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On Thursday September 10, 2015, Tom Himes, Head Age Group Coach of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, was presented with the second annual Fitter & Faster Swim Tour, American Swimming Coaches Association Age Group Coach of the Year Award by Olympic Legend Matt Biondi, 3-time Olympian Kara Lynn Joyce and Fitter and Faster Founder David Arluck.<\/p>\n

The night honored 10 finalists who were originally nominated using USA Swimming\u2019s Virtual Club Championship team rank. The public then selected the finalists through popular vote in an online poll.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to the following ten finalists:<\/p>\n

Tom Himes<\/strong>, North Baltimore Aquatic Club
\nChris Natoli<\/strong>, Nation\u2019s Capital Swim Club
\nKeith Ure<\/strong>, King Aquatic Club
\nDave Greene<\/strong>, Rockville Montgomery
\nLuba Pohilenco<\/strong>, Santa Clara Swim Club
\nGinny Nussbaum<\/strong>, Long Island Aquatics
\nRaz Cuparencu<\/strong>, TACTitans
\nJack Maddan<\/strong>, Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club
\nBruce Smith<\/strong>, Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics
\nKyle Myers<\/strong>, Marlins of Raleigh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arluck says \u201cThis award recognizes the grassroots level of American swimming, an essential piece of the puzzle for building strong National teamsand keeping swimmers in our great sport. Age-Group Swimming is the sport\u2019s foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Coach Himes\u2019 year round career starting in 1979, Fall of 2015 marks his 37th year of coaching. 23 of those years have been spent as the Head Age Group Coach of the North Baltimore Aquatic Club.<\/p>\n

During his career, Himes has had the opportunity to work with every level of the sport: teaching lessons, working with age-groupers and coaching Divison I college swimmers. When asked about his passion for coaching age-group level athletes, Himes points to the opportunity to impact young swimmers. For Coach Himes, it isn\u2019t about just teaching his swimmers how to swim up and down the pool. He likes to look at the bigger picture and at the person as a whole. Himes says, \u201cI like being able to mold them…not only into good swimmers, but into good people.\u201d At North Baltimore Aquatic Club, Coach Himes oversees approximately 140 swimmers who are 13 and younger and directly coaches two of the seven groups in the NBAC Age Group Division. Even though Himes is a seasoned veteran of the sport, he finds daily excitement in working with young people who are just learning about swimming and about life. Himes explains, \u201cThey\u2019re usually full of energy and I\u2019m trying to direct that energy into the right direction both in and out of the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Coach Himes\u2019 coaching style is tough and direct, he also places high importance on honesty and having fun with the sport. He explains, \u201cI try to push these kids as hard as I can mentally and physically, but keep a smile on their faces.\u201d It can be tough to see a kid disappointed after a swim, but Himes sees it as an opportunity for honest feedback: \u201cIf they haven\u2019t done well, I tell them they haven\u2019t done well and why. The hope is that they will learn from that…I consider that positive coaching because you\u2019re giving them something to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Himes\u2019 swimmers don\u2019t just go through the motions. He teaches them to be focused on their goals. His focus as a coach is \u201cGetting them to think about what they\u2019re there for. They\u2019re all there to get better. There isn\u2019t a kid who swims who doesn\u2019t want to get better.\u201d Although every swimmer is there to improve, they also want to have fun while doing it. Himes believes that it is the coach\u2019s job to instill that fun in some way. This doesn\u2019t mean they play games. It\u2019s about teaching them to enjoy the process of improvement. Himes explains, \u201cOur kids come to practice because they want to come to practice. They have a good time. They come to work, but you gotta do funky little things to make it sound exciting. Swimming hard and thinking about swimming is a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Himes believes that good coaching happens when you take the time to develop a positive relationship with each swimmer. He says, \u201cSwimming is a team sport, but coaching needs to be individualized.\u201d Every swimmer needs something different, and a good coach is in tune to that. He explains that it\u2019s easier to get them mentally prepared if you know where they\u2019re coming from. When it comes to mental toughness, Coach Himes is always one step ahead of his swimmers. He tells them to \u201cShow the confidence in yourself that I already show in you.\u201d They have to learn to believe in themselves in order to be successful.<\/p>\n

Coach Himes certainly knows what it means to be successful. He has coached his swimmers to over 480 National Top 10 and Top 16 rankings, including an impressive 81 rankings at number one and 37 National Age Group records. His swimmers have set over 390 LSC records. His former swimmers include Olympic Gold Medalists Michael Phelps and Beth Botsford. Although Himes is very proud of all these accomplishments, he feels the biggest sense of accomplishment seeing one of his swimmers improve, become dedicated and go on to swim in college.<\/p>\n

Himes advises new coaches just starting out to have patience. \u201cKeep to your mission.\u201d It\u2019s important not to get overly excited when a young swimmer is very fast or if they\u2019re struggling. He says \u201cIt\u2019s about preparing them so that when they advance to the senior level of swimming, they\u2019re ready to go. He explains that a good prospective swim coach understands the fundamentals of the sport: \u201cI think it\u2019s important to start at the grass-roots. I look for someone who has taught lessons because that\u2019s what we are doing. The best coaches are good teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n

This award has special meaning to Coach Himes. He looked at the impressive list of coaches and was thrilled to be nominated and even more honored to have won. He sees the award as one for the entire North Baltimore Aquatic Club: \u201cI take it as an honor for our entire coaching staff.\u201d He believes the award speaks to the longevity of the club\u2019s accomplishments.<\/p>\n

As for what\u2019s next for Coach Himes? The journey in coaching is never over. \u201cI\u2019m still learning what I\u2019m doing. There\u2019s always something new out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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