THE ASCA HALL OF FAME

 


Dick 
Hannula

 

Dick Hannula - Biography of Coaching

1.  32 years Boys' High School Swim Coach, Tacoma, WA. At Wilson High School, he had the longest high school undefeated seasons on record. 323 consecutive meets without a loss (1959-1983) including 24 consecutive boys' Washington State High School Swimming Championship Meets.

2.   Founded Tacoma Swim Club in 1955. 
      Served as the head coach  42 years.

3.  Coached 4 USA Olympic Team members, including Kaye Hall, Olympic and World Record Holder in the 100 m backstroke, 2 gold and 1 bronze Olympic medals in 1968. Coached 5 World University Games swimmers, including 3 gold medal winners, Pan American Games and World Championship swimmers, several USA National Champions, and American Record holders.

4.   1980 - National High School Swim Coach of the Year.

5. 1980 - National Interscholastic Swim Coaches' Association's National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy.

6.  1982 - National Interscholastic Swim Coaches' Association's Hall of Fame Award.

7.   1987 - Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

8.   1994 - Inducted into the Washington State Sports Hall of Fame.

9.  Coached the following USA National Swim Teams in international competition: 1973 - England and Bulgaria; 1975 - Pan American Games in Mexico City; 1976 - Egypt; 1978 -Taiwan; 1985 - Pan Pacific Meet in Tokyo, Japan.

10. Manager of the following USA National Swim Teams in international competition: 1979 - Pan American Games in Puerto Rico; 1984 - Olympic Games in Los Angeles; 1988 - Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.

11. 1990 - Commissioner of Swimming for the Goodwill Games Seattle, WA..

12. Past President, the American Swimming Coaches Association - 4 terms.

13. Vice President, World Swimming Coaches' Association.

14. Author, Coaching Swimming Successfully, Human Kinetics Publishing Co. 1995

Wrote 2nd Edition, Published 2003

Co-Editor, The Swim Coaching Bible, Human Kinetics Publishing Co. 2001.

15. Inducted into Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Hall of Fame 2004.

16. Inducted into Pacific Northwest Swimming Hall of Fame 2004.  

 

The 2004 ASCA
World Clinic 
October 9
Indianapolis, IN

____________
Chuck Warner
 Dick Hannula

 


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