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 Now in his
fourth season, Joe Abing will be in charge of the
men’s swimming squad at Cerritos College. After
directing the team last season to a 4-3 record, the
team has put together a streak of three consecutive
winning seasons.
In three
years under Abing, the men’s swimming team has
compiled a 17-4 conference record, with a
championship in 2005 after placing second in his
first season. During the 2005 season, Abing was
voted the South Coast Conference Coach of the Year.
In addition to winning the conference championship
that year, four individuals have competed at the
State Championships. Robbie Garcia won two state
titles for Cerritos, one in the 200-yard freestyle
and in the 500-yard freestyle. In just three
seasons, five school records have been broken, while
eight swimmers and one diver have earned
All-American status. Prior to coming to Cerritos
College, Abing spent the previous eight years
coaching swimming at Ventura High School, and led
them to their first league championship in 1997 and
1998, and coached seven All-Americans.
Abing
played water polo and competed in swimming at South
Pasadena High, where he started on the 1989 CIF
Championship water polo team. In his senior year,
Abing helped the swim team place second in the CIF
championships. While in high school, Abing earned
All-League, All-CIF and was named to the San Gabriel
Valley All-Star Team. He moved on to Cuesta College,
where he played water polo and swam for Terry Bowen,
who is an alumnus of Cerritos College. Abing would
eventually graduate from UCLA, where he earned a
Bachelor’s degree in Sociology in 1995. In 2002, he
graduated from Azusa Pacific University with a
Master’s in Physical Education. In addition to his
duties with the men’s aquatics program, Abing also
teaches a full load of physical education classes. |
