Who is the new coach on deck?

You might have noticed a new coach on deck the last couple of days.  CMA is excited to now be working with Scott Colby from USA Swimming. 

Since August 2007, Coach Scott Colby has been a Sport Performance Consultant for USA Swimming.  Prior to that, Scott coached in Ohio, Louisiana (Bengal-Tiger Aquatic Club), Texas (Fort Worth Area Swim Team), served as an assistant at Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta and coached for 5 years at a YMCA on Long Island.  His Louisiana team placed top ten at Nationals.

His swimmers have finalled at Olympic Trials, won 2 National titles and 7 Junior National titles including all four strokes, set three National Age Group Records, and won the National Meet Bob Kiputh High Point award. Scott has also produced numerous Top 16 athletes.  He holds a Masters degree in Physical Education and is an ASCA Level 5 coach.

As a Sport Performance Consultant with USA Swimming, Scott travels the country evaluating swim teams and helps them make swimmers faster.  As a Colorado Springs resident, Scott plans on coaching with CMA when he is in town.  You can read about his assessment of CMA as a team in the CMA Pentathlon wrap-up.