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[COLOR="#000099"][SIZE=5]Decision 2020: Meet the Candidates for 2020 U.S. Olympic Head Coach[/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3]Dave Durden, University of California Men's Swim Team[/SIZE]
Durden, who coaches Cal Aquatics and is the University of California's men's swim team coach, is coming off of a year where he was named to an Olympic assistant coaching spot and received ASCA coach of the year. His swimmers won seven medals in Rio, including three golds from backstroker Ryan Murphy. He has also recently added Missy Franklin to his list of athletes. Durden did come under fire while coaching the 2015 World Championship Team, specifically for his use of alternates in prelims that caused the men's 4100 freestyle relay to miss the finals. If he can continue his string of backstroke success with Murphy and Jacob Pebbly, as well as revive Missy's swimming career to her 2012 form, he will have an excellent shot at an Olympic head coaching position.
[SIZE=3]Dave Marsh, SwimMAC[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Bob Bowman, Arizona State University[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Teri McKeever, University of California Women's Swim Team[/SIZE]
Teri McKeever is the only woman coach to qualify for a potential Olympic coaching spot under current rules. McKeever, who coaches the Lady Golden Bears of California, has won three NCAA National Championships over her twenty years as coach. She has twice been an assistant Olympic coach, and in 2012 was named the head coach for the women's Olympic team. McKeever was left off of the 2016 coaching roster, which caused an uproar as there were no women represented on the coaching staff. Pretending like the optics of that situation, and the ensuing public relations hit, won't influence future decisions would be naive, and McKeever's resume is as rich as any female coach in the country.
[SIZE=3]Jack Bauerle, University of Georgia[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Ray Looze, Indiana University[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Gregg Troy, University of Florida[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Mike Bottom, University of Michigan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Final Predictions[/SIZE]
[U]Men's head coach[/U]: Dave Durden
[U]Women's head coach[/U]: Teri McKeever
[INDENT]https://swimswam.com/decision-2020-meet-candidates-2020-u-s-olympic-head-coach/[/INDENT]
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[COLOR="#000099"][SIZE=5]Decision 2020: Meet the Candidates for 2020 U.S. Olympic Head Coach[/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3]Dave Durden, University of California Men's Swim Team[/SIZE]
Durden, who coaches Cal Aquatics and is the University of California's men's swim team coach, is coming off of a year where he was named to an Olympic assistant coaching spot and received ASCA coach of the year. His swimmers won seven medals in Rio, including three golds from backstroker Ryan Murphy. He has also recently added Missy Franklin to his list of athletes. Durden did come under fire while coaching the 2015 World Championship Team, specifically for his use of alternates in prelims that caused the men's 4100 freestyle relay to miss the finals. If he can continue his string of backstroke success with Murphy and Jacob Pebbly, as well as revive Missy's swimming career to her 2012 form, he will have an excellent shot at an Olympic head coaching position.
[SIZE=3]Dave Marsh, SwimMAC[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Bob Bowman, Arizona State University[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Teri McKeever, University of California Women's Swim Team[/SIZE]
Teri McKeever is the only woman coach to qualify for a potential Olympic coaching spot under current rules. McKeever, who coaches the Lady Golden Bears of California, has won three NCAA National Championships over her twenty years as coach. She has twice been an assistant Olympic coach, and in 2012 was named the head coach for the women's Olympic team. McKeever was left off of the 2016 coaching roster, which caused an uproar as there were no women represented on the coaching staff. Pretending like the optics of that situation, and the ensuing public relations hit, won't influence future decisions would be naive, and McKeever's resume is as rich as any female coach in the country.
[SIZE=3]Jack Bauerle, University of Georgia[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Ray Looze, Indiana University[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Gregg Troy, University of Florida[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Mike Bottom, University of Michigan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=4]Final Predictions[/SIZE]
[U]Men's head coach[/U]: Dave Durden
[U]Women's head coach[/U]: Teri McKeever
[INDENT]https://swimswam.com/decision-2020-meet-candidates-2020-u-s-olympic-head-coach/[/INDENT]
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