Kevin Mallon grew up in Arlington, VA as the youngest of ten children in a family of swimmers. He began swimming with his siblings on the Ft. Myer Summer Swim Team in the Colonial League at the age of 5 and continued until graduating at age 18. He swam with Arlington Aquatic Club until the age of 10 and then swam with the Potomac Marlins until he was 12.

Kevin attended Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Washington-Lee High School in Arlington swimming on both Middle School and High School Swim Teams. He was captain of his High School Team. During his high school years he was an assistant coach of the Thomas Jefferson Middle School Swim Team for two years. After graduating in 2005 from high school he became an assistant coach of the Washington-Lee High School Team. In 2006 he began coaching for the Springboard Barracuda’s Summer Swim Team in the NVSL. His team won the Division 16 championship in 2007.

Kevin has been teaching swim lessons since the age of 15 and enjoys working with young swimmers. Currently he is a sophomore at George Mason University majoring in Health, Recreation and Physical Education with a minor in Sports Exercise.