American Swimming Coaches Association Explained

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 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
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966	George Haines
1967	George Haines
1968
1969
1970
1971	Jim Montrella
1972	George Haines
1973
1974
1975
1976	Mark Schubert
1977
1978	Paul Bergen
1979
1980		Mary T. Meagher
1981	Mark Schubert
1982
1983		Rick Carey
1984	Randy Reese
1985		Matt Biondi
1986
1987		Janet Evans
1988	Bud McAllister	Janet Evans
1989	Dick Shoulberg
1990
1991
1992	Richard Quick
1993
1994	honor removed
1995		Tom Dolan, Michigan's Men's NCAA title
1996
1997	Mark Schubert
1998	Richard Quick
1999	Richard Quick
1999	Mark Schubert
2000		Brooke Bennett
2001		Michael Phelps
2002		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		Ryan Lochte, Florida's Women's NCAA title
2011	Gregg Troy	Ryan Lochte
2012	Bob Bowman	Michael Phelps, Allison Schmitt
2013		Katie Ledecky
2014	Bruce Gemmell	Katie Ledecky
2015	Bruce Gemmell	Katie Ledecky
2016		Nathan Adrian, Anthony Ervin, Ryan Murphy, Josh Prenot
2017		Lilly King
2018		Katie Ledecky
2019		Regan Smith

See also

• British Swimming Coaches Association

Notes and References

1. ASCA's website: www.swimmingcoach.org; retrieved 2012-06-05.
2. https://www.swimmingcoach.org/services/events.asp Clinic page
3. http://www.swimmingcoach.org/hof/coaches/halloffamemenu.html ASCA Hall of Fame page
4. http://www.swimmingcoach.org/worldclinic/default.htm Coach of the Year page