Bill Peak
Bill Peak, circa 1983, as Lakeside coach | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Died | December 23, 1996 Age 51 Orlando, Florida |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1977–1984 | Lakeside Swim Club Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1984–1995 | Old Dominion Aquatic Club (Virginia Beach, Virginia) |
| 1995–1996 | Trinity Aquatic Club Trinity Prep School (Orlando, Florida) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2007 ASCAA Hall of Fame | |
Bill Peak (1945 – December 23, 1996) was a swimming coach from the United States. He is probably best known for having coached Mary T. Meagher, a 1984 Olympic triple gold medalist, to World Records in the women's 100 and 200 fly, while both were with Lakeside Swim Team in Louisville, Kentucky. Meagher held her 100 and 200-meter butterfly World marks for 19 and 20 years, respectively; and as of 2014, her 2:05.96 time in the 200-meter butterfly from 1981 still remained the US Open mark fastest time swum in the United States.
Peak served in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam, winning a bronze star for combat service.
He coached the following swimming teams during his career:
- Lakeside Swim Team, Louisville, KY (1977–1984)
- Old Dominion Aquatic Club, Norfolk, Virginia (1984–1995)
- Trinity Aquatics, and Trinity Prep School Orlando, FL (1995–1996)