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

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### Hall of Fame

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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)

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### Coach of the Year

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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...

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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

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* British Swimming Coaches Association

## References

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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)

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