Indiana’s Ray Looze Named ASCA Coach of the Year

Indiana Hoosier head coach Ray Looze was named Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA). Indiana University has listed the award on its swimming & diving team page.

It’s the first time Looze has been awarded the ASCA honor. Last year’s award went to Cal’s Dave Durdenand the previous three years awards were won by Bruce GemmellNCAP club coach and age group coach of Katie Ledecky.

Looze put for swimmers onto the U.S. World Championships team this summer, headed by world champ and world record-breaker Lilly KingKing won gold in both the 50 and 100 breaststrokes in Budapest, breaking world records in both.

Indiana also had Cody Miller, Blake Pieroni and Zane Grothe competing for Team USA at the World Championships. Miller won gold from his prelims leg on the 4×100 medley relay, Pieroni gold from a finals swim on the 4×100 free relay, and Grothe bronze with his finals swim on the 4×200 free relay.

The ASCA has given out its Coach of the Year award every year since 1961, when another Indiana Hoosier won the award – the legendary James ‘Doc’ Counsilman, who coached the IU teams from 1957 to 1990.

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Human Ambition
6 years ago

Just joining the choire. Ray is a fantastic coach and a great man.

Dinger
6 years ago

Congrats Ray!

Swimmer
6 years ago

Great choice. Congrats!!

korn
6 years ago

Congrats to Mike Westphall too! I know he had a lot to do with the success of all the IU swimmers who performed so well at Worlds. Very underrated coach!

Swimfan
Reply to  korn
6 years ago

Westphall is the REAL DEAL!

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  korn
6 years ago

agreed .

marklewis
6 years ago

Lilly King set the only WRs by an American swimmer this year, in the 50 and 100 breaststroke.

Her coach was the right choice for Coach of the Year. He seems to know more about breaststroke than anyone in the world.

crooked donald
Reply to  marklewis
6 years ago

Except for some dude named Peaty.

marklewis
Reply to  crooked donald
6 years ago

I bet Ray Looze could tell you exactly what Peaty does to swim those times.

crooked donald
Reply to  marklewis
6 years ago

And how to dolphin kick like Cody Miller.

ERVINFORTHEWIN
Reply to  crooked donald
6 years ago

lol

Coach Mike 1952
Reply to  marklewis
6 years ago

And Sergio Lopez

JohnJ
Reply to  Coach Mike 1952
6 years ago

Sergio inherited one breaststroker from Arizona (cordes) and hasnt had anyone else besides Micha Lawerence who quit under Segio.

F8BH
6 years ago

Ray Looze and (last year’s) Dave Durden – both well deserving

NM Coach
6 years ago

Congratulations Ray! Very much deserved!

Coach Yourd
6 years ago

Congratulations to Ray, well deserved!

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