John Leonard  

John Leonard has served as Executive Director of the ASCA since January of 1985. Areas under his direct supervision in the ASCA office include Certification, the World Clinic, Ethics, and ASCA’s interaction with the swimming world. He serves on the USA-Swimming International Relations Committee and OIOC, travels widely for ASCA both within the USA and internationally, is a World Swimming Coaches Association Board Member and Co-Founder, and edits the ASCA publications.

John also “hobby coaches” a small team in Fort Lauderdale to stay in touch with on-deck coaching and to enjoy the children.

John has three children, David 30; Mary, 23; and Jackson Woolger Leonard, 11.

What is John most proud of during his tenure at ASCA? “Two things... first, when I came here in 1985, we had 1,654 members. We’ve been able to serve the American coaching community well enough to grow to well over 5,000 members since then, and I feel good about us filling that need. At the same time, we’ve remained the only truly independent coaches association in the world, which has allowed us to freely express our opinions on all topics in the world of swimming. We get to stand up for what we believe in... which is a sacred thing to our Board of Directors. I’m proud we’ve been able to maintain that while we grow.”