Former Saluki swimming coach Tim Hill named ASCA Hall of Fame

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Former Southern Illinois University swimming coach Tim Hill might be inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 2026.

Hill might be honored alongside coach Dave Gibson through the ASCA Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Sept. 10 on the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, as a part of the 2026 ASCA World Clinic.

Hill spent 5 seasons at Southern Illinois University from 1980 to 1985 earlier than changing into the pinnacle coach at Arizona State University, the place he coached from 1985 to 1999. Across his greater than 4 many years in teaching, Hill has achieved success on the membership, collegiate, nationwide and worldwide ranges.

During his collegiate teaching profession, Hill led groups to a number of Top 10 finishes on the NCAA Division I Women’s Championships. His athletes included 50 swimmers who earned greater than 140 All-American honors, in addition to 34 Academic All-America distinctions. His swimmers additionally included a number of NCAA Division I champions, together with the primary girl to interrupt the one-minute barrier within the 100-yard breaststroke.

Hill has additionally coached a number of Olympians and World Championship medalists and has served as a coach on a number of USA Swimming National Team staffs.

At the membership degree, Hill has directed packages together with the Sarasota Y Sharks, Joliet YMCA Jets, First Colony Swim Team, Tidewater Aquatics Club, Piranhas Swim Team and Sharks Swim Club. Throughout his profession, he has helped develop Junior National qualifiers, National Champions and Olympians. He additionally guided two girls’s 24-hour relay groups to world-record performances and has been acknowledged a number of instances as Coach of the Year on the state, collegiate and nationwide ranges.

Beyond teaching, Hill has contributed to the swimming neighborhood by management and schooling. He has served on the ASCA Board of Directors since 2022 and has been concerned with faculty, native LSC and YMCA nationwide boards. He has additionally contributed to teach schooling by his Quantum Leap Swim Clinics, revealed quite a few articles and introduced at nationwide and worldwide teaching boards.

Hill’s contributions to Southern Illinois have additionally been acknowledged by the college. He was inducted into the Saluki Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 1997.

“Coach Gibson and Coach Hill exemplify the very best of our profession,” ASCA CEO Jennifer LaMont stated. “Their impact goes far beyond wins and records—they have shaped athletes, mentored coaches, and contributed meaningfully to the growth of swimming. We are honored to recognize their extraordinary careers with induction into the ASCA Hall of Fame.”

The 2026 ASCA World Clinic will happen Sept. 9-12 in Orlando and can carry collectively coaches from all over the world for schooling, networking and celebration of the game. The Hall of Fame ceremony will spotlight the occasion as Hill and Gibson are formally inducted into the ASCA Hall of Fame.

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