Ron Ballatore
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 2012 (aged 70–71) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southern Illinois University |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1962 | Southern Illinois University (All American Honors) |
| Position | Breaststroke |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1967–1978 | Pasadena City College |
| 1978–1994 | UCLA |
| 1994–1996 | Brown |
| 1996–1999 | Florida |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Championship (1982) | |
| Awards | |
| Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1981, 1982, 1984, 1994) | |
Ron "Stix" Ballatore (1941 – April 27, 2012) was an American college and international swimming coach. From 1978 to 1994, Ballatore was the head coach of the men's swimming and diving team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he coached his UCLA Bruins swimmers to an NCAA national championship in 1982.