July 8, 2010

USC swimming head coach Dave Salo, who has mentored numerous Olympic and World Championships medalists, All-Americans and NCAA champions during a career that has spanned more than 25 years, has been selected as one of five coaches to be inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame, class of 2010.

Salo, who will begin his fifth year as USC's head coach in the fall, will join Jack Baurele, Bob Bowman, Jerry Holtrey and David Marsh in the 2010 class. The Hall of Fame presentation is scheduled as part of the ASCA Annual Awards Banquet at the World Clinic, Sept. 4, in Indianapolis.

Among the Olympic medalists that Salo has coached are Rebecca Soni, Ous Mellouli, Larsen Jensen, Aaron Peirsol, Jason Lezak, Lenny Krayzelburg, Stacianna Stitts, Colleen Lanne, Amanda Beard and Gabe Woodward. Current swimmer Katina Hosszu was a 2010 World Championships gold medalist.

Salo guided USC's women's swimming and diving team to a seventh-place finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships and the men to 11th place. Both programs are on the rise after back-to-back recruiting classes ranked among the top in the country.

Salo began his coaching career under USC's legendary Peter Daland from 1985-1990 before beginning a hugely successful run as the head coach at Irvine Novaquatics from 1990-2006.

He has also held several national posts, including head coaching assignments for the United States at the 2005 World Championships (men) and the 2001 Goodwill Games (men). His assistant coaching duties for the U.S. include the 2004 Olympics (men), 2003 World Championships (men and women), 2002 Pan Pacific Championships (men), 2000 Olympics (women) and the 1999 Pan American Games (women).