Michael Kinross

Michael Kinross, Assistant Head Coach of the Sandpipers of Nevada

Michael Kinross is an American competitive swimmer, club swimming coach of the Sandpipers of Nevada and an open water swimming race director from Crystal Lake, Illinois who currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Coaching Highlights

In September 2016, Kinross began coaching the Sandpipers of Nevada.
He began his teaching swim lessons out of his backyard pool when he was 13 years old.
He coached Developmental and Summer League teams.
He served as the Assistant Head Coach of the Barrington Swim Club and Freshman/Sophomore Coach of the Barrington High School Boys swim team. During this tenure, Barrington Swim Club received Silver Medal USA Swimming Club Recognition, coaching an Olympic Trial qualifier, 3 State Record holders, multiple state champions, and over 20 National Top 10 swims.
He is an ASCA Level 4 Coach.
He is currently the Assistant Head Coach of the Sandpipers of Nevada.

He began swimming at the age 9 at the local YMCA and concluded his competitive swimming career for Eastern Michigan University. *He received All-MAC Academic Honors and MAC Swimmer of the Week, and graduated in 2013 with a degree in Secondary Education-Math and a Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language.
He serves as the race director of the Las Vegas Open Water Champions Cup in Lake Las Vegas, Nevada.