Paula Chenquer joined Valpo's coaching staff as a graduate assistant heading into the 2023-24 season.

Chenquer spent last season as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Emmanuel College. She helped guide the Lions as both the women’s squad and the men’s squad won Conference Carolinas championships. Emmanuel had four swimmers earn All-American honors at the Division II national championships.

Chenquer swam her final three seasons at Emmanuel, serving as team captain as both a junior and a senior. A distance free and breaststroke swimmer, she qualified for multiple ‘A’ finals at the conference championship meet for the Lions.

Prior to her time at Emmanuel, Chenquer swam as a freshman in 2017-18 at Limestone College. She won the 1650 free at the 2018 Conference Carolinas championship while representing the Saints.

In addition to her coaching experience at Emmanuel last season, Chenquer spent the summer of 2019 in a coaching internship at Corinthians swim club in Brazil, coaching 15 and 16-year-old swimmers. Chenquer graduated from Emmanuel in May 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in sports management.