Andre Barbins is halfway through his second decade as Barbins commences his 15th season at the helm of the Seahawk men's and women's swimming programs in 2012-13.  In his 14 years, he has amassed a combined record of 137-124-1 (88-89-1 CAC).

The 2011-12 campaign was the most successful for the men in his 14-year tenure as the Seahawks notched the most wins in program history with a 12-3 (5-1 CAC) record, opening the season with eight consecutive dual meet victories.  St. Mary's finished with a share of the Capital Athletic Conference regular-season title with its 5-1 mark in conference action.

He was selected as the 2011 Capital Athletic Conference Men's Swimming Coach of the Year after guiding the men to their third consecutive third-place finish and mentoring the CAC Rookie of the Year in Cameron Hedquist '13.

Barbins also serves as the aquatics director of the Michael P. O'Brien ARC Aquatics Center.

Thirty-six (36) Seahawk men's swimming records have been broken since his arrival in 1998.

The Seahawk swimmers have also excelled out of the pool as the men have been tabbed as a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-Academic Team six times during Barbins' tenure, most recently for the 2010-11 academic year.

A 1993 graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, he was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Battling Bishops.  After leaving OWU, Barbins spent one season as the head coach at Regina H.S. in Euclid, Ohio, and one season as an assistant coach at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.

He left Ohio for Washington (Md.) College in Chestertown where he earned a master's degree in psychology while serving as a graduate assistant coach for two seasons.  After his stint at Washington, Barbins spent a year and a half as an assistant coach at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

A Cleveland native, he currently makes his home in Solomons with his wife, Sharon Eliassen, and their daughter, Anya.