200 medley relay sets mark during first swimming event of SEC Championships
E-mail: jeremy.s.organ@vanderbilt.edu
2009-10: Jeremy Organ enters his fourth season as the head coach of the Vanderbilt swimming and diving team.
Constant improvement has been the theme of the Commodores under Organ, as nearly every team member posted their season-best marks at the end of the season in the SEC Championships. Vanderbilt finished 10th but strides were made across the board.
Three years of hard work have laid the foundation for what Organ hopes to be a landmark 2009-2010 season. The Commodores captured their first dual meet victories since resurrecting the team three years ago when they defeated Centre and Rhodes last fall. Organ welceomes seven recruits to this year's team to join an experienced roster that has re-written the record books, breaking six schools marks last season alone. Now, his goal is for Vanderbilt to have more success in the Southeastern Conference, which features some of the toughest opposition in the country year in and year out.
"We've come a long way," Organ said. "This is our third recruiting class coming in. Now we've really got to start looking at the highest levels in the sport. Now we should be at a point where we can start looking at the next block. I think we've got to start looking at a bigger picture, instead of just saying, `Oh, we're new.'"
In 2006, Organ directed the first swim team at Vanderbilt since the 1992 season when the university was forced to drop the team. The Commodores finished the season with an 0-3 dual meet record and finished 10th at the team's first Southeastern Conference meet since 1992.
Before coming to Vanderbilt, Organ served as the head senior assistant/head masters coach of the Nashville Aquatic Club, one of swimming's most competitive club teams. While coaching the NAC, Organ mentored six national championship qualifiers in addition to assisting 20 swimmers earn Division I scholarships.
Organ also served as the senior coach at the Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club. While in Pensacola, the club produced several national qualifiers and national age group top-16 swimmers.
Organ enjoyed a highly successful collegiate career, swimming at the University of North Dakota. While at UND, Organ was a six-time All-American. Organ also earned North Central Conference Swimmer of the Year honors in 1995.
Following graduation, Organ stayed with North Dakota to become Head Assistant Coach from 1996-2000. He helped establish the swimming strength and conditioning program, supervising student-athlete's academic progress and implementing community service programs.
While working as a coach at UND, Organ also served as the head coach for the Forks Area Swim Team. During that time, he garnered North Dakota Age Group Coach of the Year honors in 1998 and 1999.
Organ also has extensive experience in overseeing the growth of several swim programs, including the Great Pensacola Aquatic Club, where he nearly doubled the senior swim program in just two years. Also, while Organ was with the Nashville Aquatic Club, the program grew from 250 participants in 2002, to over 300 swimmers in 2005.
A native of British Columbia, Organ is married to the former Margaret Davidson. They are the proud owner of two dogs, Nash and Napa.
