Frank Busch
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Frank Busch is a national-team and Olympic swimming coach from the USA. He as a coach for the USA Olympic teams in 2004
and 2008
.
In May 2011 he began serving as USA Swimming
's National Team Director. Prior to USA Swimming, Busch was the Swimming Head Coach for Arizona Wildcats
at the University of Arizona for 22 years (1989-2011). Prior to Arizona, he coach at the University of Cincinnati
(1980-89).
He has been named Coach of the Year by: the NCAA (6 times), Pac-10 (11 times), USA Swimming (1998) and the USOC
(1998). In 2008, he was inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame.
United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
and 2008
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in...
.
In May 2011 he began serving as USA Swimming
USA Swimming
USA Swimming is the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. It is charged with selecting the United States Olympic Swimming team and any other teams which officially represent the United States, as well as the overall organization and operation of the sport within the...
's National Team Director. Prior to USA Swimming, Busch was the Swimming Head Coach for Arizona Wildcats
Arizona Wildcats
-Athletic program:The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pacific-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah...
at the University of Arizona for 22 years (1989-2011). Prior to Arizona, he coach at the University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
(1980-89).
He has been named Coach of the Year by: the NCAA (6 times), Pac-10 (11 times), USA Swimming (1998) and the USOC
United States Olympic Committee
The United States Olympic Committee is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency and various...
(1998). In 2008, he was inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame.