Mark Feinberg enters his seventh season as head coach of the Bears men's and women's swimming program. He became a full-time member of the athletic coaching staff in April of 2008.

Since taking over, the men have set 16 of the possible 19 team records while the women have broken 13 of 19 team records. Both teams have steadily climbed their way into contention of the Centennial Conference by more than tripling their point totals from the 2005 to 2011 Centennial Conference meet. In 2011, Ursinus men and women finished with historic highs including 22 school records and over 70 personal best swims.

A native of Williamsport, Pa. and a 1989 graduate of Shippensburg University, Feinberg came to Ursinus after spending 10 years as an assistant swimming coach at West Chester University, where he led the Golden Rams to multiple top five finishes at the Division II championships during is tenure. After earning his master’s degree in sports management from West Chester in 1997, he served as an instructor in the department of kinesiology until 2004.

Before arriving to West Chester, Feinberg spent two years as the head coach of the Bristol CT Sprinters swim club from 1993-95.

At Shippensburg, Feinberg was a four-year swimmer and two-time All-American. After college, he went on to swim at the YMCA Masters becoming a six-time national champion. Feinberg is now an active tri-athlete completing his first Ironman in 2007.

He currently resides in Collegeville with his wife and two children.