Emmett Adams

Biography

Emmett Adams joined the Tigers' staff as an assistant coach in July 2025. Adams joins the Tigers’ staff from Tufts. He was a member of the NCAA DIII National Championship 200 medley relay as a senior in 2025, an 11-time All-American, a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American, a New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) record holder and a five-time Tufts record holder. Adams worked as a swim coach at the Commonwealth Current in Boston, Massachusetts, the past two summers and at Westport Stars in the summers of 2023 and 2022 along with the Black Rock Yacht Club in the summer of 2022. He coached groups of up to 20 swimmers and gave private lessons to children aging from 5-16 years old ranging in ability from age group to national/Olympic trial level swimmers. In addition, Adams recently worked as a Swim Counselor at the Texas swim camp and the Navy swim camp, along with the Fairfield swim Camp in 2023. Away from the pool, Adams was Vice President of the Hidden Opponent at Tufts, which promoted mental health awareness for student-athletes, and a representative for Athlete Ally along with a Principal Double Bassist with the Tufts Chamber Orchestra.