"I am truly honored to be the next U.S. Deaf Swimming National Team Head Coach.  I want to coach the USDS National Team over the next four years because I believe we have only just begun to tap into our potential greatness.  Not only is there a base of outstanding young swimmers, but there are also existing stars who I want to continue to cultivate. To me, swimming is a microcosm of life.  By this I mean that setting goals, working hard toward dreams, and dealing with potential adversity are central to life in general.  They are obviously also keys to swimming fast.  Because I am both a swim coach and a practicing lawyer/professor, I seek to integrate swimming into achieving young-adult success on even a broader level.  Yes, we want gold medals and best times.  Absolutely.  But we also want our swimmers to be successful human beings.   My long-range goal is to build a foundational and elite deaf swim program that is strong for many years.  I call this “From Diapers to Deaflympics.”   This will take a lot of work, some of which we have begun in my role as Director of USDS (which is now in the very capable hands of Dale Parker).   If our overall program is wisely built – by recruiting swimmers, nurturing those swimmers and preparing them for excellence – I am convinced we will have tremendous success in Athens 2013.  Pride.  Tradition.  Success.  That is my vision for United States Deaf Swimming.  I will be in touch with all swimmers very soon about our potential swim meet this summer.   Please don’t hesitate to contact me in the meantime (email).  And keep swimming hard!  GO USA."

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