Coaches & Directors

Rob Emary

Head coach

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Coach Rob Emary is the Head Coach and Team 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 Broward Aquatic Teammate feels welcome in the swimming Family at Broward Aquatic. 

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

Some of Coach Rob’s Accomplishment

-         2008 Masters National Champion 3,000 yd swim

·         2004-2008 Florida Gold Coast Technical Planning Committee Member

Gary Fahey

Assistant Coach--Masters Coach

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I joined the swim team in 1976, an unathletic bookworm of a 12 year old, and promptly disqualified our relay in my first race. I swam the butterfly leg on our medley relay even though I didn’t know how. The official agreed.

1976 was also the summer the US men’s swim team dominated the Montreal Olympics. They won 12 of 13 events, broke 11 world records and produced my first sports hero—17 year old Brian Goodell, who smashed records winning the 400 and 1500 freestyles. I was hooked.

I put in a lot of laps over the next few years and managed some minor athletic successes. But I discovered my real talent was on the pool deck, not in the water. My teammates looked to me to help iron out their strokes and improve their starts. My high school coach noticed my knack for swim meet strategy and let me draw up our relay assignments. Some people have a gift for decoding crossword puzzles. I showed a talent for solving swimming problems.

I’ve been fortunate to coach winning teams and championship swimmers. Some held national rankings, some earned All-American honors.

Nick Gorena

Assistant Coach

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Nick Gorena has been assistant coach for Broward Aquatic for the past 2 years.  Nick primarily work with the Pre-Team and Bronze teams. He came to the coaching staff after swimming for the team for four years and finding some success of his own.

Nick’s initial joining of the team was to play water polo, but to play on the team meant attending swim team practices. After about three months, Nick decided he wanted to focus more on his training for swimming.  He would began to train and compete for Broward Aquatic swim team from the summer of 2003 until the summer of 2007, qualifying for Junior Olympics and Sectionals in several events.

Nick graduated from South Plantation High School in 2007, and is currently attending Broward College to study Graphic Arts & Animation. He also swam for South Plantation’s swim team during his senior year in 2006-07, and swam to a seventh place finish in the 200 yard IM at the Regional swim meet.

Nick is currently building coaching experience on a weekly basis on the BA pool deck. He’s very proud of the opportunity he has to help the team become athletes and better people, and he makes the most of it every single day.  Nick is always willing to talk to any and all members of the team, any time, and about anything, and will share his own personal experience with the students to try and help guide them along.

Nick Gorena is proud to be a member of the Broward Aquatic family.

Nicolas A Lilly

Assistant Coach

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Nico Lilly is an Assistant Coach for Broward Aquatics.  Nico was born and raised in Davie, FL.  He is a knowledgeable individual in the sport of swimming and began his coaching career with Broward Aquatics back in May of 2008.  Nico Lilly is a 2008 class graduate from Xavier University with an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, and was coached under the tutelage of Head Coach Rob Emary for 9 years.  His favorite event is the 200 fly.

Nico began his swimming career at the age of 8 at the Pine Island Pool Complex, where he still coaches today.  Nico’s bloodline of swimming goes back to his grandfather, Joaquin Silverio, who continues to swim today, and was a world ranked swimmer in the 1000 and 800 FR in his respected age group as a Masters swimmer.  As an age group swimmer, Nico was a multi-high point winner for ages 13-14, 15-16, and 17+.  He went on to swim in High School where he became a 2 time High School All American, and a 2 time District Champion in the 200 FR and 500 FR, both of which are school records that stand to this day.  He took his swimming career to collegiate level where he set 2 school records, a pool record, and won 2 Conference titles in the 1650 FR (’05) and 500 FR (’06).  The high point in Nico’s swimming career was qualifying for the US OPEN in 2004 in the 1650yd FR.

Nico is dedicated to improving every athlete both in and out of the pool.  He serves as a mentor, coach, and friend to everyone in Broward Aquatic family.   He has been trained by Olympic Level coaches and swimmers and vows to use his experiences and knowledge to make the sport of swimming fun and challenging.

Acknowledgements:

·       2004 UltraSwim Qualifier

Kevin Riley

Assistant Coach

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Megan Lingerfelt

Assistant Coach

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