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Auburn's Swim Coach to Resign  

Last Edited: Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006, 5:53 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006, 5:53 PM CDT

Auburn University
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn swimming and diving coach David
Marsh, who in 16 seasons turned the Tiger swim program into an NCAA
powerhouse, will resign at the end of the 2006-2007 season to take
a new post developing swimmers and divers for the U.S. Olympics
team.
   Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs announced Wednesday that
Marsh, who has guided Auburn to six men's and four women's NCAA
championships, will take a position at the Mecklenburg Aquatic
Club, which established the United States Olympic Committee Center
of Excellence in Charlotte, N.C.
   "This is a unique, first-ever position that was created by the
United States Olympic Committee, USA Swimming and the Mecklenburg
Aquatic Club and is an outstanding opportunity for me to assist in
the development of future American Olympians," Marsh said in a
statement.
   During his tenure at Auburn, Marsh helped train 22 Olympic
swimmers, who won seven medals. Along with 10 NCAA crowns -- the men
in 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, the women in 2002, 2003,
2004 and 2006 -- his teams won 15 Southeastern Conference titles.
   "David Marsh has established a tradition of excellence at
Auburn that is unparalleled," Jacobs said. "Under his leadership,
the Auburn swimming and diving programs have become the standard by
which others across the country are measured."
   Teams under Marsh have captured a combined 1,312 All-America
honors by 276 athletes, 40 NCAA individual championship titles and
25 NCAA relay crowns.
   Jacobs said six-time Olympic coach Richard Quick will become an
adviser to the Auburn program. Quick was head coach at Auburn
during 1978-82 and retired last year after coaching Stanford's
women's team for 17 years, winning seven of his record 12 NCAA team
titles at Stanford. He was head coach for the U.S. Olympic team in
1988, 1996 and 2000.
   "Coach Marsh set the bar high for our program, and we are doing
everything we can to keep it there," Jacobs said.  


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[AUChamps]

BamaDude06 said:

Auburn's Swim Coach to Resign  

Last Edited: Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006, 5:53 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 18 Oct 2006, 5:53 PM CDT

Auburn University
  AUBURN, Ala. (AP) -- Auburn swimming and diving coach David
Marsh, who in 16 seasons turned the Tiger swim program into an NCAA
powerhouse, will resign at the end of the 2006-2007 season to take
a new post developing swimmers and divers for the U.S. Olympics
team.
   Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs announced Wednesday that
Marsh, who has guided Auburn to six men's and four women's NCAA
championships, will take a position at the Mecklenburg Aquatic
Club, which established the United States Olympic Committee Center
of Excellence in Charlotte, N.C.
   "This is a unique, first-ever position that was created by the
United States Olympic Committee, USA Swimming and the Mecklenburg
Aquatic Club and is an outstanding opportunity for me to assist in
the development of future American Olympians," Marsh said in a
statement.
   During his tenure at Auburn, Marsh helped train 22 Olympic
swimmers, who won seven medals. Along with 10 NCAA crowns -- the men
in 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, the women in 2002, 2003,
2004 and 2006 -- his teams won 15 Southeastern Conference titles.
   "David Marsh has established a tradition of excellence at
Auburn that is unparalleled," Jacobs said. "Under his leadership,
the Auburn swimming and diving programs have become the standard by
which others across the country are measured."
   Teams under Marsh have captured a combined 1,312 All-America
honors by 276 athletes, 40 NCAA individual championship titles and
25 NCAA relay crowns.
   Jacobs said six-time Olympic coach Richard Quick will become an
adviser to the Auburn program. Quick was head coach at Auburn
during 1978-82 and retired last year after coaching Stanford's
women's team for 17 years, winning seven of his record 12 NCAA team
titles at Stanford. He was head coach for the U.S. Olympic team in
1988, 1996 and 2000.
   "Coach Marsh set the bar high for our program, and we are doing
everything we can to keep it there," Jacobs said.  


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Coach Marsh did to Auburn Swimming what Alabama's Gymnastics Coach has done with that program.

[AUTiger94]

AUChamps said:

Coach Marsh did to Auburn Swimming what Alabama's Gymnastics Coach has done with that program.

Don't you mean UGA's Gymnastics coach?  

You know many are blaming Jacobs for this! :angry:

[AUChamps]

AUTiger94 said:

Don't you mean UGA's Gymnastics coach?  

You know many are blaming Jacobs for this! :angry:

I've had my doubts about Jacobs from Day 1.  Something about him screamed "Lowder Lackey" to me.

[AU Blaaaaaaaake]

Regardless, congrats to Marsh on landing that job..   no one in the USA coaches up squads like he does, and he deserves it.  Can't hold on to 'em forever.


"Auburn University's swim coach goes on to coach USA to record number of gold medals".    Now that is building tradition.    :king:

[jbuzbee]

Auburn's swim coach resigned????? Whatever will we do?:ohmy:



Just kidding.