Courtesy: American Swimming Coaches Association
Fort Lauderdale, FL – The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter and Faster are pleased to reveal the TOP 50 AGE GROUP COACHES OF THE YEAR FOR 2021.
These coaches are selected based on USA Swimming’s National Rankings data for 12 and under swimmers. Coaches received bonus points for number of #1 rankings, for number of different swimmers ranked, and for number of total rankings.
Congratulations to the following outstanding coaches (in alphabetical order):
| Tom Applegate | Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence | NT |
| Jacinta Beckman | Mission Viejo Nadadores | CA |
| Roseann Benson | West Florida Lightning Aquatic | FL |
| Rick Boucher | Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club | GU |
| Brooke Brisson | Waterloo Swimming | ST |
| Allison Brol | Nitro Swimming | ST |
| Patricia Butcher | Concord Swim Club | CO |
| Kacy Casey | Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence | NT |
| Mike Chasson | Gold Medal Swim Club | AZ |
| Shannon Clark | Aggie Swim Club | GU |
| Hannah Lincoln Close | Marlins Of Raleigh | NC |
| Nicolle Corporon | Concord Swim Club | IN |
| Pete Cromelin | Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks | PC |
| Tristyn Daughtry | East Carolina Aquatics | NC |
| Mike DeBoor | Lakeside Swim Team | KY |
| Leonel Dubon | Dads Club Swim Team | GU |
| Andrew Eckhart | Sarasota Sharks | FL |
| Lucas Ferreira | Gwinnett Aquatics | GA |
| Joe Finke | Saint Petersburg Aquatics | FL |
| Don Garman | La Mirada Armada | CA |
| Richard Garza | Lakeside Swim Team | KY |
| Chrissy Gentry | Lakeside Aquatic Club | NT |
| Chas Grimm | Fishers Area Swimming Tigers | IN |
| Bradford Hancock | New Wave Swim Team | NC |
| Sean Harrison | Rockwood Swim Club | OZ |
| Rod Hansen | Irvine Novaquatics | CA |
| Caleb Hernday | Schroeder YMCA Swim Team | WI |
| Brad Herndon | Greensboro Community YMCA | NC |
| Drew Hirth | NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc | VA |
| Lanette Imig | CSP Tideriders | OZ |
| Russ Kasl | SwimMAC Carolina | NC |
| Andi Kawamoto-Klatt | Irvine Novaquatics | CA |
| Austin Kelley | Jenks Trojan Swim Club | OK |
| Colin Kennedy | Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club | GU |
| Zach Kline | Texas Ford Aquatics | NT |
| Andrew Marsh | Lakeside Aquatic Club | NT |
| Corey McMeeking | Hydro4 Swimming | FL |
| Erin Miller | Scarlet Aquatics | NJ |
| Kate Mullen | NASA Wildcat Aquatics | IL |
| Chris Pfaff | Carmel Swim Club | IN |
| Samantha Pochowski | Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club | FL |
| Dale Porter | Bolles School Sharks | FL |
| Doug Reed | Terrapins Swim Team | PC |
| Karl Schaffer | Club Wolverine | MI |
| Casey Sink | New Wave Swim Team | NC |
| Gabriela Sofia | Long Island Aquatic Club | MR |
| Geza Futo Tendai | Irvine Novaquatics | CA |
| Hannah Vandersluis | North Palm Beach Swim Club | FG |
| Bryan Welter | Lakeside Aquatic Club | NT |
| Cindy Woods | Fox Chapel Killer Whales | AM |
Data compiled by Guy Edson for the American Swimming Coaches Association.
unpopular opinion : Matt Bird>Tom Applegate
Great Job Rick and Collin. Go Fleet!
Congrats Karl! Go CW!
Nice