Frank Busch

Brent Rutemiller, Former International Swimming Hall of Fame CEO, Dies

Rutemiller had a long career in swimming, from coaching stops across the country, more than 30 years with Swimming World and serving as the ISHOF CEO.

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Frank Busch Wants To Help Make Your Club Meets Shorter And More Fun

Through his partnership with ASCA, former U.S. National Team Director Frank Busch is helping clubs reimagine how swim meets are run.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Augie Busch At Arizona?

With the Augie Busch era over in Arizona, who will fill his shoes and start to rebuild the program into a national contender?

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Arizona Lets Go Head Coach Augie Busch After Seven Seasons

The Arizona swimming programs have struggled during Busch’s tenure, including the women’s team scoring zero NCAA points in 2024.

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ASCA, Frank Busch Join Forces To Support Clubs, Empower Coaches

Coach Busch and Russell Mark to Embark on National Tour Offering Club Success Workshops.

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World Champion Nic Fink Moving to Dallas to Train with SMU Men’s Team

Nic Fink announced he’s moving from Atlanta to Dallas to train with the Southern Methodist University men’s swim team under head coach Greg Rhodenbaugh. 

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Amanda Beard Returning to Alma Mater Arizona as Assistant Coach

Amanda Beard, the most decorated Olympian in Arizona school history, will reportedly be returning to Tucson as an assistant coach next season.

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“I Was In The Presence Of Greatness”: Don Wagner Recounts Coaching Janet Evans

Early on in Wagner’s illustrious coaching career, he spent one year with Evans during the height of her career in 1989.

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Lobbyist Meeting with White House Officials to Discuss Resuming Swimming

A group of aquatics professionals, including coaches and Olympians, have coalesced to try and aid the government in making a decision.

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Japanese Olympic Committee Official Calls For Postponement Of 2020 Games

Kaori Yamaguchi, one of 23 executive board members on the Japanese Olympic Committee, has called for the postponement of the 2020 Games.

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Former US National Team Director Frank Busch: Training “Doesn’t Make Sense”

While the IOC has said that it plans to go forward with the Olympics beginning on July 24th as planned, Busch believes they should take place in 2021.

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Bob Bowman Says Postponing Olympics to 2021 Would ‘Take a Lot of Pressure Off’

Former U.S. Olympic head coach Bob Bowman has emerged as a vocal proponent of postponing the 2020 Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Colorado Mesa Head Coach Geoff Hanson To Take Over at Southern Illinois

Geoff Hanson, who has stops at Wisconsin and Arizona on his resume, will be leaving the Division II Colorado Mesa in order to take the head coaching job at Southern Illinois.

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Hawai’i’s Dan Schemmel Named New Stanford Men’s Head Coach

Schemmel comes to Stanford after three seasons at the helm of Hawai’i’s program and five as an assistant at Wisconsin.

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Arizona Parts Ways with Coaches Cory Chitwood and Beth Botsford

Both Chitwood (center) and Botsford (right) joined Augie Busch’s staff when he was appointed head coach in August 2017.

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