Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California
The Cal men hold the nation’s top time in the 100 fly, 100 back, 100 breast and 100 free thanks to fast swimming at the King of the Pool meet.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Mike Bottom, Michigan
After a surprise World Championships gold in July, Mike Bottom’s crew kept moving with a Pan Ams gold and a slew of big U.S. Nationals swims in August.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan, Adversity Master
Stanford (and Team USA) head coach Greg Meehan is proving he knows how to handle choppy waters, even when things don’t go according to plan with his stars.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, Cal
Coach Dave Durden’s Cal-based swimmers put up some great swims this month, mostly at the long course dual meet between Cal and Stanford.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Ray Looze, Indiana
Though May has been marked by major staff turnover in Bloomington (with assistant coaches Coley Stickels and Caitlin Hamilton both leaving for head coaching gigs and Kirk Grand moving to a different state), the month was also a banner one for IU-trained athletes, particularly the breaststroke group.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Brent Arckey & Sarasota YMCA Staff
The Sarasota Sharks won this year’s combined YMCA Nationals points title by 25.5 over Greater Spartansburg, including some key age group swims.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Kelly Kremer, Minnesota
Competitor Coach of the Month is a recurring SwimSwam feature shedding light on a U.S.-based coach who has risen above…
Competitor Coach of the Month: Anthony Nesty, Florida
Coach Anthony Nesty’s Florida Gators still found a way to win their 7th-straight SEC title. That was thanks in large part to a 375.5-point freshman class, more than double what any other freshman class in the SEC scored.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Duane Sorenson, Iowa State
The Iowa State Cyclones went 4-0 over the month of January, including a thrilling four-point win over conference rival West Virginia, avenging a 20-point loss from last season.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Jeff Poppell, Florida
After scoring just 11 points at NCAAs in 2018 (and zero the year before), the Florida Gator women are projected to score nearly 200 this year in our current Swimulator rankings, good for 8th nationwide.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Mike Litzinger, Notre Dame
In three October competitions, Mike Litzinger’s Fighting Irish women are 5-0-1 with three legitimate blowouts.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Bill Dorenkott, Ohio State
September was a very light month in terms of major NCAA dual meets – until its final days.
Competitor Coach of the Month: John Morse & Doug Wharam, NAC
The American team of juniors had a dominant showing at Junior Pan Pacs, winning 27 of 35 golds medals and more than half of all medals awarded. Nashville Aquatic Club swimmers accounted for 9 total medals, 7 of them gold.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Dave Durden, California Aquatics
California Aquatics brought 23 men to the U.S. National Championships. And coach Dave Durden helped 18 of them earn finals swims and 13 Cal swimmers make some sort of major international travel team for Team USA.
Competitor Coach of the Month: Gregg Troy
Gregg Troy guided three major standout swimmers at the Mel Zajac International and the Santa Clara Pro Swim Series.
