USA Coaching Rosters Announced for 2015 Worlds, Pan Am and World University Games

Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott

COLORADO SPRINGS – USA Swimming today announced its coaching rosters for three major international competitions in 2015 – the FINA World Championships, Pan American Games and World University Games.

“The commitments from a mix of veteran coaches and rising stars on these three staffs position our National Team well for both short- and long-term success,” said USA Swimming National Team Director Frank Busch. “Next summer, our swimmers will be in great hands as they look to excel against top international competition heading into an Olympic year in 2016.”

Headlining the selections are the head coaches for Team USA at the 2015 FINA World Championships set for Aug. 2-9, 2015, in Kazan, Russia. The women’s head coach at the 2013 FINA World Championships, Dave Salo of the University of Southern California and Trojan Swim Club will assume the same role next summer. Dave Durden of the University of California, Berkeley and California Aquatics will serve as the men’s head coach after leading the Golden Bears to three NCAA titles in the last four years.

The U.S. head coaches for the 2015 Pan American Games are Jason Turcotte of Dynamo Swim Club, who will guide the men, and Matt Kredich of the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Aquatics, who will mentor the women. The pool competition in Toronto is set for July 14-18, 2015. Turcotte was the co-recipient of the 2014 USA Swimming Development Coach of the Year Award, while Kredich is a six-time collegiate conference coach of the year honoree.

Leading the way for Team USA at the 2015 World University Games will be women’s head coach Ray Looze of Indiana University and men’s head coach Mike Bottom of the University of Michigan and Club Wolverine. Looze will serve as the women’s head coach for Team USA for next month’s FINA Short Course World Championships, and Bottom also served as men’s head coach for the 2013 World University Games. The 2015 World University Games swimming competition is slated for July 4-11, 2015, in Gwangju, South Korea.

The complete coaching staffs for each event are as follows:

2015 FINA World Championships Coaching Staff
Women’s Head Coach: Dave Salo (USC/Trojan Swim Club)
Women’s Assistant Coaches: Bruce Gemmell (Nation’s Capital Swim Club), Greg Meehan (Stanford/Stanford Swimming), Teri McKeever (Cal/California Aquatics)
Men’s Head Coach: Dave Durden (Cal/California Aquatics)
Men’s Assistant Coaches: Rick DeMont (Arizona/Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics), Whitney Hite (Wisconsin/Wisconsin Aquatics); David Marsh (SwimMAC Carolina)

2015 Pan American Games Coaching Staff
Women’s Head Coach: Jason Turcotte (Dynamo Swim Club)
Women’s Assistant Coaches: Arthur Albiero (Louisville), Michael Brooks (York YMCA), Erik Posegay (North Baltimore Aquatic Club)
Men’s Head Coach: Matt Kredich (Tennessee/Tennessee Aquatics)
Men’s Assistant Coaches: Bob Groseth (SwimMAC Carolina), Ted Knapp (Stanford/Stanford Swimming), Greg Rhodenbaugh (Missouri)

2015 World University Games Coaching Staff
Women’s Head Coach: Ray Looze (Indiana)
Women’s Assistant Coaches: Steve Bultman (Texas A&M), Augie Busch (Virginia/Cavalier Swimming), Harvey Humphries (Georgia/Athens Bulldog Swim Club)
Men’s Head Coach: Mike Bottom (Michigan/Club Wolverine)
Men’s Assistant Coaches: John Flanagan (Nation’s Capital Swim Club), Kris Kubik (Texas), Yuri Suguiyama (Cal/California Aquatics)

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