Kevin Hennessy

Wingate University promoted Kevin Hennessy (’10) to head men’s and women’s swimming coach and director of aquatics in August 2023. He spent the 2022-23 season as the associate head coach for men’s and women’s swimming.

Prior to his promotion, Hennessy spent seven seasons as a WUSWIM assistant coach. He has 18 years invested with the Bulldogs as a student-athlete, alumnus and coach. Hennessy replaced veteran head coach Kirk Sanocki, who stepped away from his post in the summer of 2023.

The Kevin Hennessy (’10) file

• Helped Wingate sweep the inaugural South Atlantic Conference swimming titles in February
• The WU women finished sixth at the ’23 NCAAs, while the men claimed eighth place
• Enjoyed one of the best recent WUSWIM distance performances at NCAAs in 2022
• Coached Kate Agger (’22) to a 500 Freestyle national championship in 2022
• Agger was named Wingate’s female Athlete of the Year the same year
• Miguel Marcos (’25) was the school’s freshman male AOTY in 2022
• Jonas Soerensen (’22) received his second Academic All-America® honor in 2022
• Hennessy helped WUSWIM win three Bluegrass Mountain Conference championships during his student-athlete days
• Received CSCAA Scholar All-American individual honors as well
• Earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental biology with a psychology minor at Wingate
• Coached Coast Guard Blue Dolphins Swim Team in Virginia for six years prior to his WU return
• Married Jordan (Filchock) Hennessy in Nov. 2019; they welcomed their first child in 2022
• Son of Steve and Sandy Hennessy
• Avid New York Mets fan