FOR THE RECORD: 2021 OLYMPIC GAMES: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES: US Men’s Head Coach; 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES: Assistant Coach, Venezuela; 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 1992 OLYMPIC GAMES: Head Coach, Thailand; 1988 OLYMPIC GAMES: Assistant Coach, Guam; TROY HAS COACHED OVER 80 OLYMPIANS REPRESENTING 23 COUNTRIES; 2001 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Women’s Head Coach; 1998 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Women’s Head Coach; 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 2011 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 2007 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Men’s Assistant Coach; 2004 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Women’s Assistant Coach; 1999 PAN AMERICAN GAMES: US Men’s Head Coach; 1995 PAN AMERICAN GAMES: US Head Coach; 2010 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: US Head Coach; TROY Coached athletes to more than 155 US (NATIONAL) AND INTERNATIONAL RECORDS; UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEAD COACH, 20 years (1999-2018): WON WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (2010); HEAD COACH, THE BOLLES SCHOOL, 20 years (1978-1998), earning NINE NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (2 Men’s Teams, 7 Women’s Teams).
From high school to college and to the national and international levels, Gregg Troy has etched himself as a legend in the coaching ranks. It all started at the prestigious Bolles School in Florida, where Troy built scholastic and club programs of national acclaim and began developing world-class athletes.
From 1977 to 1997, Troy led the Bolles School programs, both boys and girls, to multiple state and national championships while also creating the Bolles Sharks club program. During his tenure at Bolles, Troy mentored Olympic medalists David Zubero, Anthony Nesty, Martin Zubero, Gustavo Borges, and Greg Burgess and made his Jacksonville base an attractive destination for talent from around the globe.
In 1998, Troy was hired as the men’s and women’s head coach at the University of Florida, where he enjoyed spectacular success through his retirement in 2018. At Florida, Troy led the Gators to eight Southeastern Conference Championships (six for the men and two for the women) and guided the women’s program to the 2010 NCAA Championship crown.
Some of the biggest names in the sport were coached by Troy at Florida, including Ryan Lochte, Elizabeth Beisel, and Caeleb Dressel. Lochte is a 12-time Olympic medalist while Dressel won five gold medals under Troy’s watch at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. As for Beisel, she was a longtime staple for Team USA in international competition, winning gold in the 400 individual medley at the 2011 FINA World Championships and a pair of medals at the 2012 Olympics in London.
That triumvirate of stars, however, accounts for just a small percentage of athletes who have competed at the highest level while benefiting from Troy’s coaching touch. Troy has coached dozens of Olympians during his career, with those athletes representing a multitude of countries from around the world.
“There are a lot of coaches out there that want to do less to get the same results, and Gregg is all about working as hard as you possibly can to get the best results,” said Martin Zubero, the 1992 Olympic champion in the 200 backstroke. “He’s molded a lot of people’s lives. It’s a lot of life lessons that are learned, and he’s a big part of the success of people’s lives, not just in swimming, but beyond swimming.”
On the international stage, Troy has coached at all global competitions. He has been an Olympic coach for several nations, including serving as the head coach for the United States women at the 2012 Olympics. He has also been a coach at the FINA World Championships and Pan Pacific Championships, with his athletes combining to win more than 100 medals.
Not surprisingly, Troy is a member of the ASCA Hall of Fame and has been selected Coach of the Year by USA Swimming and ASCA. He also coached in the International Swimming League.
“He’s meant a lot to me,” Lochte once said of Troy. “I wouldn’t be where I am without him.”