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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- juan.sequera@princeton.edu
Juan Sequera started at Princeton in 2021 as a volunteer assistant coach and was elevated to an assistant coach in September 2023.
2023-24 saw Sequera help guide Princeton to a second-straight Ivy League Championship along with the dual meet title. The Tigers ended the season with an 11-1 record and a perfect 7-0 record in Ivy League competition. Princeton was also ranked inside the CSCAA top-25 for four months, rising as high as No. 20 in March. Five Tigers also qualified for the NCAA Championships, with an additional two qualifying in relays. In addition, Sequera helped guide Princeton to 19 All-Ivy honors, with 11 on the First Team and Eight on the Second Team while Dakota Tucker was named Ivy High Point Swimmer of the Meet.
In 2022-2023, he helped guide the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship including 10 event titles in the swimming events, along with dual meet victories over Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponent Notre Dame, and Big Ten opponent Rutgers. Sequera also helped mentor Nikki Venema ’23, who was named Ivy High Point Swimmer of the Meet and qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle and 100 freestyle. In addition, 20 swimmers produced over 150 lifetime best times in 2022-23, and the Tigers recorded NCAA “B” cuts in four out of the five relays, becoming the only non-power five school to have more than two. Princeton also broke eight school records (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay) in 2022-23.
In the 2021-22 season, Sequera helped guide Venema to the Ivy League title in the 100 butterfly, and the tea of Alexa Pappas, Vivian Wang, Venema and Christina Bradley to a title in the 200 medley relay. Ten Tigers earned All-Ivy honors, and Princeton went 8-1 in dual meets and 5-1 in conference meets, also earning a win over Big Ten opponent Rutgers.
Sequera is a former Venezuelan national record holder (400m IM) and national team member. He represented Venezuela at multiple international competitions including the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympics and the 2011 Peru Youth World Championships. He claimed medals individually and on relays throughout his time on the national team. Collegiately, Sequera swam for Florida State University from 2011-2014. In his first season, Sequera was named the 2011-2012 ACC Freshman of the year after making his NCAA debut swimming the 400 IM, 200 IM and 200 breaststroke. He also broke the school record in the 400 IM with a 3:45.83 and was awarded All-ACC honors by capturing two bronze medals at the ACC Championships in the 200 breast and 400 IM.
Sequera came to Princeton after spending three years as the head coach of Club Seminole Swim Team in Tallahassee, Florida. While at Club Seminole, he developed athletes into senior championship and sectional qualifiers, as well as coached Olympic hopefuls. He also coached the Lincoln High School Swim Team which saw over 50 Florida state qualifications, five school records, 24 state podium finishes and one state champion under his tenure.
