Kevin Walsh finished his first season as an assistant coach with the Union College men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams in 2024-25.
Walsh came to Union after two years as the head coach at The College of Saint Rose (DII) where his teams set 10 school records, multiple relay records, and had two athletes achieve national B-cuts. Under his leadership, both men’s and women’s teams earned their best finishes in over five years at the 2022 NE-10 Championships with the men’s team matching their performance again in 2024. His teams also won their mid-season invitational in 2023, setting 11 pool records. Additionally, athletes coached by Walsh earned the Elite 24 Award each year, recognizing the student-athlete with the highest GPA at the conference championship.
Prior to his time as head coach, Walsh spent a year as an assistant coach with the Golden Knights, where he organized engaging practices and community events that fostered a positive and inclusive team culture. He also previously served as an assistant coach at the Capital District YMCA in East Greenbush for four years.
Outside of coaching, Walsh is also an adjunct professor and supervisor at Siena College after serving in a similar role for three years at The College of Saint Rose. He spent three years as a mathematics teacher at Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School in Schaghticoke, N.Y.
Walsh is a current Ph.D. student at the University at Albany where he is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction. As a double graduate of Saint Rose, he earned a Masters of Science in Adolescence Education degree from The College of Saint Rose in 2017 and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics in 2015.
