Since 1986, the Speedo/USMS Coach of the Year award has been presented at the USMS annual convention to a coach who demonstrates excellence in five areas: club and individual accomplishments, publications, contributions to USMS and the LMSC, letters of support and long-term contributions to Masters swimming.

Past winners are as follows:
1986 Jim Miller, M.D.
1987 Kerry O'Brien
1988 Keith Bell
1989 William Tingley
1990 Michael Collins
1991 Judy Bonning
1992 Clay Evans, Gerry Rodrigues
1993 Emmett Hines
1994 Todd Samland
1995 Scott Rabalais
1996 Mo Chambers
1997 Bonnie Adair
1998 Ed Nessel
1999 Ron Johnson
2000 Frank L. Thompson
2001 Mel Goldstein
2002 Jim Montgomery
2003 Bob Bruce
2004 Scott Williams
2005 Mark Moore
2006 Sue Welker
2007 Kris Houchens

Nominations for the award are due by June 15. Please make every effort to submit nominations elctronically. Information on the application and selection process can be found here. Address any other questions to:

Frank "Skip" Thompson
USMS Coach of the Year Subcommittee
2660 Littletell Ave.
West Bloomfield, MI 48324
Ph (248) 683-2191
EMail

The Nomination Cover Sheet and award information are available in Adobe Acrobat format. To download Adobe Acrobat Reader, Click Here. (it's Free)