Dave Salo was appointed Head Coach of the University of Southern California swim team in April 2006. From the fall of 1990 until this recent appointment, David Salo was Head Coach of the Irvine Novaquatics swim team where he remains General Manager. He joined Novaquatics from a previous appointment with the University of Southern California where he served as Assistant Men's Coach under legendary Head Coach Peter Daland. While at USC, Salo assisted with the sprint group while also serving as recruiting coordinator during his final two years at the university. During Salo's tenure the Trojans earned NCAA top five honors, taking second in 1986 and 1987. While Head Coach of the Irvine Novaquatics, Salo led his team to a number of age group championships (BC and Junior Olympic) as well as seve