Andy Robins
	Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 16th Season Alma Mater: William & Mary '83, Florida State University 1987

Florida State has solidified itself at the top of the ACC and one of the main reasons is the presence of associate head coach Andy Robins who enters his 15th season with the Seminoles.

Robins was promoted to Associate Head Coach in 2003 and is responsible for organizing team workouts, performance data, team travel and home meet management.

Robins has worked with the Seminole sprinters under Head Coach Neil Harper and it was the sprint group that produced some of the team's top results during the 2008-09 season. Under the tutelage of Robins the group was part of five conference record breaking performances during the USA Short Course National Championships in December of 2008. Robins' group also earned Honorable Mention All-American status in the men's 400 free relay at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Jarryd Botha ended his storied career as a Seminole with a pair of All-ACC honors in the 100 free and 100 fly. The Seminole sprint group now has more than 30 All-ACC honorees with Robins at the helm. In all, the men's and women's sprint groups had a hand in five school records while almost every swimmer in the group earned a collegiate best time in at least one event.

Robins helped to add a new chapter to FSU's illustrious sprinting history in 2008. Under the coaching of Robins, junior Scott Baker had a career year culminating with All-America honors in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships. Baker swam a personal best 19.49 to earn a seventh-place finish. His time is now second only to Seminole legend Brendon Dedekind. Robins also helped lead senior Lauren Sparg to her first career individual Honorable Mention All-America honors with her 11th place finish in the 100 fly. Sparg was also the ACC Champion in the 100 fly and now owns the school record in both the 100 and 200 fly events.

Five Seminoles qualified for the 2007 NCAA Championships in sprint events. Florida State sprinters have earned 10 All-America honors during Robins' tenure. Most recently on the women's side, Christy Cech won back-to-back (2001-02) All-America awards in the 50 freestyle. The Seminoles have also brought home 17 All-America certificates in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

FSU has been even more successful at the conference level under Robins. The Seminoles brought home four gold medals at the 2007 ACC Championships in sprint events. Under Robins, FSU sprinters have now won 17 ACC titles in the 50 and 100 freestyle events and 20 gold medals in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. All told, more than 25 sprinters have collected All-ACC honors during the last decade.

Prior to Coach Harper's return, Robins worked primarily with the stroke disciplines and individual medley specialists. He most notably worked with Stephan Parry, an NCAA finalist, as well as a 2004 Olympic bronze medalist. During that time Robins also coached Seminole All-Americans Anne Blachford, Keam Ang and Nelson Mora.

Florida State's team results during his tenure speak for themselves. The men's squad has scored points at the NCAA Championships in ten of his 14 years, including five of the past six, with the highest finish in school history, a ninth-place showing in 1997. The women's 16th-place finish in 2006 was their best ever and part of 11 trips to the NCAA Championships since 1995.

Robins has helped take the Seminoles from the middle of the ACC pack to the team to beat in the conference. FSU won their first men's ACC Swimming and Diving Championship in 2007 and have finished outside the top two only once since 2003. The women followed-up their first ACC Championship in 2006 with a second place finish in 2007. They have now finished in the top three in six out of the last eight years. With Robins on staff, FSU has dominated its dual-meet schedule. Since 1995, the Seminoles have had just one sub .500 season and have a combined 255 dual-meet victories.

Even prior to his graduation, Robins had been actively involved in coaching and his involvement with local swimming and diving dates back more than 20 years. His association with swimming in the Big Bend began in 1985 when he took a position with the Area of Tallahassee Aquatic Club. Robins took over the head coaching duties for ATAC in 1993 and led the squad to a top 10 finish at the 1996 Junior National Championships. I

n conjunction with his work at ATAC, Robins served as the head coach at Leon High School in Tallahassee from 1986-91. After only his second year on the job, he was named High School Coach of the Year by the Tallahassee Democrat.

He also served as head coach for the Florida All-Star Team in 1990 and 1991 after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach. Away from the pool, Robins served on the Florida Swimming Board of Directors, the House of Delegates and the Technical Planning Committee from 1987-98.

A 1983 graduate of The College of William & Mary with a bachelor's in psychology, he earned his master's in science education from Florida State in 1987. While in college, Robins swam both the backstroke and distance freestyle events. His swimming accomplishments at William & Mary include setting the school record in the 1650 freestyle while also serving as co-captain.

The 49-year-old Robins and his wife Karen have four children Beth (31), Kurt (30), Jenna (24) and Annemarie (13).

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