Matt Kinney

Head Swimming Coach

Matthew Kinney enters his first season as the head men's and women's swimming and diving coach. Kinney joins the Tartans staff after serving twelve years as head men's and women's swimming coach at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

Throughout his twelve year tenure as head coach at Mary Washington, Kinney led the men's and women's teams to an impressive combined dual mark of 182 and 59 and a total of twenty-two combined Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) titles, including twelve straight for the women’s program. During Mary Washington’s conference title run he was named CAC Coach of the Year twelve times, seven women and five men. Kinney brings tremendous coaching experience to Carnegie Mellon University, as he has coached 88 All-America performers.

A native of Canton, Ohio, Kinney is a 1993 graduate of Kenyon College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. While a student-athlete at Kenyon he was a three-time All-America athlete for the Lords and was part of three NCAA Division III National Championship teams. He was also selected captain his senior season. Following his undergraduate work, Kinney went on to Western Illinois University, where he earned a Master of Science degree in sports management while assisting with the swimming program.

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