Jonty Skinner

Jonty Skinner enters his seventh year with USA Swimming. In his current role as director of National Team Technical Support, Skinner coordinates all testing tracking and assessment of National Team athletes. In addition he is in charge of organizing technical support for National Team coaches and athletes at national and international competitions, and overseeing the framework of communication that delivers information to the coaching population. 

From 1994-2000 Skinner served as USA Swimming's Resident Team Coach, which involves coaching some of the nation's top swimmers at the elite national and international level. Prior to his arrival at USA Swimming, Skinner served head coach of the men's and women's swimming teams at the University of Alabama. Skinner was elevated to the head position after serving as an assistant coach for two years. Under Skinner's guidance both the men's and women's swimming programs finished in the top 10 nationally in 1994. That same year Skinner won the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Coach of the Year award.

From 1981-1988, Skinner served as head coach at the San Jose Aquatic club, where he won five junior national championship team titles and one national championship team title. Prior to his coaching experience in San Jose, Skinner was head coach of the University Aquatic Club in Tuscaloosa, Ala. for three years.

Skinner has coached various athletes to 18 national titles, 18 Olympic gold medals and he has produced two Kipputh Award winners. During his swimming career, Skinner captured four national titles and was the world record holder in the 100m freestyle from 1976 to 1981. In 1986 he was recognized by the swimming world when he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

Born in Cape Town, South Africa and a graduate of the University of Alabama, Skinner currently resides in Colorado Springs with his wife Carol and two children Cleone and Cydney.