The American Swimming Coaches Association, or ASCA, is a professional organization for

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in the USA. It was founded in 1958 and is based in

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

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: * Dave Armbruster (pre-2003) * Buddy Baarcke (2016) * Bill Bachrach (pre-2003) *

Ron Ballatore Ron "Stix" Ballatore (1941 – April 27, 2012) was an American college and international swimming coach. From 1978 to 1994, Ballatore was the head coach of the men's swimming and diving team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA ...

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(2015) * Red Barr (pre-2003) *

Jack Bauerle Jack Bauerle (born February 7, 1952) is the former head coach of the University of Georgia (UGA) men's and women's swimming teams. At the end of his coaching career, Bauerle finished his 42nd year as a head coach for the UGA women's team and his ...

(2010) * Dave Beaver (pre-2003) * Paul Blair (2008) * George Block (2011) * Ernst Brandsten (pre-2003) * Stan Brauninger (pre-2003) *

George Breen George Thomas Breen (July 19, 1935 – November 9, 2019) was an American competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in three events. After retiring as a swimmer, he became a coach at Jersey Wahoos Swim Club in New ...

(2016) * Bob Bowman (2010) * Steve Bultman (2015) * Harry Burke (pre-2003) * Frank Busch (2008) *

Ray Bussard Ray Bussard (August 12, 1928Famed swim coach Ray Bussard dies
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(2008) * Fred Cady (pre-2003) * Dades Center (pre-2003) *

Sherm Chavoor Sherm Chavoor (1919 – September 3, 1992) was a swimming coach from the United States. He notably coached Olympic swimmers Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer and Mike Burton, among others at Arden Hills Swimming and Tennis Club, in Carmichael, California, ...

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(pre-2003) * Jack Cody (pre-2003) * John Collins (2006) * Doc Counsilman (pre-2003) *

Peter Daland Peter Daland (April 12, 1921 – October 20, 2014) was a swimming coach from the United States. He was born in New York City. His coaching career spanned over 40 years. Daland attended Harvard University before enlisting in the United States Arm ...

(pre-2003) * Chris Davis (2015) * Ray Daughters (pre-2003) * Don Easterling (2004) *

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(2011) * Jim Ellis (2019) * Frank Elm (2004) * Ray Essick (2015) * Richard Fetters (2014) * Jay Fitzgerald (2012) *

Jean Freeman Jean Freeman (1950-2010) was an American swimming coach. She was the Women's Swimming Head Coach at the University of Minnesota for 31 years, from 1973 to 2004. Freeman was coach of Minnesota's women's Swimming team when the school's UM's women' ...

(2011) * Johnny Galvich (pre-2003) * Don Gambril (pre-2003) * Bob Gillett (2009) * Bob Groseth (2013) *

George Haines George Frederick Haines (March 9, 1924 – May 1, 2006) was a swimmer and swimming coach who coached at the Santa Clara Swim Club, Stanford University and UCLA. He also coached for seven U.S. Olympic swim teams. He was inducted into the In ...

(pre-2003) * L. Deb. Handley (pre-2003) *

Dick Hannula Dick Hannula is a swimming coach in Tacoma, Washington who coached for Tacoma Swim Club, also known as TSC. During his time coaching, his students won 24 consecutive state championships, a total of 323 swim meets with no loss. In 1980, he was chose ...

(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 Matthew "Matt" Mann II (1884–1962) was a British-born American college swimming coach and was coach of the men's swim team in the 1952 Summer Olympics that won four gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. He learnt to swim at eight ...

(pre-2003) * David Marsh (2010) * John Mattos (2019) * Bud McAllister (2007) * Kathy McKee (2019) *

Teri McKeever Teri McKeever (born c. 1962) is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. She has been the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's swimming team at the University of California, Berkeley, since 1993. Her Cal Bears teams have won ...

(2014) * Charlie McCaffrey (pre-2003) * George McMillion (2005) * Bob Miller (2011) * Harold Minto (pre-2003) * Jim Montrella (2005) * Phil Moriarty (2009) *

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(2014) * Pete Motekaitis (2018) * Jack Nelson (2009) *

Richard Papenguth Richard O. Papenguth (1903–1970) was an American college swimming coach at Purdue University and coach of the women's swim team in the 1952 Summer Olympics that won two bronze medals. Papenguth was a graduate of the University of Michigan. Pape ...

(pre-2003) * Mike Parratto (2019) * Bill Peak (2007) *

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Clarence Pinkston Clarence Elmer "Bud" Pinkston (February 1, 1900 – November 18, 1961) was an American diver. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he attended San Diego High where he won a Gymnastics title at age 15. He is the first San Diegan to win an Olym ...

(pre-2003) * Dennis Pursley (2006) *

Richard Quick Richard Walter Quick (January 31, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was the head coach of the women's swim team at Stanford University, from 1988 through 2005. He was a coach for the United States Olympic swimming team for six Olympics—1984, 1988, 1992 ...

(2003) *

Eddie Reese Edwin Charles Reese (born July 23, 1941) is an American college and Olympic swimming coach, and a former college swimmer. Reese serves as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns men's swimming and diving team that represents the University of Texa ...

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Randy Reese Randy Reese (born 1946) is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. Reese is best known for coaching the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams of the University of Florida to four national championships, and coaching the winners of ei ...

(2003) * Jack Ridley (2012) * Chuck Riggs (2018) * Jim Riley Sr. (pre-2003) *

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(pre-2003) * Bill Rose (2004) * Dave Salo (2010) *

Soichi Sakamoto Soichi Sakamoto (August 6, 1906 – September 29, 1997) was an American swimming coach who pioneered training methods that have now become standard throughout the sport. Many of his students went on to have great success nationally and internation ...

(pre-2003) * Charles Sava (pre-2003) * Walt Schlueter (pre-2003) *

Mark Schubert Mark Schubert is an American swim coach and was USA Swimming's National Team head coach from June 2006 until November 2010. He took a paid leave of absence from his role with USA Swimming in September 2010, and was later terminated from his posit ...

(2003) * Maureen Sheehan (2019) * Dick Shoulberg (2009) * Charles Silvia (pre-2003) * Jack Simon (2007) * Ed Solotar (2005) * Don Sonia (2012) *

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(2018) * Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer (2008) * Gus Stager (pre-2003) * Bob Steele (2016) * Murray Stephens (2006) * Don Swartz (2013) *

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(2013) * Nort Thornton Sr. (pre-2003) * Nort Thornton Jr. (2003) * Stan Tinkham (pre-2003) *

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Jon Urbanchek Jon Urbanchek (born August 23, 1936) is an American swimming coach, best known for his 22-year tenure as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines swimming and diving team of the University of Michigan from 1982 to 2004.Gregg Wilson Gregg may refer to: Places * Gregg, California, United States, an unincorporated community * Gregg, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Gregg County, Texas, United States * Gregg River, Alberta, Canada * Gregg Seamount, Atlantic ...

(2018) * Jim Wood (2011) *

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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

Coach of the Year award.

References

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