ASCA Announces Finalists for George Haines Coach of the Year Award
The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has announced the five finalists for its annual George Haines Coach of the Year Award. All five coaches guided athletes to medals at the World Championships in Singapore. The finalists are: Bob Bowman, Todd DeSorbo, Dave Durden, Braden Holloway and Anthony Nesty.
The George Haines Coach of the Year Award is presented annually to the individual whose coaching effectiveness has contributed the most toward American swimming excellence on the world stage. This year’s winner will be announced on September 4 at the ASCA World Clinic.
About the Finalists (From ASCA):
Bob Bowman, Director of Swimming and Head Coach of the Men’s Team at the University of Texas; Coach of Team USA Worlds medalists Regan Smith, Luke Hobson, Simone Manuel, Chris Guiliano and Shaine Casas.
Todd DeSorbo, Head Coach at the University of Virginia; Coach of Team USA Worlds medalists Gretchen Walsh, Alex Walsh, Kate Douglass, Anna Moesch and Claire Curzan.
Dave Durden, Head Coach at the University of California Berkeley; Coach of Team USA Worlds medalists Jack Alexy, Dustin Lasco and Dare Rose.
Braden Holloway, Head Coach at North Carolina State University; Coach of Team USA Worlds medalist Katharine Berkoff.
Anthony Nesty, Head Coach at the University of Florida; Coach of Team USA Worlds medalists Katie Ledecky and Bobby Finke.
The ASCA Coach of the Year Award has been presented since 1961. Last year’s ASCA Coach of the Year was Anthony Nesty. The award is named after coaching great George Haines, and has been awarded over the years to trailblazers in the profession such as Doc Counsilman, Eddie Reese, Bob Bowman, Jon Urbanchek and many others.
