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 US.[2]

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:[3]

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.[4] 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
2021
2022
2023
2024	Anthony Nesty[5]	USA Olympic swimming team

See also

• British Swimming Coaches Association

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.
5. Waterkant, Anthony Nesty beste Amerikaanse zwemcoach 2024, 6 September 2024 (in Dutch)