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Jack Bauerle on Success, Succession at the University of Georgia \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jack Bauerle<\/strong> had been told, by friends who\u2019d gone through it, that the day would come when he\u2019d know the time was right.<\/p>\n

One day this spring, walking off the tennis court for a match he\u2019d squeezed in, knowing he\u2019d have to hurry back to the University of Georgia for World Championships prep, the feeling struck.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was just this little moment,\u201d Bauerle said via a Zoom call last week, \u201cwhere I was tired of rushing everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

That revelation led Bauerle to step down last week after 44 years<\/a> at the helm of Georgia, an institution he\u2019s been connected to for more than a half-century, since his undergrad days in the early 1970s.<\/p>\n

His career at Georgia was unmatched, comprising seven national championships, 12 SEC team titles, 595 dual meet wins and 175 NCAA titles claimed by swimmers. In retirement, Bauerle wanted not only to transition to the next phase in his life but to make sure the program was in good hands. Having two individuals that he coached and that coached beside him \u2013 Neil Versfeld<\/strong> on the men\u2019s side, Stefanie Williams Moreno<\/strong> on the women\u2019s \u2013 only reinforced that he could step away on his terms.<\/p>\n

The Right Time<\/h4>\n

For Bauerle, there were no half-measures in coaching. So he knew that even when a coach was ostensibly relaxing and off the clock, there was always something churning through his mind. Was his last practice good enough? Was everything ready for the next practice? Were the controllables controlled? And what about those things that come out of the blue; have to try to brace for them?<\/p>\n

That, more than considerations of his legacy, led Bauerle to choose when to retire.<\/p>\n

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Georgia senior associate head coach Harvey Humphries (left) and Georgia\u2019s head coach Jack Bauerle during the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships in 2018. Photo Courtesy: Steven Colquitt<\/p><\/div>\n

His achievements defy a simple summation. The statistics at Georgia<\/a> paint part of the picture, as does Bauerle\u2019s involvement with various Olympic staffs \u2013 he was the head coach for the U.S. women in 2008, a men\u2019s assistant in 2016 and 2021 and a personal coach in 2004 and 2012 to go with head women\u2019s coach at three World Championships. But those close to him are left with more personal memories.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe really cares about (swimmers) as people,\u201d Williams Moreno said. \u201cAnd I think Neil and myself, that\u2019s how we coach. We genuinely care about the athletes. We want them to be a success in the pool, out of the pool, in the classroom, after they graduate and come back. The special bond he\u2019s had thousands of athletes he\u2019s had come through the program in his 40-year career, for me the list is too long to be able to pinpoint. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the genuine care and love for all of the kids that have come through the program is unmatched. I don\u2019t think there\u2019s another Jack Bauerle out there. And I\u2019m fortunate be able to be alongside him in the coaching capacity and as a former student athlete and just a mentor all around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bauerle was \u201ca little stunned\u201d by the outpouring of messages. His attention fixated not necessarily on the most accomplished swimmers of the bunch (not just because Williams Moreno and Versfeld are two in that group), but on those who\u2019d most maximized their potential in college, under-the-radar recruits who became leaders and the best versions of themselves. He\u2019s just as heartened to see them continuing to do that in their professional lives.<\/p>\n

Bauerle\u2019s next steps remain open, which in itself is a departure for a coach that has meticulously planned so much of his professional life. He\u2019s got surfing trips on the books and more time for tennis, though no plans to take up golf. Some of the ideas that were forced to take a backseat to swimming can now become realities. He says he\u2019ll remain in Athens as a resource if the new coaches need him.<\/p>\n

Bauerle is clear on what he\u2019ll miss most: His interactions with swimmers. He\u2019ll particularly miss the morning sessions, invoking a Bob Dylan lyric about the pre-dawn workouts being a chance to chat before \u201ctoo many thoughts get in the way in the day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m going to miss the kids,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t know what retirement looks like at all. I have no earthly idea. I\u2019ll probably get used to it, but I\u2019ll probably be doing something else<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next at UGA<\/h4>\n

Bauerle hoped the program would stay in-house for its next leaders, given the talent available. His wishes where heeded there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there are a lot of people that would like to be here, but it\u2019s sort of nice,\u201d Bauerle said. \u201cThey\u2019ve done their time, their due diligence, and I also think they\u2019re great coaches. For me, I feel like a proud father, because Stef was our most decorated All-American, and Neil was an Olympian and NCAA record-holder. The kind of character that they have, as athletes, it\u2019s the same character as coaches. They\u2019re talented at what they do and they work hard, and that\u2019s what you have to be as a coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both new coaches had, as Bauerle alluded to, outstanding careers as Bulldogs.<\/p>\n

Williams Moreno graduated in 2002, a 28-time All-American. She won four NCAA relay titles and helped the Bulldogs to three national championships. She returned to Athens in 2012, spending the last 10 seasons at Bauerle\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

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Photo Courtesy: Tony Walsh \/ Georgia Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Versfeld, a 2009 grad, set an NCAA record in the 200 breaststroke. He represented South Africa at the 2008 Olympics and has been an associate head coach at Georgia for the last three years.<\/p>\n

Both cite their time as undergrads as among the most influential years in their lives (Versfeld, for instance, married fellow Georgia swimmer Michelle McKeehan<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Both knew, once they started coaching, that they wanted to get back to Athens somehow.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I decided to go full time into coaching, the ultimate goal was always to get back to Georgia at some point, get back to college coaching,\u201d Versfeld said. \u201cAnd having the opportunity here at my alma mater is truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember leaving in 2004 to go to Olympic Trials, and I was really emotional knowing it was the last practice I was going to have here in Athens, on this pool deck, with my teammates, and I\u2019m going to Olympic trials and it was a huge, special place in my heart,\u201d Williams Moreno said. \u201cWhen I left, I didn\u2019t know if I was going to get into coaching. I just knew the impact that swimming has had on my life and the friendships I\u2019ve made and my journey here at Georgia. When I went home and retired from swimming, I realized, how can I give back to a spot that has given me so much. I really wanted to get into coaching. Because the four years I had here was the best four years of my life, I knew that I needed to come back and be a small part of the journey of young men and women. And if I could have an impact that was half as much as Jack had on my life on the kids that I worked with would be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Exactly what that will look like remains to be seen. Both coaches demurred on details, since Bauerle\u2019s retirement means a reorganization in which the programs are split up. Their staffs, outside of diving coach Chris Colwill, are too be constructed.<\/p>\n

But neither had the slightest qualms about taking over for such a legend. Versfeld believes part of the reason why he and Williams Moreno are right for the job is their competitiveness and passion for the university. That includes understanding that they\u2019re not trying to be the next Jack Bauerle, Sisyphean task that that would be.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what it takes,\u201d Williams Moreno said. \u201cThere\u2019s never going to be another Jack Bauerle. I want to be the next Stefanie Moreno, and Neil wants to be the next Neil Versfeld.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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