The American Swimming Coaches Association is honored to recognize the greatest swimming coaches in the United States, as members of the ASCA Hall of Fame. Inductees date back to 1958 and have developed the most accomplished athletes in our sport; a sport widely considered the greatest amateur sport in the world. These coaches have not only produced world class athletes, but they have in large part created much of the history and success of American Swimming. In addition, they have created programs and developed coaches and methodologies that have truly elevated the sport of swimming in the United States and around the world. It is with immense pride that we recognize the best in our profession.
Below you will find the criteria for eligibility, the nominating process and application, and our honorees.
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Coach Jim Ellis | Coach John Mattos | Coach Kathy McKee | Coach Mike Parratto | Coach Maureen Sheehan |
Coach Peter Motekaitis | Coach Ed Spencer | Coach Gregg Wilson | Coach Chuck Riggs |
Bob Mattson | Charlie Hodgson | Jill Sterkel | Jonty Skinner |
Buddy Baarcke | George Breen | Bob Steele | Raymond Woods |
Peter Banks | Steve Bultman | Chris Davis | Raymond B. Essick |
John Leonard |
Richard Fetters | Teri McKeever | Pete Morgan |
2013 Inductees
Bob Groseth | Mike Hastings | Don Swartz | Penny Taylor |
2012 Inductees
Karen Moe Humphreys | Jack Ridley | Don Sonia | Gregg Troy |
2011 Inductees
George Block | Earl Ellis | Jay Fitzgerald | Jean Freeman |
Bob Miller | Jim Wood |
2010 Inductees
Jack Bauerle | Bob Bowman | Jerry Holtrey | David Marsh |
David Salo |
2009 Inductees
Ron Ballatore | Bob Gillett | Peter Malone | Phil Moriarty |
Jack Nelson | Dick Shoulberg |
2008 Inductees
Paul Blair | Frank Busch | Ray Bussard | Mary Freeman Kelly Spitzer |
Don LaMont |
2007 Inductees
Bud McAllister | Bill Peak | Jack Simon |
2006 Inductees
John Collins | Dennis Pursley | Murray Stephens |
2005 Inductees
Frank Keefe | Skip Kenney | George McMillion | Jim Montrella |
Ed Solotar |
2004 Inductees
Bill Rose | Don Easterling | Jon Urbanchek | Dick Hannula |
Frank Elm | Richard Jochums |
2003 Inductees
Richard Quick | Eddie Reese | Randy Reese | Mark Schubert |
Nort Thornton, Jr. |
2002 Inductees (Honoring Coaches as Far Back as 1958)
At the August 30, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting, the ASCA amended the Hall of Fame criteria with the rationale to:
- Reward coaches that have achieved sustained excellence more than those that have been fortunate to have coached a single talented athlete
- Enable the coach that fulfills a ‘developmental role’ to have access to recognition as an ASCA Hall of Fame candidate
- Changes are in bold
Amended (New) Hall of Fame Criteria:
- Must have coached swimming at the high school, club, and/or college level for a period of 20 years or more.
- Should be nominated by a current ASCA member by completing the Hall of Fame application and submitting with current resume indicating criteria met by November 1st.
- May achieve any (3) of the criteria listed below for nomination:
- Placing two teams in the Top 10 at the USA Swimming Nationals and/or the top 10 NCAA Division 1 Nationals and/or the Top 2 teams at the NCAA Division II or III Nationals
- Personal Coach (at any time in their career) for two years or more of two individual USA summer national champions
- Personal Coach (at any time in their career) for two years or more of two individual USA Olympic or World Championships (LC) medalists
- Personal Coach (at any time of their career) for two years or more of two World Record Holders (relay members would be in the Olympic Medalist/World Record holder category)
- Made a significant contribution to the sport of swimming, community and/or profession.
Previous (Old) Criteria:
- Must have coached swimming at the high school, club, and/or college level for a period of 20 years or more.
- Should be nominated by a current ASCA member by completing the Hall of Fame application and submitting with current resume indicating criteria met by November 1st.
- May achieve any (3) of the criteria listed below for nomination:
- Placing a team in the Top 10 at the USA Swimming Nationals and/or the top 10 NCAA Division I Nationals and/or the Top 2 teams at the NCAA Division II or III Nationals
- Coaching an individual USA summer national champion
- Coaching an individual USA Olympic Medalist
- Coaching a USA Olympic Medalist or World Record Holder. (note: relay members would be in this category)
- Making a significant contribution to the sport of swimming, community and/or profession.
PROCEDURE:
- Candidates must be nominated by a current ASCA member by submitting their name to the HOF committee. (All nominations received after May 1st will be held for consideration for the following calendar year) Must submit the HOF application by the above deadline with a current resume indicating the criteria met.
- The HOF awards committee will screen all applications to determine a working list of candidates and present the list to the ASCA Board of Directors for final approval by January 1st.
- Upon final approval of the ASCA BOD, the board will select the final inductees by a 75% vote of the BOD for acceptance into the HOF.
- Each applicant not chosen for induction into the HOF will continue on the list for nomination for a three-year period. After that time the applicant will have to be re-nominated after being off the list for a period of one year.
- A presentation of all finalists and those accepted into the HOF will be made each year at the ASCA Awards banquet. Each finalist will receive a plaque (1 plaque per nomination) and all Honorees will receive a permanent plaque located in the ASCA office / ISHOF and will be honored on ASCA Online.
- It is the ASCA plan to induct (4-5) new coaches per year to the ASCA HOF unless applications do not merit that number.
APPLICATIONS:
- All applications must be received by November 1st for eligibility into that years HOF class with current resume indicating which criteria achieved.
- Review of all applications concluded by: December 15th.
- Email of all nominations to the ASCA Board of Directors by January 1st.
- HOF inductee’s chosen and letter sent from ASCA by Jan 15th.