University of North Florida Women's Swimming

Coffey enters his third season as the Head Coach of the North Florida swim program and is the second coach in the history of the program. In his second year at the helm, Coffey earned Coastal Collegiate Sports Association co-Coach of the Year honors after his swimmers put together one of the best performances in program history at the 2016 CCSA Championships. His squad came away with eight school records and compiled 470 points, the second highest total in school history. Throughout the 2015-16 season, his swimmers entered 33 new times into the program's all-time top-10 list. Since his arrival, Coffey has nearly doubled the size of his roster and added a tremendous amount of depth at each event. His 2016 recruiting class included 13 newcomers from four different states. The addition of 12 freshman will provide a tremendous amount of room for growth for the North Florida swim program. He is already beginning to see the fruits of his labor as his 2015 recruiting class is responsible for a school record and five entries in the school's all-time top-10 list. The foundation was laid in year one of his tenure when the team produced a 118-point improvement (without diving) at the 2014-15 CCSA Championships. Under his guidance, a total of 11 swimmers qualified for evening final sessions in 14 different events. At CCSA Championships, four new times were entered into the school's all time top-10.  Success for Coffey's student-athletes has also emerged in the classroom. In two seasons, a total of 21 swimmers have garnered CCSA All-Academic Team honors. In 2016, senior Amy Taylor became the program's first, four-time honoree. Coffey came to the Ospreys following a two-year stint as the head coach for swimming and diving at Radford University. He took over the Highlander program in 2012 after serving as a head coach at both the collegiate and high school levels while also earning experience as a collegiate assistant for several major conference programs.   Prior to his tenure at Radford, Coffey spent four seasons as the head coach at Mansfield University, a Division II program and member of the Pennsylvania State Athletics Conference (PSAC).  A veteran of over 15 years of coaching, Coffeys career has also included stops at Villanova (2004-08), Syracuse (2002-04) and Virginia Tech (2000-02).  As the head coach at Mansfield, two of Coffeys swimmers produced qualifying times for participation in the PSAC Championships along with some relay teams. In addition, Coffey helped guide several Villanova swimmers to BIG EAST championships and NCAA qualifying times. With the Wildcats, he not only coached mid-distance, sprint and stroke groups but also was responsible for recruiting national and international level athletes and served as teams academic coordinator. A native of Jenkintown, Pa., Coffey graduated in 1999 from La Salle University with a bachelors degree in history. He also holds a masters in physical education from Virginia Tech (2002). His coaching career began as head womens swim coach at Mount St. Josephs Academy, while still an undergrad at La Salle.

Edwards was added to Head Coach Ian Coffey's staff in August of 2015. She comes to North Florida after a decorated swim career at Villanova University. Since graduating Villanova with a degree in Sociology in 2013, Edwards has served as a full-time head coach at the Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club and is a Certified USA Swimming Level Two Coach. As a member of the Wildcat Swim team she won four Big East Conference Individual Championship Titles (Three in 1650 & one in 500 Free). She qualified for three NCAA Championship Meets and was named the team's MVP all four years at Villanova. She emerged as the team captain as a senior and followed up with the team's fastest times in six different events. She currently holds school records in the 1000 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 200 Medley Relay and 800 Freestyle Relay. Edwards qualified for the USA Swimming Olympic Trials in 2012 after helping the Wildcats to a fifth place finish at the Big East Championships. She was a four-time All-Big East Conference selection and garnered Academic All-America honors from the NCAA her junior year. Edwards graduated from Villanova with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a minor in Criminal Justice. She originally hails from Pilesgrove, N.J. where she attended Woodstown High School. At Woodstown she was a New Jersey State Champion in the 200 Free and a three-time area Swimmer of the Year.