Wyn Saunier
	Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 2nd yr Degree: Transylvania `05

Wyn Saunier enters his second season as an assistant coach for the University of Wyoming swimming and diving program. Saunier is involved in all aspects of the UW swimming and diving, but works specifically with the distance freestyle swimmers.

In his first season with UW, Saunier helped guide both the Cowboys and Cowgirls to third place finishes at the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championships. Saunier coached Aimee Stinson to a second place finish in the 500 freestyle, a school record breaking performance. Stinson broke the 1000 freestyle record twice and earned MWC All-Conference. Saunier also coached 2009-10 returners Robbie Hilton and Brett Henehan to All-Conference honors. Last season, the Cowboys had a total of six times in the distance events that rank in the top-five in school history while the Cowgirls had five.

Saunier comes to Wyoming from Florida State University where he was a graduate assistant for two seasons. In his first season at FSU, Saunier helped guide the Seminole men to the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. At FSU, Saunier worked with all groups of swimmers on the Seminole roster including the sprints and strokes as well as middle distance and distance freestyles.

Saunier also coached the Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club (ATAC) during his time in Tallahassee. With the ATAC, he served as an assistant senior coach this summer and as the head age-group coach for the ATAC-Thomasville Branch during the summer of 2007.

Saunier also was a head counselor at the prestigious Auburn Tiger swim camps. There, he worked mostly with senior elite swimmers.

Prior to his time at Florida State, Saunier was the head swimming coach at George Rogers Clark High School in Winchester, Ky. during the 2005-06 season. Saunier was the first head coach in GRCHS history and was instrumental in beginning the swimming program. He was also the head coach at the Winchester Country Club from 2001-06, coaching young swimmers from age four though high school.

Saunier, a native of Lexington, Ky., swam in college at Transylvania University where he served as a team captain. In 2003, the Pioneers won their conference championship and finished fourth in the final NAIA standings.

Saunier received a bachelor of arts degree in finance from Transylvania in 2005. He also earned a master's degree in sports administration from Florida State in 2008.