Georgia Tech Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart Departing after 15 Years

Georgia Tech Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart Departing after 15 Years

Georgia Tech head coach Courtney Shealy Hart introduced on Wednesday that she is stepping down after 15 years on the helm to pursue skilled alternatives away from the pool.

Hart was named Georgia Tech’s head coach in 2009-10. Below her tutelage, the Yellow Jackets males’s crew has completed within the remaining high 25 rankings by CSCAA in six of the final seven seasons.

John Ames, the Yellow Jackets’ long-time diving coach, has been named the interim head coach.

“The choice to step down after 15-plus years main the Georgia Tech swimming and diving program is an extremely troublesome one,” Hart mentioned in a college assertion. “I’ve been utterly clear with our crew concerning the elements that led me to this resolution, which at the start is my household, my best supply of energy and assist. Over time, the calls for of this position have grown, and I discover myself needing extra time to be current with them. As a lot as I like this program and every of our student-athletes, I need to prioritize my household throughout this stage of my life. Moreover, I’ve skilled some well being challenges which have made it more and more troublesome to fulfill the calls for of this position. I’ve all the time prided myself on giving 100% to this crew, however I now notice that I must concentrate on my well-being to make sure that I might be there for my household and my future endeavors.

“Thanks to my crew and coaches for his or her understanding and the unbelievable journey we’ve had collectively. I’ll all the time be rooting for them and sit up for seeing all the wonderful issues they’ll do sooner or later.”

Hart coached 71 NCAA qualifiers, 21 All-People and 12 ACC particular person champions. Hart has mentored 16 Olympians in Atlanta, together with 5 on the Paris Video games in 2024. She was on deck because the coach of Laotian Olympian Ariana Dirkzwager.

Hart was an Olympian in 2000, profitable gold medals on the ladies’s 400 medley and 400 free relays in Sydney. A 26-time All-American and five-time nationwide champion, Hart was named the NCAA’s Swimmer of the 12 months in 2000 on the College of Georgia.

That native of Columbia, South Carolina, was an assistant on the College of North Florida earlier than two seasons as an assistant at Georgia Tech from 2007-09.

“On behalf of all the Georgia Tech neighborhood, I prolong our deepest because of Courtney for all that she has finished for Tech swimming and diving and the Institute in her 15 years as head coach,” athletic director J Batt mentioned. “Her dedication to the student-athletes in her program not solely produced top-25 groups, ACC champions and All-People, but in addition tons of of Georgia Tech graduates which have gone on to realize nice issues out and in of the pool. We’re very grateful for her years of service to the Institute and want her nothing however the easiest as she pursues her new skilled aspirations, prioritizes her well-being and will get to spend well-deserved time along with her household.”