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ASCA Announces Top 50 Age Group Coaches In 2024

Courtesy: American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA)

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the TOP 50 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR FOR 2024.

The results were compiled using the USA Swimming PowerPoints of the top-ranked 11-14 year-old swimmers for the 2023 Long Course season and 2023-24 Short Course season. Each athlete was limited to a maximum of 4 swims contributing to their coach’s total.

The national winner of the Fitter & Faster/ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year for 2024 will be revealed on September 5 at the ASCA World Clinic Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida.  The top 10 finalists, to be announced in two weeks, will be introduced and presented awards at the event. For more information on award ceremony and dinner, as well as the 2024 ASCA World Clinic, go to www.ascaworldclinic.com.

Congratulations to the following outstanding coaches (in alphabetical order):

Name
Club Name – LSC
Tara Bolivar
Suburban Seahawks Club – MA
Brooke Brisson
Waterloo Swimming – ST
Bruce Brockschmidt
Jersey Wahoos – MA
Danny Colvin
Tide Swimming – VA
Dave Crocker
Rockville Montgomery Swim Club – PV
Nikita Denisyako
Santa Clara Swim Club – PC
Jake Des Roches
Sandpipers Of Nevada – CA
Andrew Eckhart
Sarasota Sharks – FL
Hakan Eskioglu
Badger Swim Club,Inc. – MR
Justin Fernandez
Chicago Wolfpack Aquatic Club – IL
Carle Fierro
Westchester Aquatic Club – MR
Joe Finke
Saint Petersburg Aquatics – FL
Kristen Foley
Southwest Stars Swim Club – FL
Leah Foreman-Keiser
Aquajets Swim Team – MN
Don Garman
La Mirada Armada – CA
Kyle Goodrich
Central Ohio Aquatics – OH
Nick Graves
Lakeside Swim Team – KY
Tim Hable
Blazing Barracudas – LE
Rod Hansen
Irvine Novaquatics – CA
Hailey Hewitt
Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics – MR
Laurel Hill
Scottsdale Aquatic Club – AZ
Tom Himes
North Baltimore Aquatic Club – MD
Kyle Johnson
Carmel Swim Club – IN
Mike Julian
NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc – VA
Russ Kasl
SwimMAC Carolina – NC
Colin Kennedy
Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club – GU
Ira Klein
Sarasota Tsunami Swim Team – FL
Michael Lennon
Long Island Aquatic Club – MR
Ken Maczuga
Phoenix Swim Club – AZ
Dave Nehls
Phoenix Aquatic Club USA LLC – MR
Luke Nelson
NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc – VA
Rob Norman TAC Titans – NC
Peter O’Donnell
Long Island Aquatic Club – MR
Brian Pajer
Aquazot Swim Club – CA
Thomas Pearson
Crow Canyon Sharks – PC
Alan Pfau TAC Titans – NC
Luba Pohilenco
Santa Clara Swim Club – PC
Dale Porter
Bolles School Sharks – FL
Nicholas Rice
Bluefish Swim Club – NE
Peter Robinson
Nitro Swimming – ST
Nolan Rogers
DART Swimming – SN
Chris Schlegel
All Star Aquatics – PV
Katie Schmidt
Mason Manta Rays – OH
Jim Skirboll
Racer X Aquatics – AM
Jason Swaim
Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA – VA
David Tambuwun
Pleasanton Seahawks – PC
Mark Walleshauser
Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club – GA
Sherwood Watts
North Carolina Aquatic Club – NC
Joshua Wood
Club Wolverine – MI
Connie Wu
Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club – CT

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Clare
4 months ago

It’s deeply disappointing that not ONE female coach was selected to the top-10 of an age group coaching award. Congratulations to the dozen or so that made the top 50.

Way to go Hakan!
4 months ago

Way to go Hakan!

Absolutely
4 months ago

Chris Schlegel of ASA!!! Well deserved. Great coach of a local summer swim team for 15 plus years as well, and even better mentor for young swimmers. So happy to see his name on the list.

Charlotte Petersen
4 months ago

SPA, coach Finke, coach Lewis; well deserved & well done.

Scott Bonney
4 months ago

Congratulations to Tara Bolivar !!!

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