Coaching
Indiana Coach Faces Child Pornography Charges
Brian M. Hindson, Owner of Central Indiana Aquatics and an Indiana high school coach, has been arrested on charges of possession of child-pornography. To the shock and dismay of parents and swimmers, Hindson admitted in custody that he had hidden cameras in the girls’ locker room in Kokomo and Westfield high schools.
Philippe Lucas, ex-Coach of Manaudou, to Switch to Soccer?
Philippe Lucas, the man that coached Laure Manaudou to greatness, has revealed that he is considering a career outside of swimming: soccer. In an interview with L’Equipe, Lucas revealed that would like to one day work in the sport, maybe sooner rather than later. Before you think this is crazy, remember that Aussie top dog […]
Australian Head Coach Thompson Predicts Will Not Lose Coaches to Britain
We recently heard from Grant Hackett’s old coach Dennis Cotterell that he was seriously considering an offer by British Swimming to switch sides of the ocean after the Beijing Olympics. British Swimming was offering him 6 times his current salary, and Cotterell used that to point out that he felt ignored by Australian Swimming, not receiving so […]
Cotterell, one of Australia’s finest, Offered 6 Times His Salary to Go to Britain
“I’d like to coach Australians and I want to stay here, but I think they [Australian Swimming] take certain people for granted,” was the statement issued by Dennis Cotterell, considered by many to be one of the greatest coaches in Australia, and the world. It was known that he was a target for British Swimming (along with […]
Peter Marshall Leaves Stanford to Train with Dave Salo at USC
Chalk up another post-grad to Dave Salo’s Group at the University of Southern California. Timed Finals has recently been told that former World Record Holder Backstroker Peter Marshall, a 2004 Stanford grad, has switched his training base to Trojan for the buildup to the ‘08 Olympics. Marshall joins a phenomenal group of post grads there […]
Davies Urges Welsh Rugby to Hire Former British Swimming Head Sweetenham
It really isn’t a joke, Bill Sweetenham truly is one of the favorites to take over as the Performance Director for the Welsh Rugby Union. Sweetenham left his role as the head of British Swimming a year early, for “personal reasons” that most believed included the desire to return closer to his family in Australia. Apparently […]
South Carolina Names Steve Steketee Assistant Coach
South Carolina’s head coach, McGee Moody, has announced that Steve Steketee will join the Gamecocks as an assistant coach. Steketee leaves West Virginia University where he was an assistant coach for three years under the direction of Sergio Lopez.
“Steve (Steketee) joins us from a West Virginia program that has improved dramatically since his arrival in […]
Jarod Schroeder Named Interim Head Coach at Maryland
The University of Maryland announced today that Jarod Schroeder has been named interim head coach for the men’s and women’s swimming teams for the 2007-08 season. This is Schroeder’s second season with the Terrapins and he will now have the opportunity to lead the team after previous head coach Dave Durden bolted from the […]
Canadian Swimming Announces Tom Johnson as 2008 Olympic Coach
Swimming Canada announced today that Tom Johnson, head coach of the Vancouver National Swimming Center, has been named head coach of the 2008 Olympic Team. Johson is perhaps best known for coaching Brent Hayden to a World Championship this year in the 100 freestyle. Pierre Lafontaine, CEO of Canadian Swimming, has this to say about Johnson: “Tom […]
Swim Coach Sent to Prison for Forcing Sex with 15 Year Old Swimmer
News that no one wants to hear is coming out of Utah, as a former high school swim coach is being sent to prison for admitting forceably having sex with one of his swimmers. Robert Alan Stovall, 22, has been sent to prison for a 90 day evaluation before his sentencing in December, which could […]
Roger Peterson - A Swim Coach Without Knowledge of Swimming
In today’s competitive sports atmosphere, Roger Peterson is an anomaly. With most coaches having advanced pedigrees in their sport of choice - Peterson - who is now the head coach of the Storm Lake High School girls’ swimming team - is unlike them all. Why? He has no knowledge of the sport of swimming except […]
Durden Named New Head Coach at Cal after Four-Week Search
After a countless back and forth, the speculation is over. Former Maryland head coach and Auburn assistant, Mike Durden has been hired to replace Nort Thornton as head coach of the University of California - Berkeley men’s swimming team. According to the press release, which can be read here, Thornton will continue to […]
West Virginia’s Sergio Lopez Talks About Decision to Leave Mountaineers
Many people were likely surprised to hear that Sergio Lopez, the 1992 1988 Olympic Medalist and coach for the West Virginia Swim Team, would leave the program he had built for a high school coaching job. Now, never mind that the high school coaching job is arguably the highest profile in the country (the […]
Is 47.91 Possible With Just 20K Per Week Training?
Stefan Nystrand swam the 2nd fastest 100m Free ever this weekend - 47.91. He says that he only swims 20K per week max - no more than 3,000 per session. Either maximum speed or very easy - nothing in between. In addition, which is was just as surprising to me, he says that […]
Libby Lenton’s Coach Serious About Britain
So the plot thickens. A couple months after British Swimming announced its attention to lure foreign coaches to its isles (at least) one seems to be biting. We reported that 5-time gold medalist at the 2007 Worlds Libby Lenton was postponing her decision to swim past 2008 partly as a result of her not knowing whether her […]
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