Nov. 27, 2002
Bak Named to 2004 Olympic Staff-Elect
Youngstown -- Youngstown State
swimming and diving coach Jackie Bak
was recently invited to be a member
of the Olympic Staff in Greece when
the United States travels to Greece
in 2004 to compete against the best
swimmers in the world, USA Swimming
announced.
As a staff member of Team USA, Bak will give her insight and
knowledge at Duel in the Pool, a
dual meet against Australia in 2003,
the 2003 FINA World Championships in
Barcelona, Spain, and the 2004
Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
"This is the ultimate achievement in amateur athletics," Bak
said. "It is a great
opportunity for me to represent
Youngstown State at the
International level."
Bak has previously coached Team USA at the 2002 FINA World
Championships, helping the Americans
rewrite the record books with three
world records, seven American
records and 26 medals, despite
bringing just 26 athletes. She
coached 13 Olympic medallists from
the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney,
Australia and three 2001 world
champions.
Bak, who his in her fourth year
as head coach of YSU’s swimming and
diving team, has been involved with
USA Swimming since taking a position
as business manager with USA
Swimming’s National Team Division in
1998. Bak also has worked with the
National Distance Camp at the
Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colo., and was a part of
the National Distance Team staff in
2001. |
