Emily Wylam has served as Head Coach of the Rochester swimming and diving program for 11 seasons, following completion of the 2024-25 campaign.
Overall in her time with Rochester, Wylam has a dual meet record of 55-43-1 (.561) with the men and a 61-42 (.592) mark with UR's women.
Last season, the Yellowjackets finished 5-3 in men's dual meets and 6-4 in women's action. Rochester placed 7th at the UAA Championships in both genders and secured second place at the Ithaca College Bomber Invitational. Additionally, UR sent five divers to compete at the NCAA Diving Regional Championships. For their performance in the classroom, eight individuals garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, 20 men's and women's team members were named UAA All-Academic and three received CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America praise.
During Wylam's tenure, Rochester has been represented by seven women and two men at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships, with two relays and an individual earning All-America honors. UR as a team ended in 28th place at NCAA's, scoring 24.5 points during the 2014-15 season.
Out of the water, UR's teams have excelled under Wylam's guidance. The Yellowjacket women have earned the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team recognition for 22 straight semesters while the men have earned 20 total honors from the CSCAA. In 2018-19, the UR men ranked as a team in the top-20 in Division III in both the fall and spring semesters for their team GPA which soared above 3.50.
Additionally, 30 student athletes have been named individual Scholar All-Americans by the CSCAA during Wylam's time with Rochester. Three women, Lauren Bailey '15, Emily Simon '17 and Sophie Lever '23 have been elected College Sports Communicators Academic All-Americans under Wylam.
Wylam came to the University after serving as associate head coach for men’s and women’s swimming at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 2010-14.
With Wylam on the deck, CWRU swimmers achieved a multitude of honors – both in the pool and in the classroom. During Wylam’s four years, Case set 48 school records, had two UAA individual champions, 35 All-UAA performers (finishing third or higher in an event), 60 NCAA provisional qualifiers, three NCAA qualifiers, and five All-Americans.
Before joining the staff at CWRU, Wylam worked as a graduate assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach from 2008-2010 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Pacific, a Division I institution, broke three school records, won five Big West events, set one Big West record, produced three NCAA provisional qualifiers, and one NCAA qualifier. Pacific had one swimmer earned Scholar All-America honors from the CSCAA. Wylam earned her M.A. in Sports Sciences with a concentration in Sports Psychology in 2010.
She graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology. In the water, she was a four-time Mid-American Conference champion in the 100-yard and 200-yard backstroke (2006 and 2007). She set the MAC record and team record in the 100-yard backstroke in 2006. OU won the MAC championship in 2008. Wylam earned First Team All-MAC honors in 2006, 2007, and 2008. She was a team captain in her junior (2006-07) and senior (2007-08) years. She was selected as a Scholar All-American by the CSCAA in 2008.
Wylam was an age group coach with the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins in Yorktown, Virginia from 2005-08 and with Tiger Aquatics in Stockton, California from 2008-10.
| YEAR BY YEAR COACHING RECORD (MEN) |
|
|
DUAL MEET |
|
|
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
WIN |
LOSS |
TIE |
UAA's |
NCAA's |
| 2014-15 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
4 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2015-16 |
University of Rochester |
4 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2016-17 |
University of Rochester |
8 |
3 |
1 |
7th |
None |
| 2017-18 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2018-19 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2019-20 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
4 |
|
7th |
1 Individual Qualifier |
| 2020-21 |
University of Rochester |
1 |
0 |
|
N/A |
None |
| 2021-22 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
4 |
|
7th |
1 Individual Qualifier |
| 2022-23 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2023-24 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2024-25 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
3 |
|
7th |
None |
|
ROCHESTER TOTALS |
55 |
43 |
1 |
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
55 |
43 |
1 |
|
2 NCAA Appearances |
|
PERCENT |
.561 |
|
|
| YEAR BY YEAR COACHING RECORD (WOMEN) |
|
|
DUAL MEET |
|
|
| YEAR |
SCHOOL |
WIN |
LOSS |
TIE |
UAA's |
NCAA's |
| 2014-15 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
3 |
|
6th |
28th Place |
| 2015-16 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
3 |
|
6th |
1 Individual Qualifier |
| 2016-17 |
University of Rochester |
10 |
2 |
|
6th |
None |
| 2017-18 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2018-19 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
4 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2019-20 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
4 |
|
7th |
1 Individual Qualifier |
| 2020-21 |
University of Rochester |
0 |
1 |
|
N/A |
None |
| 2021-22 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2022-23 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
5 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2023-24 |
University of Rochester |
5 |
6 |
|
7th |
None |
| 2024-25 |
University of Rochester |
6 |
4 |
|
7th |
None |
|
ROCHESTER TOTALS |
61 |
42 |
|
|
|
|
GRAND TOTAL |
61 |
42 |
|
|
3 NCAA Appearances |
|
PERCENT |
.592 |
|
|
(updated 6/2025)
