In his second season as Head Coach of the Axemen and Axewomen swim teams, Kris was named the AUS Women's Swimming Coach of the year last season. He guided the Axemen and Axewomen to a second-place and fourth-place finish respectively at the AUS Championship last season.

Ten individuals from the Acadia swim team qualified for the U SPORTS Championships hosted by Laval in 2022.

Prior to Acadia, Bell was with the Toronto Swim Club as an assistant coach since 2016, where he worked with the National and Junior programs.

Following the 2012 Olympics, Bell returned to coaching and became the head coach of the Comox Valley Aquatic Club from 2013 to 2016.

Following his swimming career with the York Swim Club, Bell moved to Timmins, Ontario where he began coaching with the Timmins Marlins where he founded the master's swim program.  Returning to Toronto, Bell joined the coaching staff of the York Swim Club and then later joined the Etobicoke Swim Club where he coached from 1999 to 2008 before taking a four-year hiatus to raise his family until 2012. 

Bell has coached swimmers to over 30 Provincial and National records along with several Provincial and National team coach selections.

His professional achievements over his 20 years of coaching include coaching swimmers to 50+ National and Ontario Age Group Records; 10+ Regional Records - Vancouver Island while with the Comox Valley Aquatic Club; ten Junior High & senior National qualifiers; and developed two Olympian & 12 Senior National team members.

His personal achievements as a swimming coach include 2014 Team Canada World Junior Open Water Staff, 2008 NACC Team Canada Coaching Staff, 2005-2008 Ontario Tri Camp/Tour Team Staff Selection, 2006-2007 Ontario Provincial 12 & under Coach of the Year, Male and Female, 2002-2008, 2013 to current Domestic Excellence Award – National Event Winner, 2014 - Swim BC Coach of the Year, 15- to 17-year-olds and the 2016 CSCTA Coaching Excellence Award – Olympic Medalist recognition.