The American Swimming Coaches’ Association (ASCA) re-elected two coaches during its vote last week at the ASCA convention in Reno.
Tim Hill from Sharks Swim Club in Friendswood, Texas and Ian Murray from the Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta will both serve fresh three year terms.
Additionally, all four board officers, voted on by board members, will continue their positions for another year:
- President – Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)
- Vice President – Emily Melina, Lake Oswego Swim Club (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
- Treasurer – Ellen Johnston, Westport Water Rats (Westport, Connecticut)
- Secretary – Ian Murray, Dynamo Swim Club (Atlanta, Georgia)
Dorenkott was first elected as the President of the Board of Directors for a second term. He took over last year from Mike Murray, who served two years in the role. The maximum consecutive terms allowed as president is three, then an individual must sit out as president for one year before being re-elected to the same role.
Dorenkott is in his 14th year at Ohio State and his 5th year as the director of men’s and women’s swimming and diving.
Kevin Pan, the head coach and founder of the Dragon Swim Team in the Potomac Valley Swimming LSC, was the other nominee.
See candidate videos from all three below:
Current ASCA Board of Directors
All officer positions are for 1 year. Term endings listed for officers indicate the end of their term on the board, not in their specific roles.
- President – Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio) – term ends 2027
- Vice President – Emily Melina, Lake Oswego Swim Club (Lake Oswego, Oregon) – term ends 2027
- Treasurer – Ellen Johnston, Westport Water Rats (Westport, Connecticut) – term ends 2027
- Secretary – Ian Murray, Dynamo Swim Club (Atlanta, Georgia) – term ends 2028
- Mike Murray, The Albany Academies – term ends 2026
- Tim Hill, Sharks Swim Club – term ends 2028
- Paul Donovan, Jersey Wahoos – term ends 2026
- MacKenzie Novell, Fort Collins Area Swim Team – term ends 2026
- Herbie Behm, Arizona State University – term ends 2026
- Laura Mitchell, Alto Swim Club – term ends 2027
- Peter Verhoef, Bolles Swimming – term ends 2027
- Michael Norment, Notre Dame – term ends 2027
