John L. Simon Explained

John L. Simon, better known as Jack Simon, is an American national swimming coach and former president of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA). Now semi-retired, Simon is coaching swimming in Malaysia.

Swimmers coached by Simon

• Joe Hudepohl, U.S. Olympian
• Paul Hartloff, U.S. Olympian
• David Berkoff, U.S. 1988, 1992 Olympic gold medalist and 100-meter backstroke World Record Holder^[1]
• Bruce Stahl, World Record Holder
• Anne Tweedy, American Record Holder, National Champion
• Patty Gavin, American Record Holder, National Champion
• Libby Kinkead, U.S. Olympian, National Champion
• Lauren Costella, National Champion
• Blaise Mathews, Junior National Champion
• Chris Craft, Junior National Champion
• Justin Barber, Junior National Champion

US Teams Coached by Simon

• Santa Barbara Swim Club
• Cincnnati Marlins
• Foxcatcher
• Carson Tiger Sharks

Simon led two teams (West Chester and Cincinnati Marlins) to top-three finishes at U.S nationals while accumulating numerous other national championships at West Chester and Foxcatcher and age group levels.

References

• Chow, Tan Sin. "Coach wants Penang to regain past glory", Malaysia Sport, February 6, 2006.
• "So Who is Jack Simon", 2005 Pacific Swim Coaches Clinic, ASCA, January 6–9, 2005.
• Mitchel Stott. "Lessons with Legends, Jack Simon, "Swimming World", June 2018.

External links

• "Coach Jack Simon's Spine Surgery is a Success", Swimming World Magazine, January 15, 2006.
• American Swimming Coaches Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: David Berkoff (USA) . ISHOF.org . . October 29, 2012 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140651/http://www.ishof.org/david-berkoff.html . dead .