Illinois Swimming introduced a scholarship in honor of John “Jack” Yetter, a 53 year-old official, swim dad, and former swimmer, who died unexpectedly final week.
“Jack had a lifelong dedication to the game of swimming,” reads his obituary.
Yetter started swimming at 5 years outdated and continued by way of school at Northern Illinois College.
He then attended College of Dayton Regulation Faculty and started a profession in privateness regulation. He married his spouse, Julie, and had two kids, Sean and Molly.
Yetter grew to become a swim dad as his youngsters joined Saint Charles Swim Staff, the place he continued his involvement with the game. He has served on the Saint Charles Swim board since its inception. He additionally started officiating Saint Charles meets and has continued to take action on the nationwide degree. On the 2024 Olympic Trials, he served because the Assistant Admin Referee, and he’s a member of the USA Swimming Operational Danger Committee
On the state degree, Yetter has been an Illinois Swimming board member for a number of years, serving because the Officers Chair and later the Admin Vice Chair.
In his reminiscence, the LSC created a scholarship to “present alternatives for kids from financially deprived households with the chance to study to swim or swim competitively”. Extra particulars in regards to the scholarship are to be supplied by October 15.
Illinois Swimming asks these wishing to donate to the fund to mail a verify to:
Illinois Swimming
c/o: Jack Yetter Scholarship Fund
PO Field 440
St. Charles, IL 60174
or to scan the QR code on the scholarship web site.
