Born: May 6th, 1972 in Ventura, California
Buena High School 1990
CSU Chico 1995 – BA Health Science
National University – Teaching Credential
CSUN Administrative Credential and Masters in Educational Leadership
Keith McKnett has taught Science and coached Aquatics at Rio Mesa High School since 2001. He took over a struggling program and, in the words of his Administrators, “has taken the program from worst to first”. His teams have won twenty-five league titles. The Girls Water Polo team has won eight league titles, seventy-four straight wins, two hundred and fifty total wins and were CIF runners up twice. His Boys Swimming teams have won ten league titles and sixty-nine straight league victories.
Keith was the CIF Water Polo Coach of the Year both in 2009 and 2010, Daily News Coach of the Year in 2004 and Pacific View League Coach of the Year
ten times. Truly Keith has built a foundation of fundamentals and consistency in all the Spartans Aquatic Programs. The journey to one of the County’s elite programs could not just have magically happened. It is a testament to Keith’s work ethic.
Keith lives in Camarillo with his wife Rachel and two children, Talia and Teagan.