Coaches
David Marsh
Three time Olympic coach, 9-time NCAA National Coach of the Year, 13 Time SEC Coach of the Year and countless times as a USA National Team Coach,
Marsh was a five-time All-American backstroker at Auburn and the 1980 SEC backstroke champion, ranked sixth in the world at the time. He earned a degree in business administration in 1981 and he remained at Auburn as an assistant coach until 1985 when he left for Dynamo.
Marsh had a successful 17-year career at Auburn University winning 17 consecutive SEC titles & 12 NCAA National Championships. At the conference level his athletes won 17 consecutive SEC Team titles, 13 men’s (10 of these consecutive) and 4 women’s. His coaching prowess produced 178 SEC individual titles and 52 relay conference victories. Internationally 52 Auburn athletes have won medals in 90 events including 27 during the summer of 2003. While at AU, Marsh developed 22 Olympians who won seven medals.
Rowdy Gaines
Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, IV is one the greatest American sprint freestylers of all-time. Five-time NCAA Champion, Rowdy swam at Auburn from 1977-1981. Gaines competed in the 1984 Olympics and won the gold in the 100 meter freestyle. He also contributed to the US winning gold in bot the medley relay and 4 x 100 free relay. Rowdy also has two gold medals and a silver medal from the 1978 World Championships and has three gold and two silver medals from the 1982 Worlds. A
After the 1984 Olympics, Rowdy retired from competing and became a swimming announcer for television. In 1991 he developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, hospitalizing him for two months. He used swimming as a therapy and qualified to the 1996 Olympic Trials. Rowdy is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
Dean Hutchinson
Dean Hutchinson is in his fifth year as Co-Owner of the Strive Swim Science Center in New Jersey. A former standout swimmer from Delran High School, Jersey Wahoo’s and Auburn University, Hutchinson was a seven-time NCAA Division I All-American and USA National Team member. He was a co-captain of Auburn’s first-ever Southeastern Conference Championship team in 1994 and a flag bearer and silver medalist at the World University Games in 1999. Hutchinson’s highest world ranking was eighth in the 50-meter freestyle in 1994. He competed in three Olympic Trials and captured Rookie of the Meet honors at the 1992 Olympic Trials.
Hutchinson earned his B.S. degree in Exercise Science at Auburn University and added an M.S degree in Physical Therapy from Allegheny University in 1998. Hutchinson practices physical therapy with Strive Physical Therapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation in NJ. He has continued to develop his coaching by offering clinics to university teams and sport governing bodies throughout the world. He has worked with Olympians from the USA and Nederlands and has sent over 60 athletes to Division 1 programs in the last 5 years. Dean also runs a start and turn clinic at the United States Naval Academy, going on year 8 right now.
As a swimmer, Dean overcame a rare tumor that had to be surgically removed, along with half of his left lung in his junior year at Auburn. He was able to come back from that surgery to break Rowdy Gaines’ 50 free record at Auburn less than 6 months after surgery. It is a major teaching point of all of his meetings with athletes as she shares his passion for our sport.
Three time Olympic coach, 9-time NCAA National Coach of the Year, 13 Time SEC Coach of the Year and countless times as a USA National Team Coach,
Marsh was a five-time All-American backstroker at Auburn and the 1980 SEC backstroke champion, ranked sixth in the world at the time. He earned a degree in business administration in 1981 and he remained at Auburn as an assistant coach until 1985 when he left for Dynamo.
Marsh had a successful 17-year career at Auburn University winning 17 consecutive SEC titles & 12 NCAA National Championships. At the conference level his athletes won 17 consecutive SEC Team titles, 13 men’s (10 of these consecutive) and 4 women’s. His coaching prowess produced 178 SEC individual titles and 52 relay conference victories. Internationally 52 Auburn athletes have won medals in 90 events including 27 during the summer of 2003. While at AU, Marsh developed 22 Olympians who won seven medals.
Rowdy Gaines
Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, IV is one the greatest American sprint freestylers of all-time. Five-time NCAA Champion, Rowdy swam at Auburn from 1977-1981. Gaines competed in the 1984 Olympics and won the gold in the 100 meter freestyle. He also contributed to the US winning gold in bot the medley relay and 4 x 100 free relay. Rowdy also has two gold medals and a silver medal from the 1978 World Championships and has three gold and two silver medals from the 1982 Worlds. A
After the 1984 Olympics, Rowdy retired from competing and became a swimming announcer for television. In 1991 he developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, hospitalizing him for two months. He used swimming as a therapy and qualified to the 1996 Olympic Trials. Rowdy is a member of the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame, and the Florida Sports Hall of Fame.
Dean Hutchinson
Dean Hutchinson is in his fifth year as Co-Owner of the Strive Swim Science Center in New Jersey. A former standout swimmer from Delran High School, Jersey Wahoo’s and Auburn University, Hutchinson was a seven-time NCAA Division I All-American and USA National Team member. He was a co-captain of Auburn’s first-ever Southeastern Conference Championship team in 1994 and a flag bearer and silver medalist at the World University Games in 1999. Hutchinson’s highest world ranking was eighth in the 50-meter freestyle in 1994. He competed in three Olympic Trials and captured Rookie of the Meet honors at the 1992 Olympic Trials.
Hutchinson earned his B.S. degree in Exercise Science at Auburn University and added an M.S degree in Physical Therapy from Allegheny University in 1998. Hutchinson practices physical therapy with Strive Physical Therapy and Aquatic Rehabilitation in NJ. He has continued to develop his coaching by offering clinics to university teams and sport governing bodies throughout the world. He has worked with Olympians from the USA and Nederlands and has sent over 60 athletes to Division 1 programs in the last 5 years. Dean also runs a start and turn clinic at the United States Naval Academy, going on year 8 right now.
As a swimmer, Dean overcame a rare tumor that had to be surgically removed, along with half of his left lung in his junior year at Auburn. He was able to come back from that surgery to break Rowdy Gaines’ 50 free record at Auburn less than 6 months after surgery. It is a major teaching point of all of his meetings with athletes as she shares his passion for our sport.
Guest Coaches
Caeleb Dressel
Olympic Gold Medalist
USA Swimmer of the Year University of Florida |
Brendan Hansen
Olympic Gold Medalist
University of Texas at Austin |
Sherridon Dressel
University of Florida
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Kelly Fertel
University of Florida
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Shannon Dunworth
Finishing Touch Head Coach
Multi time Michigan HS Coach of the Year 2x National HS Coach of the Year Finalist 2010 National HS Coach of the Year |
Kim Brackin
Former Head Coach University of Texas
2x Big 12 Championship 2x Big 12 Coach of the Year Former Co-Head Coach at Auburn University |
