Jon Urbanchek, Michigan men’s swimming aur diving program ke pratham coach, lagbhag do dashak (1982-2004) tak, California mein 87 saal ki umr mein gujar gaye. Urbanchek ka sabse bada achievement Ann Arbor mein aaya jab unhone U-M ko 1995 NCAA championship mein lead kiya — unki team ne 13 individual titles mein se chheen ke saath ek relay bhi jeeta — lekin unka visheshgyata se jana jata tha, 13 Big Ten titles 22 seasons mein, jismein 1986-95 tak das consecutive league titles shamil hai.
Milti julti, unki teams 163-34 tak ke dual meets aur Big Ten competition mein lagbhag asambhav 100-4 tak ke record rakhte hue 35 individual NCAA champions paida kiye. “Jon Urbanchek ka naam swimming ke kshetra mein adbhut upalabdhiyon aur coaching navachar ke saath juda hai, lekin unka sakaratmak insani prabhav lakho logon ke jeevan mein uska asli virasat hai,” U-M athletic director Warde Manuel ne ek bayan mein kaha. “Unki kahani sabhi paristhitiyon ke logon ke liye hai — videshi ke roop mein America aane se lekar safalta ki khoj tak aur unki kaam aur shandar parivaar ke zariye vyaktigat aur vyavsayik jeevan ke charam shikhar tak pahunchne mein.”
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Shukravaar ko swimming samuday se snympathy ka bahut bada samaan aaya, 15 guna rashtriya champion Texas ke coach Eddie Reese ne kaha, “Jab aap marate hain toh wahi cheez aapke saath jaati hai jo aapne doosron ko di. Jon bahut kuch saath le jaate hain,” jabki USC coach Lea Maurer, ek poorv Olympic gold medalist, ne kaha, “Unhone hamare sport ko badal diya aur ve 500 meters se bhi lambi wake-up swims ko support karte the.”
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Nahin sirf yeh, Urbanchek — jo American competitive swimming ke ek nirdeshak mana jata hai — aath Big Ten Coach of the Year aur 1995 mein NCAA Coach of the Year ke unke naam hai, balki unhone panch consecutive Olympics mein U.S. Olympic team ko coach kiya (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 aur 2004) aur agle do Olympics mein vishesh coach ke roop mein bhi seva ki (2008, 2012). Unhone vibhinn World Championships, Pan American Games aur anya U.S. antarrashtriya team ko bhi coach kiya.
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“2012 mein pehli baar jab maine unse mila tha tab se Jon Urbanchek ne mere liye kitna mahatva rakha hai, yeh vyakt karne mein mushkil hai,” kaha Katie Ledecky, teen baar Olympic khiladi, saat baar Olympic gold medalist aur 21 baar world champion. “Unhone mere 2012 Olympic team ke coach the aur tab se ve mere coach, margdarshak aur dost rahe hain. Maine unse bahut kuch seekha. Ve ek dayalu aur samarpit coach the jo kabhi bhi apne swimmers ko bhool nahi gaye.”
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