Robert Pinter is in his fourth season as the assistant coach for the Iowa swimming team. He joined the Hawkeye men's staff as an assistant coach for the 2004-05 season.

During the second season of the combined program, Pinter helped coach nine NCAA qualifiers and saw two school records broken. Dragos Agache led the Hawkeyes by competing at the NCAA Championships in both the 100 and 200 breast - the two events in which he set new school records. Agache posted Iowa's highest Big Ten finishes with third in the 100 and sixth in the 200.

In his first season with the combined program, four student-athletes qualified for the NCAA Championships and four school records were broken. Four-time all-American diver Nancilea Underwood completed her Hawkeye career by leading the women's team to a 27th-place finish at the NCAA meet. Sophomore Dragos Agache led the men's squad, competing in the 100 and 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA meet, setting the school 100-yard breaststroke record and posting Iowa's highest individual finishes at the Big Ten Championships.

In 2004-05, the women's team recorded their second-highest finish at the NCAA Championships (23rd) in school history. The Hawkeyes were led by two-time all-American diver Nancilea Underwood and four-year NCAA qualifier Jennifer Skolaski at the meet. The Hawkeyes set five school and two Fieldhouse pool records, posting a 5-4 overall dual mark.

A native of Romania, Pinter graduated in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin with a degree in political science. While a Badger he earned All-American accolades in the 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle in both the 1991 and 1992 seasons.

Internationally, Pinter is an accomplished swimmer. He began swimming at age seven and was the 1984 Junior European Champion in the 200 butterfly. From 1990-92 he was ranked in the top 20 World Rankings. Pinter was also a finalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where he placed seventh in the 200 butterfly.

Pinter was voted the Wisconsin Senior Coach of the Year in 2004, and coached club swimming for eight years (1997-2004).

He and his wife, Christie, have a son, Lukacs.