The American Swimming Coaches Association, or ASCA, is a professional organization for Swimming coaches in the USA. It was founded in 1958 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.ASCA's website: www.swimmingcoach.org; retrieved 2012-06-05.
ASCA provides education opportunities for swimming coaches, including running and participating at clinics both within and outside the US.Clinic page from the ASCA website; retrieved 2012-06-05.
Honors and awards
Hall of Fame ASCA annually inducts selected coaches into its own Hall of Fame, as part of the annual ASCA World Clinic. Members of the ASCA Hall of Fame (and year of induction) are:ASCA Hall of Fame page from the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2012-06-05.
Dave Armbruster (pre-2003) Buddy Baarcke (2016) Bill Bachrach (pre-2003) Ron Ballatore (2009) Peter Banks (2015) Red Barr (pre-2003) Jack Bauerle (2010) Dave Beaver (pre-2003) Paul Blair (2008) George Block (2011) Ernst Brandsten (pre-2003) Stan Brauninger (pre-2003) George Breen (2016) Bob Bowman (2010) Steve Bultman (2015) Harry Burke (pre-2003) Frank Busch (2008) Ray Bussard (2008) Fred Cady (pre-2003) Dades Center (pre-2003) Sherm Chavoor (pre-2003) Jim Clark (pre-2003) Jack Cody (pre-2003) John Collins (2006) Doc Counsilman (pre-2003) Peter Daland (pre-2003) Chris Davis (2015)
Ray Daughters (pre-2003) Don Easterling (2004) Earl Ellis (2011) Jim Ellis (2019) Frank Elm (2004) Ray Essick (2015) Richard Fetters (2014) Jay Fitzgerald (2012) Jean Freeman (2011) Johnny Galvich (pre-2003) Don Gambril (pre-2003) Bob Gillett (2009) Bob Groseth (2013) George Haines (pre-2003) L. Deb. Handley (pre-2003) Dick Hannula (2004) Jerry Holtrey (2010) Karen Moe Humphreys (2012) Richard Jochums (2004) Frank Keefe (2005) Skip Kenney (2005) Don LaMont (2008) Gene Lee (pre-2003) John Leonard (2015) Peter Malone (2009) Matt Mann (pre-2003) David Marsh (2010)
John Mattos (2019) Bud McAllister (2007) Kathy McKee (2019) Teri McKeever (2014) Charlie McCaffrey (pre-2003) George McMillion (2005) Bob Miller (2011) Harold Minto (pre-2003) Jim Montrella (2005) Phil Moriarty (2009) Pete Morgan (2014) Pete Motekaitis (2018) Jack Nelson (2009) Richard Papenguth (pre-2003) Mike Parratto (2019) Bill Peak (2007) Mike Peppe (pre-2003) Clarence Pinkston (pre-2003) Dennis Pursley (2006) Richard Quick (2003) Eddie Reese (2003) Randy Reese (2003) Jack Ridley (2012) Chuck Riggs (2018) Jim Riley Sr. (pre-2003) Tom Robinson (pre-2003) Bill Rose (2004)
Dave Salo (2010) Soichi Sakamoto (pre-2003) Charles Sava (pre-2003) Walt Schlueter (pre-2003) Mark Schubert (2003) Maureen Sheehan (2019) Dick Shoulberg (2009) Charles Silvia (pre-2003) Jack Simon (2007) Ed Solotar (2005) Don Sonia (2012) Ed Spencer (2018) Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer (2008) Gus Stager (pre-2003) Bob Steele (2016) Murray Stephens (2006) Don Swartz (2013) Penny Taylor (2013) Nort Thornton Sr. (pre-2003) Nort Thornton Jr. (2003) Stan Tinkham (pre-2003) Gregg Troy (2012) Jon Urbanchek (2004) Gregg Wilson (2018) Jim Wood (2011) Ray Woods (2016)
Coach of the Year Beginning in 1961, ASCA has annually award a Coach of the Year honor to "the individual whose coaching effective has contributed most toward American swimming excellence" on the international level.Coach of the Year page from the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2012-06-05. Beginning in 2015, the award was re-named the George Haines Coach of the Year award. Year Coach for work with... 1961 Doc Counsilman 1962 Peter Daland 1963 Dick Smith 1964 George Haines 1965 Don Gambril 1966 George Haines 1967 George Haines 1968 Sherm Chavoor 1969 Jim Montrella 1970 Don Watson 1971 Jim Montrella 1972 George Haines 1973 Bob Miller 1974 Dick Jochums 1975 Mark Schubert 1976 Mark Schubert 1977 Paul Bergen 1978 Paul Bergen 1979 Randy Reese 1980 Dennis Pursley Mary T. Meagher 1981 Mark Schubert 1982 Dick Shoulberg 1983 John Collins Rick Carey 1984 Randy Reese 1985 Nort Thornton Matt Biondi 1986 Richard Quick 1987 Bud McAllister Janet Evans 1988 Bud McAllister Janet Evans 1989 Dick Shoulberg 1990 Jon Urbanchek 1991 Eddie Reese 1992 Richard Quick 1993 Skip Kenney 1994 honor removed 1995 Jon Urbanchek Tom Dolan, Michigan's Men's NCAA title 1996 Murray Stephens 1997 Mark Schubert 1998 Richard Quick 1999 Richard Quick 1999 Mark Schubert 2000 Peter Banks Brooke Bennett 2001 Bob Bowman Michael Phelps 2002 Teri McKeever Natalie Coughlin 2003 Bob Bowman Michael Phelps 2004 Eddie Reese Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker 2005 Eddie Reese Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker 2006 Eddie Reese Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker 2007 Bob Bowman 2008 Bob Bowman 2009 Eddie Reese 2010 Gregg Troy Ryan Lochte, Florida's Women's NCAA title 2011 Gregg Troy Ryan Lochte 2012 Bob Bowman Michael Phelps, Allison Schmitt 2013 Bruce Gemmell Katie Ledecky 2014 Bruce Gemmell Katie Ledecky 2015 Bruce Gemmell Katie Ledecky 2016 Dave Durden Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, Ryan Murphy, Josh Prenot 2017 Ray Looze Lilly King 2018 Greg Meehan Katie Ledecky 2019 Mike Parratto Regan Smith 2020 No Award Given 2021 Gregg Troy 2022 Anthony Nesty University of Florida Swim Teams 2023 Dave Durden Jack Alexy, Dare Rose, Destin Lasco, Ryan Murphy, Abbey Weitzeil, Hunter Armstrong 2024 Anthony NestyWaterkant, Anthony Nesty beste Amerikaanse zwemcoach 2024, 6 September 2024 USA Olympic swimming team 2025 Todd DeSorbo
See also British Swimming Coaches Association
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