Coach of the Year honors for SMSC

 
(Santa Maria, CA) - 2012 was a banner year for SMSC. A National Age Group record for Josh Prenot in the 200 Breast, along with two finals swims in the 200IM and 200 Breast at Olympic Trials. Several 18-under athletes very close to Olympic Trials cuts in SOnny Fierro and Elizabeth Pulido and a 3rd place Western Zone Team finish.

For those efforts, Head Coach Mike Ashmore was named 2012 Southern California Age Group Coach of the Year. Ashmore was recognized at the American Swimming Coaches Association World Clinic, recently held in Las Vegas.

The 2800+ clubs in USA Swimming are broken down into regions with Southern California being the largest region in the country. Ashmore said, "To be selected is a huge honor and a tribute to a lot of hard work put in by a lot of athletes over my coaching career."

Ashmore is starting his 14th year with the Santa Maria Swim Club.