Nick Lake was named the Assistant Coach for the swimming and
diving team, and the Aquatics Director for the Woodruff Physical
Education Center, prior to the start of the 2010-11 season.
In his first season with the Eagles, Lake helped the Emory Women to
their second-consecutive National Championship, while the men
finished third at the NCAA Division III Championship. He
helped Emory's swimmers win National Championships in four
individual events and three relays, in addition to earning 72
all-America certificates. Emory also won the University
Athletic Association (UAA) Men's and Women's Championships during
the year, as Lake was named part of the conference Coaching Staff
of the Year.
Lake spent the 2009-10 season serving as a full-time volunteer
coach with the Eagles, helping the women’s squad its third
NCAA Division III National Championship, and the men's squad to a
third-place finish. He also led both the men and women to UAA
Championships.
A member of the Emory swimming and diving team throughout his
collegiate career, Lake was a 12-time all-American, earning
certificates in the 400-yard individual medley, the 500-yard
freestyle, the 1,650-yard freestyle and the 800-yard freestyle
relay. He served as the captain of the team during his senior
season, and led the team four-consecutive conference championships
and four-straight top-four finishes at the NCAA Division III
Championships.
Lake graduated Magna Cum Laude from Emory in 2008 with a
bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics, earning a
prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for his work in the pool,
the classroom and the community. He originally hails from
Dartmouth, MA, graduating from Dartmouth High School in 2004.
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