Don Feinberg enters his ninth season as the head coach of the Hood women's swimming program as well as his sixth as the head coach of the men's swimming team.

Feinberg quickly built the women's program into the best in the Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference. After a 1-8 record in 2000-01 and a 6-5 mark in 2001-02, the Blazers finished 8-3 in dual meets and won their first-ever AWCC title in 2002-03. Feinberg was voted the AWCC Coach of the Year in both 2001-02 and 2002-03.

After a tough 0-11 mark in 2003-04, Feinberg's squads rebounded to win consecutive AWCC championships in impressive fashion. In 2004-05, the Blazers posted an outstanding turnaround with a 7-4 record and dominated the AWCC Championships, winning 13 of 16 events. Amy Kaufman was named the AWCC Swimmer of the Year and Lenore Brown was voted the AWCC Rookie of the Year.

In the 2005-06 season, Hood went 8-3 in dual competition and came up one event shy of sweeping all 17 titles at the AWCC Championships. The Blazers set an AWCC championship record by scoring 276 points en route to winning their second league crown in a row and their third in four years. Hood capped its season with a strong fifth-place showing at the Grove City Invitational, where it set five school records and improved two spots over the previous season's finish.

In 2006-07, Hood finished 5-6 overall, 1-2 in the AWCC, and 2-6 in its first season in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Blazers placed third at the AWCC championships, and broke three school records at CAC's, where they finished eighth in the tough conference. Last season, the Blazers went 4-5 overall and 1-5 in the CAC while placing sixth at the conference meet.

Feinberg also became the first Hood men's swimming coach when the program began in 2003-04. He led the team to a respectable 2-3 record in its inaugural season before the squad went 0-6 in 2004-05 due to a limited roster.

In 2005-06, Feinberg led the Blazer men to a 4-4 finish in dual meet competition. Of the four losses, one came by a mere point while another was by just four points. Hood closed out its season by setting four school records at the Grove City Invitational, where it finished eighth, an improvement of two spots over the previous year.

In 2006-07, Feinberg helped the men attain a 5-6 overall record and a 2-6 conference record in their CAC debut. Ten school records where shattered over the course of the season and the men finished seventh at the CAC Championships. Additionally, junior Jason Kinder became the first Hood swimmer to earn CAC all-conference accolades by virtue of a runner-up finish in the 1650 free. Last season, with a roster of only six swimmers, Hood posted a record of 1-7 and 0-6 in the CAC and finished seventh at the conference meet.

Feinberg, who earned the Hood College Coach of the Year Award in 2002, has put together an impressive résumé in his 34 years of coaching.

Feinberg has achieved unparalleled success in his career, coaching swimmers who have been ranked in the top 50 in the world (including one ranked in the top 10), swimmers who have placed as high as second at the United States National Championships and three swimmers who have qualified for the United States Olympic Team Trials (including one who placed sixth in two events).

As head coach at Frederick (Md.) High School, Feinberg led the Cadets to 136 consecutive victories over a 14-year period, a national public school record. During his tenure as head coach of the Monocacy Aquatic Club (MAC), he coached in two U.S. Olympic Trials and in numerous U.S. National Championships.

A long time resident of Frederick, Md., Feinberg was inducted into the Frederick County Sports Hall of Fame in February 2001 for his contributions to the sport both on and off the pool deck.

Feinberg, a former nationally ranked triathlete, is a graduate of the University of Delaware with a degree in agricultural business management. He also earned a degree in physical education from Shepherd (W.Va.) College.

He currently resides in Adamstown, Maryland with his wife and children.

Chris Kaplan is entering his fourth year and second consecutive year as the assistant men’s and women’s swim coach at Hood College. Kaplan coached most recently for North Baltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC), which is one of the country’s best age group programs. While at NBAC, Kaplan coached numerous USA Swimming Top 16 and Top 10 swimmers as well as coaching swimmers at the Junior National and National Championship Meet level. Kaplan’s college coaching experience includes a two-year stint at his alma mater Fairmont State University where he was an assistant coach and worked with two NCAA Division II All-Americans. Kaplan has also coached for the Monocacy Aquatic Club, a local age-group program in Frederick, the Beckley-Raleigh County YMCA in Beckley, W. Va., and Fairmont Area Swim Team in Fairmont, W. Va. Kaplan is also heavily involved in the Maryland Swimming LSC and has served on the Board of Directors for the past several years.