Every Coach is The Coach of the Year : Speakers & Interviews

definitely**

he is defenetly one of the best coaches.

it's not Salo, it's the suits. Weren't you listening?

Coach Salo has got to be considered a great distance coach after two of his guys finaled in Beijing in the mile.

But I know most people will poo-poo him.
Personally I think Jon is the best coach I've ever seen, and probably "pound for pound" is the best active "COACH" of any distance out there today.
But you gotta include Salo in the discussion (at least over the last Quad) with TWO Olympic Finalists in the 1500!

so Bottom is on his own at Michigan now?

I dont think he will ever retire..I bet he stays just as active,maybe just not in one place
Rose is a great D coach

One of the true heroes of our sport!!! He's an example to all swimmers and coaches as to what dedication and commitment can yield. Great coach but even better human being. I think Jon should offer a course on how to do it "the right way with no shortcuts". I would take it over and over again!!!!
Thanks for all you've done for all of us.

So now Jon is "retiring" who are the best d-coaches out there ?

Jon has been the best distance coach for a long time.

He makes a good point about the suits. They are a big deal right now but with the new rules they can't get any faster, so in a little while they won't matter anymore.

Great interview. Hope I am on the ball that much when I am 72ish! Good for USA Swimming that he is going to stay with them and bad for Michigan!

fina pretty much said that the suits cannot get any faster, but didn't ban any existing suits.

he's from hungary, he's been in america for a very long time though

what is with the accent...where is he from? is he foreign?

those suits are probably the worst thing this sport has ever seen

Best coach this sport has ever seen

I thought I understood that the LZR and Blue Seventy were banned by FINA. Won't the NCAA and USA swimming follow FINA's lead in this? Great video though!

Jon is one of the nicest coaches in USA Swimming. I approached him on deck during the US Open a few years ago to ask him a simple question about his distance training program and I got a 25 minute answer. If you ever get the chance to talk with him or to see him at a coaching convention, I highly recommend it.

Loss for Michigan? Or did they gain more than anyone could imagine by having him coach and mentor swimmers in ann arbor for as long as he has. he is still on deck there every day for now.

What exactly is his position now? Does he travel around for usa swimming to support club swimming and/or college swimming and scout talent or provide guidence?
What a loss for Michigan..

he is a genius!

Jon is the man!