Todd DeSorbo Wins Golden Goggle Award For Coach of The Year

2025 Golden Goggle Awards

• September 27, 2025
• Denver, Colorado
• Livestream
• SwimSwam Official Ballot
• Online Auction (Closes at 10 PM MST, Sept 27)

Todd DeSorbo won the 2025 Golden Goggle Award for Coach of the Year, winning the award for the second year in a row. DeSorbo is the head coach at the University of Virginia. Other nominees included Bob Bowman and Anthony Nesty.

DeSorbo coaches numerous swimmers who won medals at the 2025 World Championships including Kate Douglass and Gretchen Walsh who led the charge in Singapore.

2025 US Worlds Roster Under DeSorbo:

• Katie Grimes
• Gretchen Walsh
• Alex Walsh
• Kate Douglass
• Anna Moesch
• Claire Curzan
• Jack Aikins

Gretchen Walsh won two individual gold medals in Singapore swimming to wins in the 50 fly and 100 fly. Her 100 fly time of a 54.73 marked a Championship Record. Douglass swam to gold in the 200 breaststroke, posting a Championship Record as well as American Record of a 2:18.50.

In addition to coaching swimmers to three individual golds, Douglass swam to silver in the 100 breast, Alex Walsh won silver in the 200 IM, and Curzan won bronze in the 200 back. Curzan, Douglass, and Gretchen Walsh all swam on the US women’s 4×100 medley relay that won gold while Moesch and Douglass swam on the women’s 4×100 free relay that won silver.

Outside of the 2025 World Championships, Gretchen Walsh swam to a World Record in the 100 fly posting a 54.60 at the Pro Series stop in Fort Lauderdale at the start of May.

Last December, Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass also led the US at the 2024 SCM World Championships. Walsh swam to five individual golds, winning the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, and 100 IM. Douglass won the 200 breast and 200 IM, and the two teamed up for two more golds in the women’s 4×100 free relay and women’s 4×100 medley relay.