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American swimming coach
| Born | 1945 |
|---|---|
| Died | December 23, 1996 Age 51 Orlando, Florida |
| 1977-1984 | Lakeside Swim Club Louisville, Ky. |
| 1984-1995 | Old Dominion Aquatic Club |
| 1995-1996 | Trinity Aquatic Club Trinity Prep School Orlando, Florida |
| 2007 ASCAA Hall of Fame | |
Bill Peak (1945 – December 23, 1996)[1] was a Swimming coach from the United States. He is probably best known for having coached Mary T. Meagher, a 1984 Olympic triple gold medalist, to World Records in the women’s 100 and 200 fly, while both were with Lakeside Swim Team in Louisville, Kentucky.[2] Meagher held her 100 and 200-meter butterfly World marks for 19 and 20 years, respectively; and as of 2014, her 2:05.96 time from 1981 still remained the US Open mark fastest time for the time swum in the United States.[2]
Peak served in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam, winning a bronze star for combat service.[3]
He coached the following swimming teams during his career:[4]
- Lakeside Swim Team, Louisville, KY (1977– 1984)
- Old Dominion Aquatic Club, Norfolk, Virginia (1984–1995)[5]
- Trinity Aquatics, Orlando, FL (1995–1996)
Outstanding swimmers coached
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During his years at Lakeside Swim Club, in addition to coaching Mary Meagher at Lakeside, Peak coached 1984 Olympian Tori Trees who placed fifth in the 200 meter backstroke in the 1984 Olympics, and Kara McGrath Chavey, a University of Texas Hall of Fame butterfly swimmer, and a 1987 Pan American gold medalist in the 200-meter butterfly.[6]
In his late career in Florida, he trained Mirjana Bosevska as a Sophomore at Trinity High School, who swam for the Macedonia Olympic team.[7]
He was elected to the American Swimming Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame in 2007.[7]
He died December 23, 1996 at 51 at his home in Orlando, Florida, and was survived by his wife the former Diane Peace, a daughter, and two sons.[1]
- ^ a b Bill Peak, man who coached world-class swimmers, dies by Mike Oliver, Orlando Sentinel. Published 1996-12-26; retrieved 2014-08-20
- ^ a b Madame Butterfly: the unfinished business of defeating East Germans brings back Meagher by Ray Didinger, Philadelphia Daily News. Published 1998-07-13; retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ “Coach Peak Survives in Lessons”, The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, Florida, December 20, 1996, pg. 43
- ^ Swimming coach Bill Peak dead at 51. Published by the Associated Press on 1996-12-25; retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ ODAC History page from the website of the Old Dominion Aquatic Club (www.swimodac.com); retrieved 2014-08-20.
- ^ “Reader’s Views”, The Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, July 18, 1984, pg. 8
- ^ a b ASCA Hall of Fame page from the website of the American Swimming Coaches Association (www.swimmingcoach.org); retrieved 2014-08-20.
