The Subsequent Wave: Olympic Gold Medalist John Hargis Appointed Director of Swimming at IMG Academy

“With swimming’s unique ability to impact IMG Academy’s boarding school, camps, and elite Olympic training pathways, the launch of the program required a truly world-class leader, and John is the perfect person to lead our program,” mentioned Brian Nash, Vice President of Athletics. “His passion for the sport, combined with his Olympic pedigree and proven leadership, makes him the ideal person to build and lead IMG Academy Swimming. John’s vision and experience will inspire our student-athletes and elevate the program to new heights.”

The program will probably be anchored by a state-of-the-art Aquatic Center at present underneath development on IMG Academy’s campus. Designed to help each elite coaching and competitors, the Aquatic Center will provide Olympic-caliber facilities and the flexibleness to host a variety of coaching environments, positioning IMG Academy as a premier world vacation spot for swimming improvement. The state-of-the-art Aquatic Center is scheduled to open in March 2027, with swimming camps starting that summer time and the boarding faculty program launching within the fall of 2027.

“Adding swimming to IMG Academy is a significant moment for the sport, and the opportunity to help build it from the ground up was one that deeply motivated my family and me to be here,” mentioned Hargis. “The vitality surrounding IMG Academy and its unwavering dedication to growing the entire student-athlete, academically, athletically, and personally, units the worldwide commonplace in sports activities schooling. My focus is on assembling the correct folks and making a program that may stand as a benchmark for swimming globally.”

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About IMG Academy

IMG Academy is the world’s main sports activities schooling model, offering a holistic schooling mannequin that empowers student-athletes to win their future, getting ready them for faculty and for all times. IMG Academy supplies development alternatives for all student-athletes by way of an revolutionary suite of on-campus and on-line experiences:

• Boarding faculty and camps, by way of a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
• Online teaching by way of IMG Academy+, with a deal with private improvement by way of the lens of sport and efficiency
• Online faculty recruiting, by way of NCSA and SportsRecruits, offering unmatched faculty recruiting schooling and companies to student-athletes and their households, membership coaches, and occasion operators, and is the premier service for faculty coaches.

To study extra about IMG Academy and its on-campus and on-line experiences, go to www.imgacademy.com.