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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At the August 30, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting, the ASCA amended the Hall of Fame criteria with the rationale to:

1. Reward coaches that have achieved sustained excellence more than those that have been fortunate to have coached a single talented athlete
2. Enable the coach that fulfills a ‘developmental role’ to have access to recognition as an ASCA Hall of Fame candidate
3. 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 1^st.
• May achieve any (3) of the criteria listed below for nomination:
  1. 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
  2. Personal Coach (at any time in their career) for two years or more of two individual USA summer national champions
  3. Personal Coach (at any time in their career) for two years or more of two individual USA Olympic or World Championships (LC) medalists
  4. 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)
  5. 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 1^st.
• May achieve any (3) of the criteria listed below for nomination:
  1. 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
  2. Coaching an individual USA summer national champion
  3. Coaching an individual USA Olympic Medalist
  4. Coaching a USA Olympic Medalist or World Record Holder. (note: relay members would be in this category)
  5. Making a significant contribution to the sport of swimming, community and/or profession.

PROCEDURE:

1. 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.
2. 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 1^st.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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:

1. All applications must be received by November 1^st for eligibility into that years HOF class with current resume indicating which criteria achieved.
2. Review of all applications concluded by: December 15^th.
3. Email of all nominations to the ASCA Board of Directors by January 1^st.
4. HOF inductee’s chosen and letter sent from ASCA by Jan 15^th.