Jon Sakovich
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Jonathan Dehe "Jon" Sakovich (born June 26, 1970) is a former American college and international swimmer from Saipan
. At the 1988 Olympics
he represented Guam
, where he set the Guam Records in the 400-meter and 1500-meter freestyle and 400-meter individual medley, all three of which still stand as of May 2009.
Sakovich received an athletic scholarship
to attend the University of Florida
in Gainesville, Florida
, where he swam for coach Randy Reese
and coach Skip Foster's Florida Gators swimming and diving teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) competition from 1989 to 1992. Sakovich graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
in health and human performance in 1997.
Later in his swimming career, he represented the United States
in such international competitions as the 1995 Pan American Games
.
, he is an assistant swimming coach at the Bolles School
, in Jacksonville, Florida
.
Saipan
Saipan is the largest island of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , a chain of 15 tropical islands belonging to the Marianas archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean with a total area of . The 2000 census population was 62,392...
. At the 1988 Olympics
Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics took place in Seoul, South Korea. The swimming competition, held from September 18 to September 25, was notable for the seven medals, including five golds, won by Matt Biondi, the six golds won by Kristin Otto, and the three individual golds won by Janet Evans...
he represented Guam
Guam
Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
, where he set the Guam Records in the 400-meter and 1500-meter freestyle and 400-meter individual medley, all three of which still stand as of May 2009.
Sakovich received an athletic scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
to attend the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, where he swam for coach Randy Reese
Randy Reese
Randy Reese is an American college and Olympic swimming coach. Reese is best known for coaching the Florida Gators swimming and diving teams to four national championships, and coaching the winners of eighteen Olympic gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals...
and coach Skip Foster's Florida Gators swimming and diving teams in National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) competition from 1989 to 1992. Sakovich graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in health and human performance in 1997.
Later in his swimming career, he represented the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in such international competitions as the 1995 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 1995 Pan American Games
Swimming at the 12th Pan American Games took place March 12-18, 1995 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Competition was held in a long course pool.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal standings:-References:**...
.
, he is an assistant swimming coach at the Bolles School
Bolles School
The Bolles School is a private college preparatory day and boarding school in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It has a lower school , a middle school, and a high school, spread across four campuses around the Jacksonville area, and enrolls about 1,800 students a year. The school was founded in 1933 as...
, in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...
.
See also
- Florida GatorsFlorida GatorsThe Florida Gators are the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. The "Lady Gators" is an alternative nickname sometimes used by the Gators women's teams...
- List of University of Florida alumni
- List of University of Florida Olympians