Sion Brinn enters his fifth season as the head coach at Wright State and tenth season with the program overall, his numerous experiences in swimming have taken him all around the globe and have shown in the diversity and success that the Raiders program has enjoyed in the pool.

Brinn has been a part of nine Horizon League Championships during his time at Wright State and has seen the Raiders finish runner-up five times. During his tenure as the front man for the Raiders program, the men's squad has won three Horizon League Championships and the women's squad has finished runner-up twice.

Brinn has been instrumental in the success that the Raiders have enjoyed over the past nine years. The men's squad won three consecutive Horizon League titles (2003, 2004, 2005) and claimed three other crowns (2001, 2007, 2008) during Brinn's tenure. On the women's side, WSU has finished first or second in all but two years that Brinn has been part of the program, including three consecutive League crowns (2002, 2003, and 2004).

He was named the Horizon League Men's Coach of the Year during each of his first three seasons at the helm, earning Co-Coach of the Year honors in 2005-06 and winning the award out-right during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons.

The 2008-09 teams each placed in the top three at the Horizon League Championships, with the men's squad winning three events and the women's team claiming four individual titles. Nathan Demchuk won a pair of individual crowns at the championship and was a part of the Horizon League record setting 800 free relay team that took the title. The men's squad set a pair of WSU Natatorium records last season and added seven new school records to the books.

On the women's side, Krystyna Wieczerzak won a pair of events at the Horizon League Championship, setting the championship record in both the 400 individual medley and the 200 backstroke. Freshman Molley Pipkorn won a pair of events and set a championship record to earn the Horizon League Newcomer of the Year award. The women's squad broke eight school records during the season, with Pipkorn grabbing three and Wieczerzak picking up two school standards.

In 2008, the men's squad posted a dual meet record of 7-3 and along the way captured five school records and set the new Horizon League standard in a pair of events. During the 2008 Horizon League Championships, the Green and Gold claimed six individual titles and won a pair of relays at the league summit. Sophomore Nathan Demchuk was named the Co-Swimmer of the Meet at the championships and garnered Co-Athlete of the Year honors at season's end.

As for the Women's squad, the 2007-08 season ended with an 8-3 mark in dual meets and WSU claimed eight school records in the pool. With those eight school marks, the Raiders also claimed six new Horizon League Championships meet records and won six individual events and three relays. Jessica Weidert was the Swimmer of the Meet and Athlete of the Year and rookie Krystyna Wieczerzak was named the Newcomer of the Year.

Brinn looks to reclaim the Horizon League title on both sides by integrating a dynamic style of coaching with old fashion principles of hard work and dedication.

Along with the team success, the women have claimed 65 League titles during that span and hold three current League records while the men have won 61 titles and hold five records. The program has also set 42 school records and has been recognized by the Horizon League with three Swimmers of the Year, six Swimmers of the Meet and eight Newcomer of the Year Awards.

Having achieved much success in the pool, a spillover effect in the classroom reflects the dedication of this program and its desire to perform. Both the men's and women's programs have been named to the Collegiate Swim Coaches Associate of America academic honor roll almost every year since his arrival to Wright State. In 2008 the women's squad was the only squad to receive the award from the CSCAA.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Brinn competed for that nation in the 1996 games in Atlanta, finishing 12th in the 100 meter freestyle. He then competed for Great Britain in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as part of the 400 medley relay team, finishing eighth, and the 400 free relay team, placing ninth. Brinn was also the 1996 U.S. Open champion in the 50 and 100 free and was runner-up in the World Cup sprint category in 1997.

Brinn began his collegiate career at Indian River Junior College in Fort Pierce, Florida, where he competed from 1991-93 and was a 12-time junior college national champion. He then transferred to Louisiana State University where he was a five-time All-American in his two years there.

Over the past decade, Brinn has conducted many swim camps and stroke clinics along with competing as a world-ranked swimmer. While with the Raiders, Brinn has worked with and hosted a meet for the Special Olympics at the Wright State Natatorium with the team members acting as times and coaches for the athletes.

Brinn graduated from LSU in 1996 with a degree in kinesiology. He and his wife, Melissa, were married in 2006 and reside in Dayton with the couple has two daughters, Emerson and Avalie.