MATT EMMERT

2024 INDUCTION TO THE RHODE ISLAND AQUATIC HALL OF FAME

After graduating with a great swimming career from the University of Rhode Island in 2004, Matt coached at the University of Rhode Island, University of Maryland, Texas Christian University and North Kingstown High School, where he coached Olympian and Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame Inductee Eizabeth Beisel.  Since 2012 Matt has been the Head Coach of Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving programs at Roger Williams University. 

During his tenure at Roger Willams, he has coached 170 New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association (NEISDA) champions, 58 Eastern Collegiate Association Championship (ECAC) qualifiers, 1 NCAA Championship Qualifier and 8 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship provisional qualifiers.  Matt was named both the NEISDA Men’s and Women’s Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2020 and the Men’s coach of the Year in 2017 and 2019.  He has led the Men’s team to NEISDA victory in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 and runner-up in 2016.  He achieved victory as NEISDA Women’s Team Championship in 2016, 2017, and 2020 and runner-up in 2018 and 2019.

Matt has coached 11 Women’s Scholar All-American Teams, 4 Men’s Scholar All-American Teams, 50 NEISDA Individual Event Champions.

Matt is also the Performance Director for Kingfish Rhode Island, a United States Swimming club team whose swimmers have performed well here in Rhode Island and New England.  Many of his swimmers have continued to swim and succeed at numerous colleges throughout the United States. He is also the founder and Director of Ocean State Swim camp.

Matt resides in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.