Email: jlh@athletics.wisc.edu
Former Wisconsin swimmer Jennah Haney is in her third season as an assistant coach at her alma mater in 2020-21.
In 2019-20, Haney coached Beata Nelson to three individual Big Ten Championships in the 200 IM, 100 Back and 200 Back. In a season that was deprived of the NCAA Championships due to COVID-19, Haney helped the women’s program to a 3-2 dual meet record, three school records (100 Fly, 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay) and 12 overall CSCAA All-Americans. Nelson was named the Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient, the conference’s most prestigious award given to those who attained the greatest proficiency in athletics and scholastic work.
In addition to the success she garnered with the women’s program in her first two seasons, Haney also helped land SwimSwam’s No. 7 ranked women’s recruiting class of 2020.
In her first season with the Badgers, Haney mentored Nelson to become a three-time Individual National Champion in the 200 IM, 100 Back and 200 Back. Nelson, the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year, became a three-time Big Ten Champion in the same events. Additionally, Haney and the staff had one Relay All-American in the 800 Free Relay and two Relay Honorable Mention All-Americans (women’s 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay). There were six school records broken in the 2018-19 season: Women's 200 IM, 100 Back, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay; Men's 100 Breast, 200 Breast.
Haney spent two seasons on staff at Akron, serving one year as a graduate assistant before being named assistant coach in 2017-18. In addition to her on-deck role, she served as the Zips’ recruiting coordinator.
A native of Milton, Wisconsin, Haney was a four-year letterwinner for the Badgers who competed in the breaststroke and individual medley. She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors three times and was named a recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award as a freshman.
Haney graduated from UW in 2014 with a business degree in consumer affairs and went on to earn a master’s in education/sport science at Akron in 2017.
Prior to joining the staff at Akron, Haney spent a year as an assistant coach with T2 Aquatics in Naples, Florida. Her responsibilities included serving as lead coach for the program’s senior performance and senior one groups.
Haney’s coaching career began in Madison, where she spent a year as a coach with Badger Aquatic Club after finishing her time as a competitive swimmer.
