Dave Salo was appointed Head Coach of the University of Southern California swim team in April 2006. From the fall of 1990 until this recent appointment, David Salo was Head Coach of the Irvine Novaquatics swim team where he remains General Manager. He joined Novaquatics from a previous appointment with the University of Southern California where he served as Assistant Men's Coach under legendary Head Coach Peter Daland. While at USC, Salo assisted with the sprint group while also serving as recruiting coordinator during his final two years at the university. During Salo's tenure the Trojans earned NCAA top five honors, taking second in 1986 and 1987. While Head Coach of the Irvine Novaquatics, Salo led his team to a number of age group championships (BC and Junior Olympic) as well as several Junior National Team Championships and the USA National Championships (Men, Women, Combined, Combined Under 18). Along with team championships, Salo coached five swimmers - Amanda Beard, Aaron Peirsol, Jason Lezak, Gabrielle Rose, and Staciana Stitts - that represented the USA at the 2000 Olympic Games, bringing home five medals. In 2004, Salo coached Jason Lezak, Colleen Lanne, Gabe Woodward and Lenny Krayzelburg to the Olympic Team while Salo served as Assistant USA Men's Coach. Salo has also served as assistant coach for the USA Women's team in the 1999 Pan American Games as well as the 2000 Olympic Games and headed the Men's Team at the Goodwill Games in 2001 and the 2005 World Championship Team. Salo is a graduate of Long Beach State (B.A. and M.A.) and the University of Southern California (Ph.D.) The head coach in sports coaching is the coach who is in charge of the other coaches. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Events 1 April 2006 (Saturday) Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... This article is about the year. ... Irvine Novaquatics (also known as Nova) is a USA Swimming-affiliated swim team based in Irvine, California. ... The term general manager is a title used by an executive in a business operation, although the duties of the position vary according to the context. ... USC may refer to: // Education University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA) United Services College (Westward Ho!, Devon, England) Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, or University of the Sacred Heart (San Juan, Puerto Rico) University of San Carlos (Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines) University of South Carolina (South Carolina, USA... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Amanda Beard in 2004 Summer Olympics uniform Amanda Ray Beard (Irvine, California, October 29, 1981) is an American Olympic swimmer. ... Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983 in Irvine, California) is an American competitive swimmer. ... Jason Lezak (born November 12, 1975) is a Jewish-American swimmer. ... (Redirected from 2000 Olympic Games) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Canada for the 2nd time. ... (Redirected from 2000 Olympic Games) Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... The Goodwill Games were an international athletics competition, created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympics of the 1980s. ... California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB or LBSU) is the largest campus of the California State University system located in Long Beach, California, at the southern coastal tip of Los Angeles County. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern California and Southern Cal), located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California, was founded in 1880, making it Californias oldest private research university. ...