in Division I for Bucknell University where she was team captain and voted most valuable swimmer her senior year.

When not on the pool deck, Morgan is an Occupational Therapist for LVHN. She and her husband, Anthony, welcomed their first child, Nolan, in 2022 and had a baby girl, Peyton in 2024. Morgan has recently gotten back into competitive swimming with LASH Masters team, competing at a national level

Coach Nate brings over 15 years of experience in the sport of swimming, both as an athlete and a coach. He grew up in the local swim community, beginning summer league at age nine and competing year-round with EMAC. A 2017 graduate of Emmaus High School, Nate was a member of the varsity swim team before continuing his career at Clarion University, where he majored in Nutrition and Fitness with a minor in Athletic Coaching. At Clarion, he swam for three years before transitioning into coaching as an intern with the collegiate program, while also coaching the local YMCA swim team. After graduation, Nate spent a year as a Graduate Assistant coach at Delta State University. Since returning to the Lehigh Valley, he has been working as a manager at Orangetheory Fitness in Allentown.

Nate has coached swimmers at every level of the sport — from summer league to club to Division II collegiate programs — and he is excited to return to EMAC, where his own swimming journey began. His goal is to share his passion for the sport, help athletes build strong fundamentals, and foster a supportive yet competitive team culture.

Outside of the pool, Nate is a big movie buff and proud Marvel fan. He also enjoys photography and traveling, always looking for new places to explore. In his downtime, you can often find him working on 3D metal model kits, a hobby that combines patience, creativity, and a love for detail.