20 Facts About Ron Jacks

Ronald Brian Jacks was born on January 23,1948 and was a Canadian Olympic and international swimmer in the 1960s and 1970s.

Ron Jacks is currently a leading coach for Canadian swimmers such as Richard Weinberger through the Pacific Coast Swimming Club.

Ron Jacks helped found the Pacific Coast Swimming club in 2002.

Ron Jacks was National Open Water Coach of the Year in 2002,2003 and 2004, a Paralympic Coach for the 2004 Athens Games and the Canadian Open Water Head Coach at the 2005 World Aquatic Championships in Montreal and 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria.

Ron Jacks is one of the very few coaches who has completed a hat trick at the International level, with medalists among able-bodied swimmers, swimmers with a disability, and open-water swimmers.

Ron Jacks is a member of the Canadian Swimming, the BC Sports, and the Swimming Canada Halls of Fame.

Ron Jacks competed for Canada at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, and 1967 and 1971 Pan-Am Games.

Between 1964 and 1972 Ron Jacks set seven Canadian records, and won numerous Canadian National Championships.

Ron Jacks graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology in 1971.

Ron Jacks is a member of the Canadian Swimming Hall of Fame, the BC Sports Hall of Fame and the Swim BC Halls of Fame.

Ron Jacks won the 1969 British 'Open' ASA National Championship 440 yards freestyle title and the 1650 yards freestyle title.

In 1972, Ron Jacks retired from competitive swimming and turned his attention to coaching starting in Vancouver, BC as the head coach for the Arbutus Swim Club.

Ron Jacks became head coach with the Hyack Swim Club from 1974 to 1984 when he moved to Victoria, BC to become the head coach of the Victoria Amateur Swim Club.

In 2002, he and fellow coaches Rod Barratt, and Mark Lancaster formed Pacific Coast Swimming where Ron Jacks is currently in the position of Director of Swimming.

Ron Jacks is a Canadian NCCP Level IV and NCI Master Coach.

Ron Jacks has received numerous recognitions for coaching excellence by Swim BC, the BC Swim Coaches Association, the Canadian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association, and Swim-Natation Canada.

Ron Jacks was named as the National Open Water Coach of the Year in 2002,2003,2004 and 2005.

Ron Jacks received a National Domestic Excellence in Coaching Award in 2003 and 2004, a Petro-Canada National Coaching Excellence Award in 2004, and a 2004 International CSCTA Team Award.

Ron Jacks was awarded the 2004 and 2005 BC Coach of the Year, and the 2002 BC Coach of the Year.

Ron Jacks coaching has produced finalists or semi-finalists at every Olympic Games since 1976.