Alexander Brinks began his coaching duties at Davenport as an assistant swimming and diving coach in 2023-24. Brinks is a native of Hudsonville, Mich. and collegiately competed at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Brinks spent four years with the Golden Grizzlies (2005-09) and swam in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 and 200 butterfly.
During his prep days, Brinks earned four letters in swimming at Hudsonville High School. He served as a team captain during his senior season, helping to lead the squad to a 19th-place finish in state competition. He earned all-conference and All-America honors as a senior with the Eagles.
Brinks joined the Grand Rapids Aquatics coaching staff in January of 2011. His primary objectives include to help age group swimmers to develop as young student-athletes and to provide children living in the South Grand Rapids area with preliminary exposure to the sport of swimming.
In 2009, after graduating from Oakland with a B.A. in English, Alex began coaching and substitute teaching for Grand Rapids Public Schools. During the 2009-2010 school year, he assistant coached the Ottawa Hills High School girls and boys teams and also coached the West Michigan Masters group at Grand Rapids Community College.
From 2010 to the present, Brinks has been the head coach for the Ottawa Hills High School girls team. He head coached the South Middle Schools (Alger, Gerald R. Ford, & U-Prep Academy) co-ed swim team from 2010 to 2014. He is an ASCA Level 2 coach and lifeguard instructor.
In his 16 years as a competitive swimmer, Alex has been an age group state champion, high school All-American, and earned Academic All-Conference honors all four years in college.
