Since his retirement as an elite swimmer, Bidrman has become an internationally acclaimed coach, coaching numerous athletes to the national and international level. Bidrman became assistant coach to Cal Bentz at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1992. He later became coach of the
South African swim team, leading a seven-member team to six top eight finalists at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta, United States. Of these members, Bidrman coached Olympic bronze medalist
Marianne Kriel in the 100-meter
backstroke. In 1997, Bidrman was appointed as head coach for the Calgary Swim Center. Since then Bidrman has been appointed as the head coach of the Calgary Academy for Swimming Excellence which works towards an “independent vision and plan for the development of continued production of internationally competitive swimmers.” As head coach, Bidrman works in conjunction with the Canadian Sport Center and the
carded athletes under his direction. Bidrman also acts as the high performance coach of Swim Alberta. Throughout his coaching career, Bidrman has been selected to the Canadian Olympic Swim Team for the 2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney, Australia, the
2004 Summer Olympics in
Athens, Greece, and the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing, China. Bidrman has also been appointed as a coach for many other international competitions, including the
1998 World Aquatics Championships in
Perth, Australia, the
2001 World Aquatics Championships in
Fukuoka, Japan, and the
2002 Commonwealth Games in
Manchester, England. ==Personal Bests==