Ron Jacks |
National champion and three-time Olympian, Ron retired from competitive swimming in 1972 to coach in Vancouver. He came to Victoria in 1984 and in 1988, helped form and was Director of Swimming at Island Swimming until 2002. He then co-founded and is Director of Swimming at Pacific Coast Swimming.
Ron is an NCCP Level 4 and NCI Master Coach. He has been recognized for coaching excellence by Swim BC, both the BC and Canadian Swim Coaches and Teachers Associations, and Swimming/Natation Canada. Ron was National Open Water Coach of the Year (2002-2005), Paralympic Coach at Athens 2004, and Canadian Open Water Head Coach at the 2005 World and 2006 Pan Pacific Championships.
Ron has received two National Domestic Excellence in Coaching awards, two Petro-Canada National Coaching Excellence awards and an International CSCTA Team award. He was BC Coach of the Year (SWAD/Para) for six consecutive years and 2002 BC Coach of the Year (16 and under). Ron has been inducted into the Canadian Swimming, Swim BC and BC Sports Halls of Fame.
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Rich Harden |
A product of Layritz Little League, Rich attended Central Arizona College on a baseball scholarship, during which time he led all Division 1 college pitchers and was selected All Conference. Drafted by the Oakland A’s, he rocketed through the minor leagues, reaching the majors after only two years. Rich made his first playoff appearance in the 2003 post season, pitching in relief and getting the win. In 2008, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs and was instrumental in helping them make the playoffs. It was in 2008 that he pitched an “immaculate inning”: a first inning when he struck out three batters on nine pitches, only the sixth time that has been done to the first 3 batters of the game.
Rich played a total of nine seasons in the majors before injury forced retirement. His final major league stats: won 59, lost 38 for an outstanding winning percentage of .608. He finished with a stellar 3.76 career ERA and a remarkable 949 strikeouts in 928 Innings pitched which ranks him 14th all-time in the history of Major League baseball.
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