Hoff said that since joining the NBAC, she has been drawn to Yetter's "attention to detail."
"We'll come in before practice, and he'll have splits and goals ready to go," she said. "For me, that's something that I always really valued, because I'm not someone who can have someone say, `Just go fast.' I have to have guidelines and goals for every practice."
Felicia Lee, at 15 one of the next generation of NBAC swimmers, said Yetter's strength goes beyond organizational ability.
"He has the ability to take a swimmer, any swimmer, and know what they need individually," she said. "That makes him pretty much awesome."
Yetter said that while his focus is on the Olympic trials, he derives his satisfaction as a coach from a more basic level.
"I feel the best when they do the best that they can and when we have a great team effort, when I have a group of kids and we're working toward a goal," he said. "I like to see people smile after they swim fast."
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