Robin Boughey - Women's Swimming and Diving Coach - Princeton University Athletics

Robin Boughey

Title:
Assistant Coach / Strength Coach
Email:
rboughey@princeton.edu
Phone:
609-258-2733

Robin Boughey, an experienced sports therapist and strength & conditioning trainer, completed her fourth season as assistant coach at Princeton in 2021-22. A high school All-American and collegiate swimmer at Ithaca College, Boughey has spent more than two decades developing student-athletes, including nearly 15 years at the University of Tennessee.

"It's an honor to add a coach with Robin's skillsets," Lundgaard said. "She brings expertise in all aspects of human performance – strength development, flexibility, mobility, biomechanics, biochemical and mental performance skills. This will allow us to be at the forefront of developing athleticism, gaining strength and flexibility, and preventing injuries.

"The development of world-class swimmers is much more than simply what takes place in the pool, and Robin brings mastery to this critical component of our program," Lundgaard added. "Her expertise, and holistic understanding of the person, will parallel our approach in the water, creating a cohesive and complementary program for our student-athletes' development."

Along with Lundgaard, Boughey helped guide Princeton an Ivy League title in 2019-20 along with seven event championships and a 9-1 record in the 2019-20 season.

Boughey helped make an immediate impact during her first season at Princeton. The Tigers won three individual titles, including a dramatic comeback in the 400 free relay, and the team improved by more than 270 points from the previous season. It capped a 9-3 season overall, and a 6-1 mark in the Ivy League, including a win over the eventual Ivy champion Crimson in Boston.

Lundgaard was able to witness Boughey's impact first-hand while on the Tennessee coaching staff, and he knew that her passion to bring that expertise into the coaching profession made her a perfect fit for Princeton.

"One part of my coaching philosophy, and a motto in life is: 'There are many paths to the same goal," Boughey said. "My goal, to be a college coach at a Division I school, has never gone away, yet my journey to get back into coaching swimming took a different path. I firmly believe that by not becoming a college coach when I finished graduate school has given me an advantage to develop extensive knowledge of human movement and a unique set of skills in the ability to develop an athlete completely."

"Today I am a far better coach then I could have been, and being able to use and share my assets in combination with the vision and experience of Coach Lundgaard, will create a non-traditional coaching model that will provide multiple disciplines in developing the student-athlete to be successful and have longevity in swimming and life," she added.

Boughey, who gained experience in the Ivy League shortly after graduation as an assistant lacrosse coach at Cornell, also caught Lundgaard's attention with more than just her knowledge about developing human performance, training and recovery. It was the rapport that she developed with the Tennessee swimmers that impressed him most.