NEWS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 6, 2006
Reese named Coach of the Quad

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Fri. Jan. 6, 2006--American Eddie Reese has been awarded the World Swimming Coaches Association’s 2005 Terao Award, naming him the coach of the 2001-2004 quadrennium. The Austin, Texas resident was bestowed the Terao based on the performances of three of his swimmers during the four-year span: World Record holders Ian Crocker, Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol. Under Reese’s tutelage, these three have not only combined to lower the World Record in the 400 medley relay, but have also achieved the following:

• Ian Crocker is the World Record holder in the 100m butterfly (50.40), having first taken hold of the mark from phenom and fellow American Michael Phelps in winning the 100 fly at the 2003 World Championships. At the 2003 Worlds he also finished second in the 50 fly. In 2004 he was named the Athlete of the Year but the American collegiate organization, the NCAA, after winning both the 100 free and 100 fly in World Record times (short course meters), and at the Olympics earned three medals—gold in the 400 medley relay, silver in 100 fly and bronze in the 400 free relay—after lowering his own World Record in the 100m fly at the USA Olympic Trials earlier in the summer.
• Brendan Hansen is the World Record holder in the 100m and 200m breaststrokes (59.30 and 2:09.04). In 2001 he won his first World Championship title in the 200m breast, and won his second in 2003 in the 100m breast. In 2004, Hansen was named Male Swimmer of the Meet at the Short Course Worlds, after winning all three breaststroke races and swimming on the winning medley relay, and at the Olympics he medaled in both the 100 breast (2nd) and 200 breast (bronze) and established an Olympic record in the 100 breast semi-finals.
• Aaron Peirsol is the World Record holder in the 100m and 200m backstrokes (53.17 and 1:54.66). He won both backstroke events at the 2004 Olympics, the 2004 Short Course Worlds, and 2003 World Championships; and won the 200 back at the 2002 Short Course Worlds. Aaron has been the fastest man in the world in both events since 2002.

Additionally, Reese served as the Head Men’s Coach for the USA’s 2004 Olympic Team and in 2004 was both USA Swimming’s and the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year. Lastly, his collegiate team, the University of Texas, won the American collegiate men’s national championships (NCAA) in 2001 and 2002, and his club team, Longhorn Aquatics, that he coaches with his brother Randy, won the team crown at the U.S. National Championships in 2001, 2003 and 2004.

Award History:
The Terao Award is bestowed by the World Swimming Coaches Association (WSCA) quadrennially, following the Summer Olympic year, to the best international swimming coach of a four-year cycle, culminating in the Olympic year. It is named after Japanese coach and entrepreneur Yutaka Terao, founding president of WSCA. The Terao has been awarded twice previously:

• 1997: John Carew, Australia—coach of Kieran Perkins
• 2001: Doug Frost, Australia—coach of Ian Thorpe

WSCA is the international profession organization for swimming coaches. Currently it has offices in Florida, England and Australia.

Other finalist for the 2001-04 Terao were:

• American Bob Bowman, coach of Michael Phelps; and
• Australian Denis Cotterell, coach of Grant Hackett.

A more extensive biography of Coach Reese can be found in the Men’s Swimming section of the Texas Sports website - www.texassports.com