The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) and Fitter & Faster are pleased to announce the Top 50 Age Group Coaches of the Year for 2023 and the Top 10 Finalists! 

The Top 50 coaches were selected based on USA Swimming’s National Rankings data from May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 for both LCM and SCY for 11-12 and 9-10 age groups.  

Coaches received bonus points for number of swimmers with a #1 ranking, and for the number of different swimmers ranked.  

The national winner of the Fitter & Faster/ASCA Age Group Coach of the Year for 2023 will be revealed on September 7 at the ASCA World Clinic awards ceremony at the Dallas Sheraton.

The top 10 finalists (notated by an asterisk below) will be introduced and presented awards at the event. For more information on award ceremony and dinner, as well as the 2023 ASCA World Clinic, go to
www.ascaworldclinic.com.

Congratulations to the following outstanding coaches (in alphabetical order):

Atalie Abranovic – Fox Chapel Killer Whales – AM

Samuel Addison – TAC Titans –  NC

Dan Asencio – Saint Andrew’s Aquatics – FG

MC Banks – NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc, VA

Tara Bolivar – Suburban Seahawks Club, MA

Rick Boucher – Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club, GU

Jennifer Hooker – Brinegar Club Olympia Swim Team, IN

Raven Chastain – Nitro Swimming, ST

Danny Colvin – Tide Swimming, VA

*Shannon Cowley – Club Wolverine, MI

Pete Cromelin – Crow Canyon Sharks, PC

Jeffrey deBettencourt – NASA Wildcat Aquatics, IL

Paul Donovan – Jersey Wahoos, MA

Daniel Dougher – Metro Area Life Time, NJ

Billy Doughty – DART Swimming, SN

*Joe Finke – Saint Petersburg Aquatics, FL

Tyler Fox – Life Time Arizona Swim Team, AZ

Richard Garza – Lakeside Swim Team, KY

*Chrissy Gentry – Lakeside Aquatic Club, NT

Kristeen Gracia – Mission Viejo Nadadores, CA

*Rod Hansen – Irvine Novaquatics, CA

Tom Himes – North Baltimore Aquatic Club, MD

Mark Imig – CSP Tideriders, OZ

Eric Jacob – Loggerhead Aquatics, FL

Colin Kennedy – Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club

Amy Killpatrick – Rochester Swim Club, MN

Joe Kuder – South Jersey Aquatic Club, MA

Armando Lucero – Mansfield Aquatic Club, NT

Chris McCrary – CSP Tideriders, OZ

Kelly Rose – McCullough Nation’s Capital Swim Club, PV

Tyler McGill – Opelika Swim Team, SE

*Reed Miller – DART Swimming, SN

Tim Murphy – Beach Cities Swimming, CA

Dustin Myers – Dads Club Swim Team, GU

*Matt Paige – Crow Canyon Sharks, PC

*Brian Pajer – Aquazot Swim Club, CA

Terry Peyton – Sacramento Aquatics Club, SN

Alan Pfau – TAC Titans, NC

Luba Pohilenco – Santa Clara Swim Club, PC

*John Poorman – Dynamo Swim Club, GA

Dale Porter – Bolles School Sharks, FL

Alex Rayle – Carmel Swim Club, IN

*Doug Reed – Terrapins Swim Team, PC

Shane Ryan – Madison Aquatic Club, WI

David Schreck – NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc, VA

Jim Skirboll – Racer X Aquatics, AM

*Gabi Sofia – Long Island Aquatic Club, MR

Kristopher Sweetman – QNS Aquatic Club, MR

Carlene Takaki – West Coast Aquatics, PN

Sherwood Watts – North Carolina Aquatic Club, NC