SWIMMING & DIVING COACHES
OFFICE: B323 Tuttle North Athletic Complex
PHONE: (585) 395-2610
E-MAIL: gkenney@brockport.edu
RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Mike Kroll
E-MAIL: mkroll@brockport.edu
Head Coach: Gregory Kenney
Dr. Gregory Kenney has been a resident of Brockport as an undergraduate student (class of ‘66), then as a faculty member (28 years) for a combined total of 42 years. Kenney has been the head swimming and diving coach at SUNY Brockport for a quarter of a century. Last season, Coach Kenney celebrated his 30th year at the helm of the Golden Eagle teams. The 1966 graduate of Brockport returned for his second stint as swimming and diving coach in 1992. He is also the Aquatics Director for SUNY Brockport.
Kenney swam at Brockport under the tutelage of one of the College's great coaches, Jim Fulton. In 1968, Kenney returned to his alma mater to teach and coach until 1984. Two Brockport backstroke records and one pool record still remain from a 1970's Kenney-coached team. In 1992, he returned once again to resume his role as a head coach and lecturer within the Department of Physical Education and Sport.
Kenney is known for his expertise in aquatic physiology and stroke technique, and he utilizes this background in his swimming training methods. He is on the cutting edge of his field, using advanced strength testing and relaxation techniques in order to maximize his swimmers' performances. In fact, Kenney has presented a doctoral dissertation at the University of Buffalo on the topic of the energetics of swimming.
Coach Kenney will receive assistance this season with his swimmers from assistant swimming coach Mike Kroll, diving coach, Lisa Cole , and volunteer assistant MacKenzie Kellman.
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