Tom Himes rejoins NBAC after a six year hiatus. As Head Age Group Coach, Himes spent 17 years at NBAC and during that time produced 11 consecutive American Swimming Coaches Association Age Group National Team Championships. He has coached swimmers to 425 National Top 16 rankings, including 74 number one rankings, 37 National Age Group Records and more than 350 Maryland State Records. Himes coached Olympic gold medalists Michael Phelps and Beth Botsford as age groupers in the NBAC system and has produced countless other National Team Athletes. The Maryland Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year award has been named for Coach Himes to honor over 20 years of service to Maryland Swimming. He was inducted into the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005.