FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, July 13. THE American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) announced eight new entrants into the 2007 class of ASCA Fellows.
Robin Heller, Seastars Aquatics (Pensacola, Fla.); Adam Kennedy, U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis, Md.); Horst Miehe, Howick Pakuranga Swimming (Auckland, New Zealand); Dustin Perry, Walla Walla Swim Club (Walla Walla, Wash.); Kevin Rytel, Brophy East Swim Team (Phoenix, Ariz.); Ben Sheppard, Oakland Undercurrent (Oakland, Calif.); Colin Williamson, Viking Swim Club (Petersburg, Alaska) and Joe Zemaitis, Swim Neptune (Scottsdale, Ariz.) were the individuals selected to the new class.
The ASCA Fellows is a mentorship program designed to pair a less-experienced coach with a more experienced one, throughout a year to advance the sport of swimming. The Fellows program was initiated in 2000, and classes of 5-10 individuals are selected annually.
Special thanks to ASCA for contributing to this report.