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Bauerle Nominated for USA Swimming Golden Goggle Coach of the Year Award
October 02, 2018 | Swimming & Diving
ATHENS, Ga. – As University of Georgia Tom Cousins Swimming and Diving Head Coach Jack Bauerle enters his 40th season at the helm of the Bulldog program, the longest-tenured Georgia head coach was nominated for a Golden Goggle National Coach of the Year Award by USA Swimming.
Bauerle's pupil and former Bulldog Chase Kalisz is also nominated for Male Athlete of the Year and Male Race of the Year for his 200-meter individual medley victory at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, where he swam the fastest time in the world this year. The race was just one part of his pair of IM sweeps in Tokyo and in Irvine at the Phillips 66 Nationals.
The Golden Goggle Award nominations are based on the year's top accomplishments by U.S. swimmers, focusing primarily on August's 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, where the American team topped the medal count with 45 total. The final Golden Goggle Award will rely on a percentage of the fan vote. Online fan voting is open through Friday, November 9. To complete the ballot, click here: http://www.gado.gs/f3
Bauerle guided five swimmers to the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Hali Flickinger, Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland, Melanie Margalis and Olivia Smoliga. He also coached the group to four victories at 2018 Phillips 66 Nationals, where Flickinger shattered a 37-year record in the 200-meter butterfly. Eleven athletes coached by Bauerle at Georgia – both current and former – were also named to the U.S. National Team.
In addition to Bauerle's unmatched success at the University of Georgia, his resume includes coaching appointments for various Olympics – highlighted by the head coaching position for the 2008 Games – World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, U.S. National Team Camps and several other international events.
In the Coach of the Year category alongside Bauerle are Cal's Dave Durden (men), UC San Diego's David Marsh, Cal's Teri McKeever (women), and Stanford's Greg Meehan.
The Lady Bulldogs open their season at Arkansas on October 13, followed by the home opener for both the men's and women's teams on October 26 against Florida.
Bauerle's pupil and former Bulldog Chase Kalisz is also nominated for Male Athlete of the Year and Male Race of the Year for his 200-meter individual medley victory at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, where he swam the fastest time in the world this year. The race was just one part of his pair of IM sweeps in Tokyo and in Irvine at the Phillips 66 Nationals.
The Golden Goggle Award nominations are based on the year's top accomplishments by U.S. swimmers, focusing primarily on August's 2018 Pan Pacific Championships, where the American team topped the medal count with 45 total. The final Golden Goggle Award will rely on a percentage of the fan vote. Online fan voting is open through Friday, November 9. To complete the ballot, click here: http://www.gado.gs/f3
Bauerle guided five swimmers to the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Hali Flickinger, Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland, Melanie Margalis and Olivia Smoliga. He also coached the group to four victories at 2018 Phillips 66 Nationals, where Flickinger shattered a 37-year record in the 200-meter butterfly. Eleven athletes coached by Bauerle at Georgia – both current and former – were also named to the U.S. National Team.
In addition to Bauerle's unmatched success at the University of Georgia, his resume includes coaching appointments for various Olympics – highlighted by the head coaching position for the 2008 Games – World Championships, Pan Pacific Championships, U.S. National Team Camps and several other international events.
In the Coach of the Year category alongside Bauerle are Cal's Dave Durden (men), UC San Diego's David Marsh, Cal's Teri McKeever (women), and Stanford's Greg Meehan.
The Lady Bulldogs open their season at Arkansas on October 13, followed by the home opener for both the men's and women's teams on October 26 against Florida.
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