John Dussliere

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Every Four Years podcast is hosted by 2008 Olympic swim coach John Dussliere
Olympic Coach John Dussliere in 2008

John Dussliere is an American pool, adaptive sports, and Olympic open water swimming coach, administrators, and podcast host.

Coaching Highlights

  • He was on the 2008 USA Olympic Team coaching staff where he placed Mark Warkentin on the Olympic Team in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.
  • He served as Chairman of the USA Swimming Club Development Committee, Chair of the Senior Swimming Committee for Southern California Swimming.
  • He served at the Director of Sport and High Performance for USA Boxing at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • As a coach, he began in Moline, Illinois with the Blue Marlins. He then went on to spend six years with the Los Altos-Mountain View Aquatic Club while volunteering at Stanford University where he was a part of five NCAA Division 1 Championship Teams.
  • In 1998, he moved on to the Mission Viejo Nadadores where he was the associate Head Coach along with Coach Bill Rose. While there, he was also in charge of coach and parent education. On deck, he has coached dozens of High School All-Americans, Junior, Senior, and Olympic Trials qualifiers.
  • He moved to Santa Barbara where as its Head Coach, he produced 3 USA Swimming National Team members, 5 Junior National qualifiers, 5 Senior National Qualifiers, and Two National Champions within 18 months. He led a professionally certified coaching staff that delivers the best possible swim instruction and youth leadership in Santa Barbara.
  • He holds a license as a certified Swim-America program director.
  • In 2006, he received the James E. “Doc” Counsilman Award for creative coaching at the American Swimming Coaches Association Clinic.
  • He was the owner and President of RaceCraft Inc. in Santa Barbara, California. RaceCraft is a corporation that holds an exclusive, long-term contract to provide coaching and management services to the Santa Barbara Swim Club.
  • He coached the USA Swimming National Team at the FINA Open Water World Cup events during the 2008-2012 Olympic quadrennial in both Seville and London.

Every Four Years

Dussliere is the host and creator of the podcast Every Four Years.

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