Frank Busch
Frank Busch is a national-team and Olympic swimming coach from the USA.[1] He was a coach for the USA Olympic teams in 2004 and 2008.[2]
In May 2011 he began serving as USA Swimming's National Team Director.[3][4] Prior to USA Swimming, Busch was the Swimming Head Coach for Arizona Wildcats at the University of Arizona for 22 years (1989-2011). Prior to Arizona, he coached at the University of Cincinnati (1980–89).[5]
He has been named Coach of the Year by: the NCAA (6 times), Pac-10 (11 times), USA Swimming (1998) and the USOC (1998). During his coaching career at the University of Arizona, his swimmers won 49 NCAA individual titles, 31 NCAA relay titles, and 2 NCAA team championships. In 2008, he was inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame.[6]
Busch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 4, 1951. He is married (Patrice) with 5 children. He currently lives in Colorado Springs, CO.
References
- ↑ Busch's bio from the Arizona Wildcats' website (www.arionawildcats.com); published 2010; retrieved 2011-07-07;
- ↑ USA Swimming hires Arizona coach for top job by Beth Harris, AP Sports Writer. Published by USA Today on 2011-02-02; retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ Frank Busch named USA Swimming National Team Director, published by USA Swimming on 2011-02-02; retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ "Frank Busch to be named USA Swimming National Team Director; USA Swimming Confirms With Press Release". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 03 February 2011.
- ↑ Former Swimming & Diving Coach Frank Busch Named U.S. National Team Director from GoBearcats.com, website of the University of Cincinnati Athletics; published 2011-02-02, retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ↑ Hall of Fame subpage of the ASCA website (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2011-07-07.
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