Matthew Gilbert, Barton Swimming Head Coach
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- Email:
- GilbertM@bartonccc.edu
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- Title:
- Head Swimming Coach
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- State:
- KS
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- Country:
- USA
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- Phone:
- (620) 786-7444
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- Phone:
- (951) 764-2811 - Cell
Bio
Matt Gilbert is in his first year as head coach of the Barton swimming program, becoming just the second head coach since the program’s inception in 2017.
Gilbert arrives to Barton after serving a season as a volunteer coach at the United States Air Force Academy, as well as, the head coach at Pine Creek High School and the Rocky Mountain Rapids Swim Team based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
A competitive swimmer for sixteen years under many successful coaches, Gilbert was a member of two NAIA national championship teams at Fresno Pacific University.
Gilbert has been in the coaching ranks since 2017, beginning as an assistant coach for the Full Armour Swim Club in Fountain, Colorado, before taking over the head position at Pine Creek in November of 2017.
The 2019-20 season produced many honors for Gilbert’s teams in being crowned the Western Athletic Conference Champions, the Colorado Springs Boy’s Metro League Champions, the Colorado Springs Boy’s Metro League Swimmer of the Year, the Colorado Springs Boy’s Metro League Diver of the Year, and the Colorado Springs Boy’s Metro League Coach of the Year.