﻿{"id":488501,"date":"2021-10-01T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=488501"},"modified":"2021-10-01T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:05:40","slug":"steve-mellor-lsu-associate-head-coach-announces-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/steve-mellor-lsu-associate-head-coach-announces-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Mellor, LSU Associate Head Coach Announces Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LSU Associate Head Coach <strong>Steve Mellor<\/strong> has announces his resignation from the Tiger program.<\/p>\n<p>Mellor made the announcement on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">&#8220;And just like that, a chapter closes,&#8221; he wrote. &#8220;It is with a tear in my eye and a great deal of pride in my heart that I have made the difficult decision to resign from my position with LSU Swimming &amp; diving. We get one go at this thing called life, and swimming has been at the center of mine for 2 decades, so as you can imagine this wasn\u2019t a professional decision that came easy.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUfUvuUAcAh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUfUvuUAcAh\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Steve Mellor (@steve85mellor)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Mellor was named LSU associate head coach in 2020, his second stint with the Tigers. He was an assistant coach from 2011-12, then left the program to return in 2015. He helped coach <strong>Brooks Curry<\/strong> to Olympic gold.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/college\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More college news<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">&#8220;Fortunately, having invested so much time in the building of myself, the person I am, the man I am, and of course the husband and father I am, it is in fact easy to know when I need to do what it is right for me and my family,&#8221; he wrote. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"\">He closed the post with a message of thanks:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>To the athletes, you know how much you all meant and mean to me, and you also know you got 100% authentic Steve at all times, because I loved giving you all the environment to work where you could also be your truest self as well! I saw you all for the beautiful people that you are, I let you in on my flaws, you let me in on yours, we built trust and with that relationships that will last a lifetime.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>To the coaches that helped me and worked with me a long the way, thank you. Those of you that became friends, that became godparents to my children (Jeana), and simply made time to build relationships beyond \u201cswim talk\u201d I appreciated all of it. And to Dave\u2026 as a coach you gave me a hell of an opportunity with LSU and allowed me to learn, to fail, and to grow, the very same principles we as humans live our lives by.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In making this decision I have prioritized my integrity and personal mental health. I have always loved my job, and I have preached and reinforced the need for us all to do something we love regularly with the athletes I have had the privilege to work with. At this juncture of my life I have opted to be the example to those athletes and remain true to my belief system by deciding to find something new.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With daddy daycare runs taking effect on Monday and with new opportunities already in the pipeline it is time to begin writing the next chapter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Love first, always<\/em><br \/>\n<em>SM<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LSU Associate Head Coach Steve Mellor has announces his resignation from the Tiger program. 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