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John Ames Has Interim Tag Removed as Head Coach of Georgia Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Ames,<\/strong> who has led Georgia Tech as its interim coach since August, had that tag removed for the full-time job on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ames replaced Courtney Shealy Hart<\/strong> in August on an interim basis<\/a> after 23 years as the Yellow Jackets\u2019 diving coach. He led the men\u2019s team to a 6-1 dual-meet record this year, including a No. 21 national ranking in the CSCAA poll and a ninth-place result at the ACC Championships, the field for which expanded this year. The team has attained 65 NCAA B cuts this year and set nine school records, including in five relays. The Yellow Jackets had one ACC champion, thanks to 3-meter diver Max Fowler,<\/strong> while Berke Saka<\/strong> finished second in the men\u2019s 200 individual medley at ACCs.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to be named the Toni M. and Richard L. Bergmark swimming and diving head coach at Georgia Tech, a program that has been my home for more than two decades,\u201d Ames said in a press release<\/a>. \u201cLeading this team through the transition from interim to head coach has been a privilege, and I am excited to continue building on our tradition of excellence. I want to extend my sincere gratitude to our director of athletics, J Batt, and Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera for their trust and support. My focus remains on guiding our student-athletes to success both in and out of the pool.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a diving coach, Ames led 10 Georgia Tech divers to NCAA Championships appearances, totaling 29 events at NCAAs and 11 All-American honors. Fowler is the fourth ACC champion he\u2019s tutored, a list that includes 2021 NCAA bronze medalist Cami Hidalgo<\/strong> on 1-meter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to elevate John Ames to our permanent Toni M. and Richard L. Bergmark swimming and diving head coach,\u201d Georgia Tech director of athletics J Batt<\/strong> said. \u201cJohn has done an outstanding job throughout his 24 years at Tech, first as the most successful diving coach in program history, then in leading our men\u2019s team to a top-25 ranking as interim head coach this season. Our swimming and diving program is in good hands with him at the helm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ames has coached for more than 30 years, starting as a graduate assistant at Western Illinois and six years at George Washington. He\u2019s worked at Montgomery Dive Club and as the head coach of Atlanta Diving Association from 2001-13. He dove collegiately at the Ohio University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"