EAST STROUDSBURG – Fan Yang, a former Chinese National Championship and Olympic Trial swimmer, was announced Friday as East Stroudsburg University's new women's swimming head coach.
 
Yang, who brings over 25 years of professional swimming and coaching experience, was a three-time champion in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly at the Beijing College Swimming Championships (1999-2001). She placed first and broke the record in the 200-meter butterfly at the Hebei Province 9th Games. Yang also qualified in both the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly at the 1996 Olympic Trial.
 
"I am very excited that someone of Coach Yang's reputation and background has accepted our invitation to become our Head Women's Swimming Coach," said Dr. Gary Gray, ESU Director of Athletics. "Coach Yang has international experience in the swimming world and was a professional swimmer in China for many years. We look forward to having her bring that high level of expertise to our Warriors Athletics program."
 
"Coach Yang's experience will be a valuable resource and an inspiration for our student-athletes at ESU," said President Marcia G. Welsh, Ph.D. "Her broad cross-section of domestic and international coaching, along with her years of success in the pool, will enhance and build our program within the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference."
 
Yang most recently worked at the Pocono Family YMCA in Stroudsburg as an assistant swimming coach. Prior to arriving in Stroudsburg, she spent two years as the assistant swimming coach at Lafayette College (2014-16). While coaching with the Leopards, Yang had one swimmer qualify for the 2016 Olympic Trial.
 
Prior to her arrival in Easton, Yang's coaching positions also included stops with the Peak Performance Camp in Seattle and Los Angeles, Easton Aquatic Swimming Club and Peak Performance Camp in Beijing, China.
 
She also was the head coach for Sports Beijing Swimming Camp and founded the Aqua Warriors Swimming Club in Beijing, China.
 
"I am really excited and honored to be the next head coach of the women's swimming program at East Stroudsburg University," Yang said. "I would like to thank Dr. Welsh, Dr. Gray, Dr. Greenawalt, and the entire search committee for the opportunity to join the Warriors family. I look forward to working with the staff and administrators to provide the best student-athlete experience possible for the members of the swimming team. It is my goal to grow with the team and continue to build on the successes that the team has made."
 
Yang was previously employed as a swimming coach and teaching assistant at the International School of Beijing in China for nine years (2005-13).
 
Along with her other accomplishments as a swimmer, Yang competed in the China National Championships in 1995, 1997-98. She placed fourth in the 200-meter butterfly in 1997 and sixth in the 800-meter free in 1995.
 
Yang earned her bachelor's degree in Physical Education from Beijing Sport University where she competed in the butterfly, backstroke and freestyle. She completed her Master of Management degree from Massey University in New Zealand in 2005.
 
Yang is certified in First-Aid and CPR along with being certified as a lifeguard and swimming coach in China. She is also fluent in both Chinese and English.
 
Yang will begin her position at ESU on Monday, Sept. 30.