Shawn Bryan, who joined the NJIT coaching staff for the 2014-15 season, comes from a diverse swimming background having been a college stand-out on the Highlander team from 2010-2013. As full-time assistant coach, Bryan will develop & conduct the team's pool and dryland workouts. He will develop practices and training regimens, pulling from his own personal experience as a collegiate sprinter as well as an 8 year veteran on the Ocean City Beach Patrol. Bryan will also handle recruiting, compliance, and day-to-day operations.
Prior to joining the coaching staff at NJIT, Bryan was captain of the NJIT Men’s Swimming & Diving team. He was a member of the NJIT relay teams that broke all five team relay records including the 200 and 400 Medley, and the 200, 400, and 800 Freestyle relays during the 2012-13 season. On all relays, Bryan swam anchor dropping his 50 freestyle split time in the 200 Freestyle relay to a 20.80 by the end of the season. During his senior season Bryan received Metropolitan All-Conference, Metropolitan Honorable Mention, and qualified for the ECAC Open Swim Championship.
Bryan graduated from NJIT with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Albert Dorman Honors College in 2013 and works full time at NJIT as the acting Aquatics Director in addition to Assistant Men's Swim Coach.
