Tim Flannery begins his 12th season as head swimming coach at Kutztown University.

Last year, Flannery had seven new school records put into the books by his swimmers. Both teams moved up two spots at the PSAC Championships (men to fourth, women to seventh) and had a swimmer qualify for the NCAA Championships earning two honorable mention All-America honors. Both teams were recognized as All-Academic teams in 2007.

Over his first 11 seasons at Kutztown, Flannery’s swimmers have set school records 114 times, earned 23 All-America honors, 17 All-America honorable mentions, two individual NCAA Championships and nine PSAC individual and relay titles. The women’s swimming team was been honored by the College Swimming Coaches Association as an All-Academic Team from 1999-2007. Thirty-two swimmers have also been named PSAC Scholar-Athletes under Flannery.

The Golden Bears had at least one All-American in each of Flannery’s first six seasons, including hall of famer Liz Thoryk, the only athlete at Kutztown, in any sport, to earn All-America honors in each of her four seasons of competition. The women’s team finished in the top 10 at NCAA’s in 1997 (eighth) and 1998 (10th). They have also had NCAA finishes of 24th in 1999, 27th in 2000 and 26th in 2007. The men’s team finished in the top 20 at NCAAs in 1998 (15th) and 2002 (20th), and have recorded finishes of 25th in 2001, 29th in 2003 and 24th in 2004.

Prior to KU, Flannery was head coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy from 1993-96. During his tenure, his teams amassed a 40-28 overall record. He guided the men’s squad to second place finishes at Metropolitan Conference Championships in 1995 and 1996. The women’s team finished fourth in 1995 and third in 1996. He was named 1996 Metropolitan Swim Conference Men’s Coach of the Year.

Flannery was assistant men’s swimming coach at the U.S. Naval Academy from 1989-1993. He coached the stroke group to six academy records and was the recruiting coordinator. He also served as a commissioned officer in the Naval Reserve achieving the rank of Lieutenant.

In addition, Flannery was assistant men’s coach at Springfield College from 1987-89 and head coach at the Manchester (NH) Swim Club in 1986-87.

A 1986 graduate of Springfield College, Flannery holds a B.S. degree in health fitness. While a swimmer at Springfield, Flannery was a seven-time NCAA Division II All-American. He also received a MEd. in athletic administration from Springfield. He is a member of the College Swimming Coaches Association and American Swimming Coaches Association (Level 4 certified).

Flannery resides in Blandon, Pa., with his wife, Barbara, and their five children: Megan, 14, Molly, 13, Kyle, 11, Abby, 8, and Amy, 5.

Erin Goodhart begins her second season as assistant coach at KU.

Prior to KU, Goodhart spent the previous two years coaching at Texas Christian University where she coached two athletes to NCAA Division I provisional cuts.

Goodhart earned her bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in English from Shippensburg University in 2004.

A four-year member of the swimming team at Shippensburg, Goodhart holds four school records in the 200, 500, 1,000 and 1,650 yard freestyles. She earned all-conference honors all four years and NCAA Division II All-America status 16 times. Goodhart was the PSAC champion in four events (500 free, 1,000 free {twice} and 1,650 free) over her career.