Devin Javens

Biography

Devin Javens, most recently the head swimming and diving coach at Smith College, joined Dan Schinnerer’s staff at Bucknell as an assistant coach in May 2025. Javens, a former team captain and Division III NCAA qualifier at Denison University, helped rebuild the Smith program during her three seasons with the Pioneers. “We are very excited to welcome Devin to the Bucknell Swimming and Diving family,” said Schinnerer. “She brings a very strong set of experiences both as a coach and in her own career as a student-athlete. Throughout the interview process, it was clear that Devin placed a tremendous value on creating a strong, positive team culture and helping each member of a team reach their fullest potential. Devin also demonstrated a strong knowledge of our sport and a good eye for technical details. We know all of these things will help our program continue to improve.” Javens earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and educational studies from Denison in May 2022. She helped the Big Red women’s swimming and diving team to a third-place finish at the 2022 NCAA Championships, and she was the North Coast Athletic Conference silver medalist in the 200 breaststroke as a senior. A native of Hermitage, Pa., and a graduate of Hickory High School, Javens was a CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American in 2022 and was a three-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. Javens began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Smith in June 2022, and the following Februa