Lance Asti Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 4th year at Clemson

Lance Asti is in his fourth full season with the Clemson Swimming and Diving program, where he serves as recruiting coordinator and sprint coach for the Tigers. As recruiting coordinator, he has led Clemson to two consecutive Top-25 recruiting classes and has his sights set on a third.

His work with the sprinters has also been impressive over the past three years. During the 2008-09 season Asti helped guide Rachel Regone to the ACC silver medal in the 50 free for the third straight year and helped her reset her own school record in the 50 Free at the NCAA championship (22.24). He also coached Lauren Sindall to a time of :22.60 and Alexandra Allen to a :22.98. Last year's sprint women now rank 1st, 2nd and 3rd All-Time at Clemson in the 50 Free. At the NCAA Championship, the women's 200 free relay placed 15th and earned honorable mention All-America status. This was the third consecutive year the relay made an NCAA appearance and broke the school record (1:29.61).

On the men's side, Asti led Senior Eric Lane to a school record in the 100 Breast (:54.70) and took a young group of freshmen and showed that they are going to be a force to reckon with in the coming years. Freshman Myles Oliver and Seth Broster both put up top ten times in Clemson history in the 50 free while Broster also notched top ten times in both the 100 free and 100 Fly. Despite their youth, the all Freshman 400 Free Relay Team of Broster, Oliver, Chris Reinke, and Chris Dart logged the 2nd fastest time in Clemson history at the 2009 ACC Championship.

Asti's contagious enthusiasm led to a strong 2007-08 season for his sprinters. He guided Rachel Regone to the ACC silver medal, NCAA "A" Qualifying Standard and school record in the 50 free (:22.54) while the women's 200 free relay won the ACC title for the second consecutive season in an ACC record time (1:30.60) and also qualified for the NCAA Championship with an "A" Qualifying Standard. Regone was joined at NCAAs by Alexandra Allen, Lauren Sindall, and Michelle Parkhurst.

The men's results during the 2007-08 season showed Clemson's sprinters were a force to be reckoned with. Their 200 Free Relay was the fastest in the ACC for the season (1:18.94) and broke Clemson's school record by a wide margin. After putting three men in the Top 8 of the 100 Free and 4 in the Top 16 of the 50 Free at the ACC Championship, the Clemson sprinters proved they were the deepest in the ACC.

Asti made his mark early in his first year at Clemson during the 2006-07 season, coaching several athletes to impressive results. In his work with the women, Rachel Regone recorded a school record and NCAA "A" Cut in the 50 free and qualified in the 100 free. He also coached Lauren Sindall and Kallie Deters to NCAA qualifying marks in the 50 free. Perhaps his most impressive accomplishment in his work with the women is the 200 free relay team, which won the ACC title with a school/ pool/ meet record time (1:31.09).

His work with the men was equally impressive. Adam Farnham posted three All-Time Top-10 swims in the finals heats at the ACC Championship. Farnham's 50 Free and 100 Fly are still in the Top Seven All-Time at Clemson while his 100 Free remains 2nd in school history (44.01). Senior Mark Vahle had the 6th best time in Clemson history and finished 5th at the ACC meet in the 100 fly. While his Fly has since fallen to ninth, Vahle remains the current school record holder in the 50 free (:19.66), and ranks 6th in the 100 Free.

While at Clemson, Asti has coached sprinters on to the 2007 National Championship, 2008 Olympic Trials in Omaha, and the 2009 World Championship Trials. He strongly encourages all of his athletes to maintain a year-round focus in their training and to attend meets at the highest level possible.

Asti attained his undergraduate degree in Child Development in 2001 from the University of Tennessee where he was an exemplary swimmer. Asti was an NCAA Honorable Mention All-American, Academic All-American, SEC Finalist, and multiple-time SEC scholar-athlete. He was nominated for the SEC Community Service postgraduate scholarship, the SEC's H. Boyd McWhorter Scholarship, and the NCAA Walter Byers Post-graduate scholarship. In addition, he was named UT's Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1999-2000. He was also an Olympic Trial participant in the 2000 Olympic trials, competing in the 50 Free and 100 Back.

After his career at Tennessee, Asti enrolled in Ohio University, where he earned his Master of Science in Coaching Education and was a graduate assistant coach with the swimming and diving team. He worked with both the men's and women's sprinters for the Bobcats. Asti showed promise early on in this position as his women sprinters took first and second place in the 50 free, won the 200 free relay with a pool-record time, and won the 400 free relay at the MAC Championships. Following his tenure at Ohio University, Asti joined the Lexington (KY) Dolphins swim team, where he coached the USA team for three years. During his tenure, the squad grew to be one of the strongest in Kentucky.

Asti is married to the former Elizabeth Flynt, who was an NCAA All-American Diver and Scholar-athlete at the University of Tennessee. She was US National Champion in 1997 on the platform and an Olympic Trial Finalist in the same event. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy during the summer of 2007 and is a pharmacist at Walgreen's Pharmacy in Anderson, SC. The Asti's oldest child, Bryden, is four years old, their son Gaines is two, and their youngest daughter Campbell was born in October 2009. The family also lives with their Golden Retriever, Shelby.