Bio

Nathan Manley enters the 2024-25 season in his first season as the head coach of the Anderson University swimming and diving program.

Manley returns to Anderson with 21 years of head coaching experience, including six as the Paralympic swimming coach with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC). He was selected as the Paralympic swimming coach for the USOPC in 2016. During the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, Manley’s coaching contributed to three world records, eight gold medals and 22 total medals by the U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team. He was tabbed as the 2021 USOPC Paralympic Coach of the Year.

Manley served as the head coach of the Rapids Area YMCA Swimmers (RAYS) in Grand Rapids, Mich. from 2004-15. During his tenure, the RAYS racked up several all-American finishes and top 16 times. He also coached at Natomas High School in Sacramento, Calif. for three years and Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. for a year.

Manley spent the 2023-24 year as the principal of Liberty Tree Academy in Falcon, Colo. He also served as an English Teacher during his tenure at Natomas High School.

Manley graduated from Anderson in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physical Education. He then earned a Master of Arts in Physical Education with a specialization in Coaching from Ball State University in 2005.