Paul Birmingham has taken over the Head Coach role for the Golden Bears and Pandas since season 2020/21. Paul is an Australian coach who has been coaching internationally for the last 25 years. He spent 10 years as the National Head Coach for Malaysia as well as running large club programs in Queensland (AUS) and California (USA). He is currently the Head Coach of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club.

Paul has been a national team coach for the following international events:
3 x Olympic Games (2008, 2012, 2016)
4 x World Championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
3 x Commonwealth Games (2010, 2014, 2018)
3 x Asian Games (2010, 2014, 2018)
5 x South East Asian Games (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
2 x World University Games (2011, 2013)
2 x Olympic Youth Games (2010, 2014)
3 x World Junior Championships (2011, 2013, 2019)
3 x Commonwealth Youth Games (2008, 2011, 2015)
2 x Asian Youth Games (2009, 2013)