Former Eagle Nick Lake Named Emory Assistant Swim Coach/ Aquatics Director

Emory University has named former Eagle and postgraduate scholarship recipient Nick Lake the new Assistant Coach for the swimming and diving team, and the Aquatics Director for the Woodruff Physical Education Center.

Lake spent one year serving as a full-time volunteer coach with the Eagles last season, helping the women’s squad its third NCAA Division III National Championship, and both the men and women to UAA Championships.  He will assume the position left open by Erin Detwiler, who left Emory after one season to take the head coach position at Allegheny College over the summer. 
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.

“Nick represents the best and the brightest of the Emory Swimming and Diving tradition,” said Emory head coach Jon Howell.  “He has always been one of our programs most loyal and enthusiastic supporters.  As a volunteer coach last season, Nick also showed that he is a very talented and committed coach.  We are thrilled to have him join us this year as a full-time member of our coaching staff.”

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.