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SHORTLY before the University of California sent out the press release re-printed in its entirety at the end of this report, <i>Swimming World Magazine<\/i> received an e-mail from what we reported as an unnamed source close to the situation stating that Nort Thornton had been released by Athletics Director Sandy Barbour and that the school intends on a full search for a new head coach this fall.<\/p>\n<p>As the story has developed, <i>Swimming World Magazine<\/i> has decided to reveal that source as Thornton himself.  Shortly after a meeting with Barbour, Thornton sent the following e-mail:<\/p>\n<p><i>I just came away from a meeting with Sandy Barbour, our Athletic Director, and she has released me from the position of Head Swimming Coach here at Cal.  She intends to go on a full search for a new coach for this Fall.  So that is it, pure and simple.<\/p>\n<p>I want to thank all of you for your part in Cal Swimming and I will miss every one of you.<\/p>\n<p>Nort<\/i><\/p>\n<p>While the paperwork may officially go down as Thornton retiring from his position, it is unfortunate that the school has chosen to post a release with double-talk in which Barbour states: <\/p>\n<p><i>&quot;Nort Thornton is truly a legend at Cal, where he has had a profound effect on every student-athlete he has coached. His Bears have excelled in the pool and in the classroom, and we are grateful for his tremendous commitment to Cal athletics. We look forward to Nort&#39;s continued involvement in Cal swimming and are hoping to identify various initiatives in the department in which he can support our mission.&quot;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If he was such a legend, then why was he let go &#8230; ahem &#8230; &quot;retired?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The writing may have been on the wall for this move with the   <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/lane9\/news\/15247.asp>announcement<\/a> that co-head coach Mike Bottom left the University to take over the reins of The Race Club.<\/p>\n<p><font color=red>Scroll down to read reactions to this story.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Here is California&#39;s side of the story verbatim from its press release:<\/p>\n<p>BERKELEY, Calif. &#8211; California head coach Nort Thornton, one of the deans of college coaching in the United States and the longest tenured coach at Cal, is retiring after 33 years at the helm of the Golden Bears men&#39;s swimming program, Cal Director of Athletics Sandy Barbour announced today. Thornton, who leaves Cal with a dual-meet record of 231-85 (.731 winning percentage), produced two NCAA team titles and numerous individual champions, including senior Patrick O&#39;Neil, who won the 200-yard butterfly crown at the 2007 NCAA Championships. Thornton&#39;s final team took eighth place at the NCAA Championships last March in Minneapolis, Minn.<\/p>\n<p>Through the years, his Bears have won 48 individual and relay NCAA championships and 108 Pac-10 individual, relay and diving titles. His 1979-80 and 1980-81 teams also captured Pac-10 team championships.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Nort Thornton is truly a legend at Cal, where he has had a profound effect on every student-athlete he has coached,&quot;Barbour said. &quot;His Bears have excelled in the pool and in the classroom, and we are grateful for his tremendous commitment to Cal athletics. We look forward to Nort&#39;s continued involvement in Cal swimming and are hoping to identify various initiatives in the department in which he can support our mission.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>In 2006-07, Thornton&#39;s Bears compiled a 5-3 dual-meet record (2-2 Pac-10) and claimed second place at the Pac-10 Championships. Cal also won three individual conference titles, with O&#39;Neil claiming the 200 fly, junior Dominik Meichtry capturing the 200 freestyle and sophomore David Russell taking the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s been a great experience working with Nort over the past four years,&quot; O&#39;Neil said. &quot;I know many people over his career have enjoyed the same experience and would say it&#39;s one of the greatest times they&#39;ve ever had. He will be missed. He&#39;s taught me not only a great deal about swimming but a great deal about life.<\/p>\n<p>It is a credit to Thornton&#39;s recruiting and coaching ability that the Bears have consistently been in a position to compete for the national crown. For more than three decades he has cultivated squads that combine some of the top local California talent with national and international blue chippers. Thornton&#39;s office is a testimony to his coaching ability with Olympic banners, photos of world record holders, NCAA championship trophies and mementos that span through his long and illustrious career. The veteran coach was honored for all of his accomplishments in May 1995 with his induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<p>Thornton started his Bearscareer with the 1974-75 season. For 28 of the 33 seasons he has been at Cal, his teams have finished ranked in the top 10 in the various national polls. The veteran coach has been named National Coach of the Year twice and has been the Pac-10 Coach of the Year four times, most recently in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>A product of San Jose State, Thornton led the Bears to NCAA team titles in 1979 and 1980 and produced a long list of stellar All-Americans. He has an even more impressive collection of Olympians, including world record holder Matt Biondi, Anthony Ervin, who won the gold medal in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and Duje Draganja, who took silver in the 50-meter free at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Since Thornton took over the Cal program, 48 Cal athletes have represented several countries in the Olympic Games, winning 29 medals, including 14 gold, 10 silver and five bronze.<\/p>\n<p>On the international level, Thornton has coached numerous United States teams in world competition. In 1979, he coached the U.S. squad in the FINA Cup in Tokyo, Japan, and then in 1981 coached the U.S. team at the World University Games. In the summer of 1983, Thornton was an assistant coach for the United States team at the Pan American Games at Caracas, Venezuela. He served in the same capacity at the 1986 World Championships in Madrid, Spain, and in Perth, Australia, in January, 1997, as well as at the &#39;97 Pan Pacific Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.<\/p>\n<p>A past president of the American Swimming Coaches Association, Thornton has served on the ASCA Board of Directors and is a past member of the NCAA Rules Committee. He was also awarded the National Collegiate and Scholastic Award, which is in the International Hall of Fame, for his contributions to swimming as a healthful recreation activity for schools and colleges.<\/p>\n<p>Championships Under Nort Thornton<br \/>\n48 NCAA Individual\/Relay Titles<br \/>\nTeam Titles: 2 (1979 and 1980)<br \/>\nIndividual: 35<br \/>\nRelay: 13<br \/>\n108 Pac-10 Individual\/Relay\/Diving Titles<br \/>\nTeam Titles: 2 (1980 and 1981)<br \/>\nIndividual: 73<br \/>\nRelay: 33<br \/>\nDiving: 2<\/p>\n<p>Nort Thornton&#39;s Cal Coaching Record<br \/>\nYear     Rec      NCAA Finish<br \/>\n1975     4-4        14th<br \/>\n1976     7-4        11th<br \/>\n1977     5-3        8th<br \/>\n1978     7-2        3rd<br \/>\n1979     9-2        1st<br \/>\n1980     11-2      1st<br \/>\n1981     9-1        6th<br \/>\n1982     8-6        4th<br \/>\n1983     7-1        8th<br \/>\n1984     7-3        6th<br \/>\n1985     5-5        4th<br \/>\n1986     6-3        2nd<br \/>\n1987     10-3      4th<br \/>\n1988     10-2      4th<br \/>\n1989     11-1      6th<br \/>\n1990     8-5        7th<br \/>\n1991     5-5        13th<br \/>\n1992     6-3        4th<br \/>\n1993     8-3        7th<br \/>\n1994     6-3        5th<br \/>\n1995     7-2        5th<br \/>\n1996     6-4        13th<br \/>\n1997     7-2        15th<br \/>\n1998     5-2        8th<br \/>\n1999     9-2        4th<br \/>\n2000     6-3        5th<br \/>\n2001     5-1        8th<br \/>\n2002     6-2        6th<br \/>\n2003     6-1        4th<br \/>\n2004     5-1        7th<br \/>\n2005     9-0        4th<br \/>\n2006     6-1        6th<br \/>\n2007     5-3        8th<br \/>\nTotal    231-85 (.731)     33 years<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><i>Reaction Time Comments<\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<font size=1><a href=javascript:SendReactionTimeEmail(&#39;Newsmaster&#39;);><font color=red>Click Here<\/font><\/a> to Join in Reaction Time Comments<\/font><br \/>\n<font size=1 color=black><b>July 26, 2007<\/b>.  Nort should be able to go out on any terms HE deems best for he and the Cal Bear swimmers. If in fact this &quot;release&quot; is true, responsibility firmly falls on the shoulders of the president and athletic director&#8211;not an assistant or associate AD. A decision of this magnitude is a result of a infrastructure that does not value service or results, rather convenience or JV business principles. Shame on this group that is currently &quot;leading&quot; one of America&#39;s best universities! <b><i>David Marsh<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><font size=1 color=black><b>July 26, 2007<\/b>.  Nort is a world class coach. Seems very odd that a coach of his caliber would resign before the &quot;start of a season&quot; versus a traditional &quot;end of a season&quot; announcement. Most organizations would celebrate a 33 year career with a grand sendoff and a transition plan that honors all the hard work that its predecessor invested in a program. I am sure that Nort will show honor, loyalty, and respect during this transition. Values that Cal Berkeley apparently needs to learn. <b><i>Brent Rutemiller<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><font size=1 color=black><b>July 27, 2007<\/b>.  This is the saddest day in the University of California Swimming history. Nort is a scientist\/coach, a gentleman, an intellectual and honorable person. Nort is respected by all who have ever coached in our sport. He is one of our countries greatest and certainly one of our most intellectual swim coaches. The decision to release him was a big mistake, and may be the death of men&#39;s swimming at UC Berkeley. Who would take a chance to work in that manipulative environment? The knowledge, intellectual curiosity, experimentation and cutting edge training developed by Nort has made California Swimming one of the most advanced swim training programs in the country. No one has duplicated the sophistication of his Biokinetic speed circuit. In fact most coaches do not understand the concept. The knowledge and time that Nort put into the Cal program needs to be preserved and cultivated and passed on to the next head coach at Cal or to any coach that is willing to learn. With Nort&#39;s departure much cutting edge knowledge will be lost. The Cal athletic director has demonstrated a complete lack of comprehension of the man and his work and a complete disregard for the athletes entering into their Olympic year. Where is the humanity? Keep Nort involved with the program, for the future of California Men&#39;s Swimming, the University, the alums and the Olympians&#39;. <b><i>Tom Dodd<\/i><\/b><\/font><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><font size=1><b>Reaction Time<\/b> responses do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of <i>Swimming World Magazine<\/i> or <b>SwimmingWorldMagazine.com<\/b>.<br \/>\n<b>Reaction Time<\/b> is provided as a service to our readers.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BERKELEY, California, July 26. 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