(Video) Ray Looze and Arthur Albiero Honored to be Head Coaches for Pan Pacs

Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright

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Last week, Indiana coach Ray Looze and Louisville coach Arthur Albiero were named head coaches for the U.S. teams at the Pan Pacific Championships this summer. Looze will coach the men and Albiero the women. In Mesa, Arizona, for the TYR Pro Swim Series, Looze and Albiero both discussed their appointments.

The two men explained their reactions to finding out the news in February and revealed who were the first people they told of the news. They explained how they will use the lessons they learned from stints as assistants on U.S. national coaching staffs over the last several years and discussed how they will handle the unique challenges of Pan Pacs.

Ray Looze

Arthur Albiero

Additionally, U.S. national team managing director Lindsay Mintenko spoke about why she chose Looze and Albiero for Pan Pacs, what sort of experience she wants them to gain from their trip to Japan and gave a few early clues to the Olympic coaching staff selection process.

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Dave

6 years ago

When was the last time USA Swimming named a women as head coach of a USA National Team?
The Male Coaches selected for the women’s teams are excellent coaches, and deserve the honor of being selected as coaches of an international team, But both Cal and Texas have been consistent top NCAA finishers, and I believe that both programs have female head coaches, who should be considered as international head coaches.
Qualified Women should be selected as head coaches of the USA women’s international teams. This would be a gesture by USA Swimming to encourage women into high level coaching.