American Swimming Coaches Association

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.[1]

ASCA provides education opportunities for swimming coaches, including running and participating at clinics both within and outside the USA.[2]

Honors/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:[3]

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.[4] Beginning in 2015, the award was re-named the George Haines Coach of the Year award.

YearCoachfor work with...
1961Doc Counsilman
1962Peter Daland
1963Dick Smith
1964George Haines
1965Don Gambril
1966George Haines
1967George Haines
1968Sherm Chavoor
1969Jim Montrella
1970Don Watson
1971Jim Montrella
1972George Haines
1973Bob Miller
1974Dick Jochums
1975Mark Schubert
1976Mark Schubert
1977Paul Bergen
1978Paul Bergen
1979Randy Reese
1980Dennis PursleyMary T. Meagher
1981Mark Schubert
1982Dick Shoulberg
1983John CollinsRick Carey
1984Randy Reese
1985Nort ThorntonMatt Biondi
1986Richard Quick
1987Bud McAllisterJanet Evans
1988Bud McAllisterJanet Evans
1989Dick Shoulberg
1990Jon Urbanchek
1991Eddie Reese
1992Richard Quick
1993Skip Kenney
1994honor removed
1995Jon UrbanchekTom Dolan, Michigan's Men's NCAA title
1996Murray Stephens
1997Mark Schubert
1998Richard Quick
1999Richard Quick
1999Mark Schubert
2000Peter BanksBrooke Bennett
2001Bob BowmanMichael Phelps
2002Teri McKeeverNatalie Coughlin
2003Bob BowmanMichael Phelps
2004Eddie ReeseAaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker
2005Eddie ReeseAaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker
2006Eddie ReeseAaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker
2007Bob Bowman
2008Bob Bowman
2009Eddie Reese
2010Gregg TroyRyan Lochte, Florida's Women's NCAA title
2011Gregg TroyRyan Lochte
2012Bob BowmanMichael Phelps, Allison Schmitt
2013Bruce GemmellKatie Ledecky
2014Bruce GemmellKatie Ledecky
2015Bruce GemmellKatie Ledecky
2016Dave DurdenNathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, Ryan Murphy, Josh Prenot
2017Ray LoozeLilly King
2018Greg MeehanKatie Ledecky
2019Mike ParrattoRegan Smith
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References

  1. ASCA's website: www.swimmingcoach.org; retrieved 2012-06-05.
  2. Clinic page Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine from the ASCA website; retrieved 2012-06-05.
  3. ASCA Hall of Fame page Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine from the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2012-06-05.
  4. Coach of the Year page Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine from the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2012-06-05.
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