GeorgiaGeorgia TechTech SwimmingSwimming && DivingDiving 2009-10 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Saturday, Oct. 3 vs. Alabama Atlanta, Ga. 1:00 p.m. vs. Florida Atlantic vs. Florida Gulf Coast (Women Only) vs. Georgia Southern (Women Only) Saturday, Oct. 10 Parent’s Weekend Meet Atlanta, Ga. 1: 00 p.m. vs. Clemson* vs. Miami* (Women Only) vs. Western Kentucky Friday, Oct. 23 Florida (Men Only) Atlanta, Ga. 6:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 at Duke* (with Houston) Durham, N.C. 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 at North Carolina* Chapel Hill, N.C. 11:00 a. Fri.-Sun., Nov. 20-22 Georgia Tech Invitational Atlanta, Ga. All Day Thur.-Sat., Dec. 17-19 at Alabama Diving Invite Tuscaloosa, Ala. All Day Saturday, Jan. 16 vs. NC State* Atlanta, Ga. TBA Saturday, Jan. 23 vs. Virginia Tech* Atlanta, Ga. 12:00 p.m. vs. Florida State* Atlanta, Ga. 12:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 Emory (Senior Day) Atlanta, Ga. 12:00 p.m. Wed.-Sat., Feb. 17-20 ACC Women’s Championships Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Wed.-Sat., Feb. 24-27 AC C Men’s Championships Chapel Hill, N.C. All Day Fri.-Sun., March 12-14 Men’s and Women’s Diving Zones Atlanta, Ga. All Day Thurs.-Sat., March 18-20 Women’s NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind. All Day Thurs.-Sat., March 25-27 Men’s NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio All Day * Denotes Atlantic Coast Conference Meet Home meets in BOLD are held at the Campus Recreation Center located on Ferst Drive QuickQuick FactsFacts && TableTable ofof ContentsContents 2008-09 TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record Men (7-2, 2-2 ACC) Women (6-6, 0-5 ACC) ACC Championships Men-4th; Women-T-9th NCAA Championships Men-19th; Women-NA All-Americans Gal Nevo (200-IM, 400-IM) ACC Champions 200 Medley Relay (Ilia Ayzenshtok, Mickey Malul, Sully Lynch, Mauricio Sousa), Gal Nevo (200-IM, 400-IM), Nigel Plummer (50-Free), 200-Free Relay (Mauricio Sousa, Nigel Plummer, Noah Copeland, Garrett Robberson), Mickey Malul (100-Breast) TABLE OF CONTENTS 2009-10 Schedule 1 THE INSTITUTE Hot-Lanta: The Sports Capital of the South 2-3 Official Name Georgia Institute of Technology This is Georgia Tech 4-5 Enrollment 19,393 Tech Degree 6-7 Location Atlanta, Ga. All-Around Excellence 8 Founded 1885 Tech Traditions 9 Nicknames Rambling Wreck, Yellow Jackets International Competition 10 Mascots Buzz, 1930 Model “A” Ford Colors Old Gold and White Team Awards 11 Institute Website www.gatech.edu Table of Contents and Quick Facts 12 Athletics Website www.ramblinwreck.com Q&A with Courtney Shealy Hart 13-14 Facility Georgia Tech Aquatic Center (1,900) Men’s Roster and Team Photo 15 Conference Atlantic Coast Meet The Yellow Jackets 16-35 President Dr. G.P. “Bud” Peterson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich (IU of Pa., 1980) Women’s Roster and Team Photo 36 Senior Women’s Administrator Theresa Wenzel (Marquette, 1991) Meet The Yellow Jackets 37-57 Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart 58 SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Assistant Coaches 59-60 Graduate Assistant (Swimming & Diving Contact) Administration 61 John Gatto Support Staff 62 Office Phone (404) 894-5445 2008-09 Top Times 63 Cell Phone (570) 357-5069 E-Mail [email protected] The Atlantic Coast Conference 64 Asst. AD for Media Relations Dean Buchan 2008-09 ACC Championships Results 65 Associate Director Mike Stamus Honor Roll 66-67 Assistant Directors Seth Gerard All-Time Results/GT Aquatics Center 68 Dan Goldberger All-Time Men’s Top Times 69-70 Mike Huff All-Time Women’s Top Times 71-72 SID Fax (404) 894-1248 History 73-74 Year-By-Year Results 75 SWIMMING AND DIVING INFORMATION All-Time Letterwinners 76-77 Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart (Georgia, 2001) Phone/E-Mail (404) 894-9736/[email protected] Year at Tech Third (First as Head Coach) CREDITS Assistant Coach Marty Hamburger (Iowa, 1991) The 2009-10 Georgia Tech Swimming and Div- Phone/E-Mail (404) 894-1734/[email protected] ing Media Guide was written, designed and ed- Year at Tech Fifth ited by Assistant Sports Information Director Assistant Coach Mark Toburen (NC State, 1996) Seth Gerard and Graduate Assistant John Phone/E-Mail (404) 388-0521/[email protected] Gatto. Special thanks to Dan Goldberger and Year at Tech First the Georgia Tech coaching staff. Photography by Assistant Coach Chris DeSantis (Colby, 2006) Mitch Guttenplan, Sam Morgan and Rob Skin- Phone/E-Mail (404) 895-3902/[email protected] ner. Outside covers designed by Summit Ath- Year at Tech First letics. Diving Coach John Ames (Ohio, 1993) Phone/E-Mail (404) 385-1293/[email protected] Year at Tech Ninth 2009-10 Georgia Tech Swimming & Diving Media Guide 12 Q&AQ&A WithWith HeadHead CoachCoach CourtneyCourtney ShealyShealy HartHart Q: How have your first couple of weeks as a head during the downs that help you become who you coach been? are. I was seven-tenths of a second from mak- ing the 1996 Olympic team, and I had a decision A: “It’s been good. We’ve definitely had some chal- to make of whether to continue or not. I decided lenges, but good overall. I think the team is very ex- to push through and give it 110 percent and cited. We are going to build upon our results from stayed after practice to work on starts and turns so last year, and we are looking forward to getting the that I would make that team in 2000. Any ob- season started.” stacle I encountered, I tried to turn the negative into a positive and figure out how I could make it Q: You’re in a position of almost uncharted territory better.” being one of just a few female coaches that are coach- ing a men’s team. What challenges and advantages Q: Who’s been the biggest mentor to you as you does that present? go along in your coaching career? A: “I think it has unique challenges. There aren’t too A: “I think it’s definitely been Jack Bauerle, the many female mentors to call and ask “hey how did head coach at Georgia. He was my college swim you get through this?” However, I’ve had the opportu- coach, and he became like a second father to me. nity to become a two sport athlete during the same He guided me through a very important time in season for three years in college. With all that being my life and helped me to become the athlete and First-year head coach Courtney said, I think that what I’ve accomplished as an athlete person I am today.” Shealy Hart is a two-time Olympic speaks very highly of my ability to be the head coach gold medalist at Georgia Tech of the women and the men. I believe Q: You’re taking over a team that’s really had more people in here. I think we have created a good staff. that the men as well as the women respect what I success in the last couple years than ever in the his- I’m very excited for my staff as we are all on the same have accomplished as an athlete and understand that tory. What do you need to do to keep that train mov- page. We all have the same philosophy, and we all I know what it takes to be successful at this level. My ing and keep progressing forward? know what our goals are. I also think the women can goal is to help them succeed as students and athletes.” break into the top twenty in the NCAA.” A: “Fortunately, we have Gal Nevo for another year, Q: Having been an assistant coach here for a couple and we are very excited about getting behind him and Q: Speaking of the staff you have John Ames who’s years how do you think that has helped you with fa- supporting him. Our year end goal is to get more peo- been coaching the diving team for several years now miliarity with the program and earning the respect of ple to the NCAAs from both the men’s and women’s and Marty Hamburger has also been here with you for your student-athletes? team. Also, we are trying to focus more on local re- awhile. You brought in two new people (Chris DeSan- cruiting. We have some great athletes here in Georgia, tis and Mark Toburen). You said you wanted coaches A: “I definitely think having been an assistant coach and a lot of them automatically go to the other schools here helped me get the head coaching position. The because those schools have es- administration saw what I could do as an assistant. tablished themselves. Our aim The athletes also responded well to me and have is to establish ourselves here in shown me respect these past couple years. So far, it’s Atlanta and become a program been a relatively smooth transition. Everybody has that people want to be a part of, been very supportive. I’m glad that I was here. I knew whether they are from Georgia the system. I knew all the support staff, so I think it or from any other state.” made it easier for me to become a head coach.” Q: Where do you see this pro- Q: With your experience as an Olympic athlete, how do gram in five years? you think that has helped you get where you are today as a coach and a person? A: “I definitely think our men can be top ten in the country if they A: “On my Journey to the Olympics, there were defi- continue to push, believe they Gal Nevo was a two-time All-American and nitely ups and downs the whole way.