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Platt has been with the Explorers for 13 seasons, serving as assistant coach for 10 years before earning the promotion to associate head coach in August 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJamie has a long association with La Salle swimming as a student-athlete and assistant coach and truly understands the Lasallian values and culture associated with our University,\u201d Brennan said. \u201cHe is well-liked by both student-athletes and alumni and is well-respected in the swimming community. We are delighted to have Jamie as our next head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Emmaus, Pa. native has been involved in all facets of the La Salle program throughout the past 13 years, including a concentration on the distance and stroke swimmers and directing the recruiting.\u00a0 He has also been responsible for engaging the swimming and diving alumni through events and fundraising. He has also served as the team\u2019s liaison to the sports information and academic support offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely thankful, honored and excited to lead our swimming and diving program,\u201d Platt said. \u201cThe program is a proven pathway towards success for so many student-athletes. Simply put \u2013 La Salle University cares about its students and student-athletes and I am humbled to have the opportunity to contribute to the University&#8217;s success. I specifically thank Dr. Brennan, John Lyons and our alumni for this opportunity and for their support in my new role as head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Platt looks to continue his proven history of success on the Explorer pool deck. Since Platt\u2019s arrival,\u00a0the Explorers have set 63 school records, won 19 Atlantic 10 individual titles and set three A-10 conference records. He has mentored two A-10 Rookies of the Year and a US Olympic Trials qualifier.<\/p>\n<p>His distance swimmers have captured five A-10 titles in the 1,650 freestyle event in the last six years. In 2014, <strong>Mattias Glenesk<\/strong> broke a 31-year-old A-10 record in his gold medal swim. Also under Platt\u2019s tutelage, La Salle was represented at the 2012 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Neb., with meet qualifier <strong>Blase Szyszko<\/strong> \u201913.<\/p>\n<p>Platt has experience coaching swimmers from the developmental to Olympic levels. He came to La Salle in 2002 from Emmaus, Pa., where he was the Head Age Group Coach and Aquatic Director at the Emmaus Aquatic Club (EMAC). Platt is also a former member of La Salle&#8217;s swim team.<\/p>\n<p>Platt is currently the General Chair of the Middle Atlantic Swimming LSC Board of Directors, the fifth largest LSC in the nation. He is also a member of both the American Swimming Coaches Association and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.\u00a0 Platt was also the NCAA Division I Women&#8217;s and Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championship&#8217;s Meet Coordinator for nearly 10 years, overseeing the national championships operations.<\/p>\n<p>He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n<p><i>The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming World. To reach our audience, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newsmaster@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\">newsmaster@swimmingworld.com<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2013 Jamie Platt has been named the head coach of the La Salle men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming &amp; diving program, Director of Athletics Dr. Tom Brennan announced today. 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