Gregg Troy

Gregg Troy (born December 19, 1950) is an American professional and Olympic swimming coach. As of April 2021, he was the head coach for the Cali Condors, which was part of the International Swimming League. Until 2018, he was the head coach of the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams of the University of Florida. Previously, Troy served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Olympic men's swim team in 1996 and 2008, and he was the head coach of the 2012 U.S. Olympic men's swim team that competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Early life and education

Troy was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, near State College, in 1950. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas in 1972, and later earned a Master of Arts degree in history education from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida in 1987. Before he joined the Gators in 1998, he was the head coach of the swim teams of The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, a position he held for twenty years. In 2009, the Gators women's team won the SEC team championship; in 2010, they won the NCAA national team championship.

In December 2010, the U.S. Olympic Committee appointed Troy to serve as the head coach of the U.S. men's swimming team for the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, England. Troy's men's Olympic team won a total of sixteen medals in seventeen events.

Career highlights

• Golden Goggle Award for Coach of the Year (2021) • U.S. Olympic team men's head coach (2012) • U.S. Swimming Coach of the Year (2010) • ASCA Coach of the Year (2010) • NCAA Women's Swimming Coach of the Year (2010) • SEC Men's Swimming Coach of the Year (2010) • U.S. national team head coach for Pan Pacific Games (2010) • U.S. Olympic team men's assistant coach (2008) • SEC Men's Coach of the Year (2007) • U.S. national team women's assistant coach for FINA World Short Course Championships (2004) • NCAA Men's Coach of the Year (2004) • NCAA Men's Coach of the Year (2002) • SEC Men's Coach of the Year (2002) • U.S. national team men's head coach for World Championships (2001) • SEC Men's Coach of the Year (2000) • U.S. national team men's head coach for Pan American Games (1999) • U.S. national team women's head coach for World Championships (1998) • U.S. Olympic & Swimming Developmental Coach of the Year (1997) • U.S. Olympic team women's assistant coach (1996) • U.S. national team head coach for Pan American Games (1995) • Thailand Olympic team head coach (1992) • Coached 68 Olympians • Coached over 230 All-American swimmers • Coached swimmers who set 155 U.S. and international records

Source for highlights:

Head coaching record

Women's swimming and diving

Men's swimming and diving