Stroke and Technique Swim Camp Coach

Oliver Agh, Assistant Swim Coach at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, has 20 years of swimming experience (11 years on International level) and 5 years of coaching and stroke clinic experience.

• Participated in the '92 (Barcelona, Spain) and '96 (Atlanta, GA) Olympic Games (finalist in the 200 Backstroke), 2 European Championships (’93 Sheffield, UK and ’95 Wien, Austria) , ‘94 World Championships (Rome, Italy), 2 World University Games (‘97 Sicily, Italy and ‘99 Palma de Mallorca, Spain)

• Member, Hungarian National Swim Team, 1989-2000, where he swam with 4 Olympic Champions under one of the world’s most successful coaches, Tamás Széchy.

• Member of FAU’s Swim Team, 1995-1999, coached by Steve Eckelkamp

• Member of the first team in FAU’s history to represent the school in the NCAA Division 1 Championships (Austin, TX), where he swam the 200 Backstroke and 400 IM.

• Captain of the Men’s Team, 1998-1999

• 2 times MVP, Multiple Varsity Record Holder

• 8 times Conference Champion, Multiple Conference Record Holder

“A former FAU swimmer and team captain in 1998-99, two-time Olympian and National Team member for Hungary from 1989 to 2000, Agh has international experience that is beneficial to the program.

 

"Agh brings a wealth of experience that should benefit our swimmers," said head coach Steve Eckelkamp. "As a former FAU swimmer and alumnus he brings the kind of personal insights that will also help the swimmers adjust and excel at FAU."

 

While at FAU, Agh was an eight-time conference champion and successfully defended his 200 backstroke title each year at the conference championships. In 1996, he advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 200 back and 400 IM.

 

After competing at FAU for four seasons, he graduated with a bachelor's of science in 2000. Agh continued his education and received his master of business administration in 2003.”

 

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