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Lance Asti is in his second full season with the Clemson Swimming and Diving program. Asti attained his undergraduate degree in Child Development in 2001 from the University of Tennessee. Here, Asti was an NCAA All-American in the 200 Medley Relay, an Academic All-American, and multiple-time SEC athletic-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 to his outstanding work ethic in the classroom, Asti was an exemplary swimmer. He was an Olympic Trial participant in the 2000 Olympic trials. Here he participated 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 as a graduate assistant coach. He worked with both the men's and women's teams for the Bobcats and focused on sprint coaching and recruiting. Asti showed promise early on in this position. His women's swimming sprinters took 1st and 2nd 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 A-USA team for three years. During his tenure, the squad grew to be one of the strongest in Kentucky.
Asti made his mark early in his first year at Clemson in 2006-07, 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 swam the 7th fastest time in Clemson history in the 100 free and a 7th-place finish at the ACC meet. Farnham is also 4th all-time and 8th All-time in Clemson in history in the 100 fly and 200 fly, respectively. Senior Mark Vahle had the 6th best time in Clemson history and finished 5th at the ACC meet in the 100 fly. The 200 free relay squad also broke the McHugh Natatorium record in the 200 free relay in 2006-07.
"Lance has demonstrated that he can excel in both the classroom and in the pool. His background in education and administration provides him all the tools necessary to motivate elite athletes. He reflects the type of student/athlete we feel will excel at Clemson University and the Atlantic Coast Conference. I am confident that Lance will compliment our coaching styles and add the aggressiveness of the SEC philosophy to our program. Lance's dynamic personality makes him an easy fit to take on the responsibilities of our recruiting coordinator and sprint coach," said Head Coach Chris Ip.
Lance is married to the former Elizabeth Flynt, who was an NCAA All-American Diver and Scholar athlete at the University of Tennessee. She was also US National Champion in 1997 on Platform Diving and an Olympic Trial Finalist in the same event. In addition to completing her Doctor of Pharmacy during the summer, she found time to give birth to the couple's second child, Gaines. The Astis' oldest child, Bryden, is two years old. The family also lives with their Golden Retriever, Shelby.
