Coaches and Directors

Coaching Staff
Timothy O'Connor Director of the Competitive Swim Program

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.

Zach Snyder HEAD Coach (Gold+Travel) 13&O entries

Coach Zach is the lead coach for our senior program. Prior to EMAC, Zach swam competitively for 16 years at the West Shore YMCA, York YMCA and Harvard. Upon graduation, he coached for 3 years as a senior group assistant at Quicksilver Swimming based in San Jose, California. Outside of swimming, he enjoys football and music.

Art Zawodny LEAD SILVER Coach + 12&U Entries

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.

Brittany Reamer LEAD DEVO Coach (I+II) 10&U entries
Jason Reinhard DEVO Prep Director

Jason began swimming competitively as an 8 year old for Trident Swim Club and competed for WET/PAAC over the fall and winter. Jason graduated from Parkland High School in 2004 where he was a three-time district champion in the 100 backstroke, team record holder for the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay, and member of a state champion medley relay.

His first coaching experience occurred in 2002 as the 9-10 age group assistant at Trident Swim Club. Jason led the age group from 2003-2006 while also being the team's head coach in 2006, and was an assistant coach from 2007-2009. In 2008, he joined Emmaus High School as an assistant while also coaching all levels within EMAC. In 2012 Jason became head coach at Salisbury High School where he led the boys team to both District XI District Champions and PIAA State Champions in AA. In 2014 after a year off he joined Nazareth High School as an assistant for 2 years before returning to Emmaus High School and EMAC in 2016. In 2017 he left again for an opportunity at Blue Eagle Swim Team to become their lead 8&under coach while also assisting with Nazareth High School. He remained there for 2 years before returning to EMAC yet again to lead the 8&under group.

Jason graduated from Duquesne University in 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Programming. Jason is currently employed with CAI as a programmer. He currently resides in Macungie with his wife Gwen and their three children Jemma, Chase, and Cole.

Sarah Nguyen Learn to Swarm Director
Trey Harloff Asst. DEVO Coach
Arielle Duda Asst. DEVO Coach
Rob Barnum Asst. COMP Coach

 

 
Noah Schaefer Asst. COMP Coach
Sean Fisher Asst. COMP Coach & Facilities Director

Sean has been coaching in the Lehigh Valley for more than 10 years at both the club level and high school level. A former swimmer for Allentown Central Catholic High School, Sean was never able to swim at the collegiate level due to a career ending shoulder injury. He went on to earn two degrees, one in English and another in secondary education.

Sean was a teacher in East Penn SD before heading back to ACCHS where he taught 11th and 12th grade English for several years. He left that position in December of 2022 when he assumed the role of Facilities Director for EMAC. Now working full time for EMAC, Sean's goal is to see the club continue to grow in numerous ways.

He resides in Alburtis with his wife Paula and two children, Tegan and Makenzie.

Morgan Oxley Brighenti [email protected]

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

Cynthia Roberts Masters
Kristen Shriver LEAD DEVO III Coach
Madelyn Heigl Asst. DEVO Coach
Board of Directors
Brent Shriver Chair
Kara Lindenmoyer Vice Chair
Tia Gamler Treasurer
Kate Dewar Secretary
Pamela Gupta Member-at-Large
Jade Palanski Member-at-Large
Jennifer Sirignano Member-at-Large