Robert Emary
Head Coach

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Coach Rob Emary is the Head Coach for Barrington Swim Club. Before coming to us in 2011 Coach Rob was the Head Coach and Owner of Broward Aquatic.  He came to BA in August of 2000 after spending 10 Years coaching in Libertyville, Illinois.  Rob is a 1990 Graduate of Wheaton College in Illinois and attended Graduate School at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Il. Rob has also done Academic work in Physical Education at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago.

Rob started swimming on his High School team on a dare in 1983, he has been swimming ever since. In High School Rob was a multi time Conference Champion and All-State swimmer as well as Breaking Several School Records, 3 of which still stand today.  In USA swimming Coach Rob swam to several Wyoming State records in the 200Fly and Distance Freestyles.  Today he limits his swimming to US Masters where his is Nationally ranked in the 200Fly, 200Back and 400IM.

As a Coach Rob is 100% commited to helping every swimmer on the team achieve their dream in swimming. Whether that is just getting better strokes and having fun or training to be on the podium at the Olympic Games.  He is one of the few coaches that know the name and times of every swimmer on the team no matter what level they swim at.  Coach Rob makes sure every BSC Teammate feels welcome to our Barrington  swimming Family. 

Coach Rob is married to Kim and both his children Maggie and Dan are BSC Teammates

Some of Coach Rob’s Accomplishments:

• 2008 Masters National Champion 3,000 yd swim
• 2004-2008 Florida Gold Coast Technical Planning Committee Member
• 2006 Florida Gold Coast All-Star Coaching Staff
• Speaker at the 2001 and 2003 ASCA World Clinic
• Assistant Coach USA Swimming Zone Distance Camp 2002, 2003
• Head Coach Jamaican National Distance Camp 2004-2008
• Published ASCA Newsletter November 2001
• Illinois Swimming Inc. Senior Coach of the year nominee 1995-2000
• College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin MVP 1990
• Illinois Swimming Association Collegiate Swimmer of the Year 1990
• Three Time Phillips 66 National Championship Qualifier 1989-1990
• 17 Time NCAA Division III All-American 1987-1990
• NCAA Division III National Champion 200 Fly 1988
• Wheaton College Record Holder 200Fly, 1000Free, 800 Free Relay
• Illinois Swimming Association College Division Record Holder 200Fly
• 2005 Wheaton College Hall of Honor Inductee

Christopher Crawford
Assistant Coach

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Alex Mikolajewski
a.k.a. "Coach Bear"
Assistant Coach

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Dan Emary
Assistant Coach

Cassidy Riedel
Assistant Coach

Coach Cassidy grew up in the Huntley area and started swimming competitively at 8 years old. She fell in love with the sport and went on to swim for the next 10 years, ultimately ending her career at 18. She swam for Huntley High School and graduated in 2020, then moved on to a different aspect of swimming when she began teaching swim lessons. Realizing she missed the competition and team aspect of the sport, Cassidy is back on deck and more than excited to learn more about the world of swimming from yet another lens. She is delighted to bring her knowledge and experience to the team and can’t wait to get to know you and/or your swimmers!

When she’s not on the pool deck or in the water, Cassidy is a big cat lover and has a 11 year-old calico, named Izzy, that she spends most of her time with. She loves to curl up with her cat and watch a good movie or anime. You can always find her playing video games, listening to music, or reading.

Noah Siegmeier
Assistant Coach