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Buddy Baarcke

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American swimmer and swimming coach (1931–2017)

Buddy Baarcke
Photo portrait of Baarcke
Baarcke in 1954
Personal information
FullnameLeonide Alfred Baarcke Jr.
Nickname"Buddy"
NationalteamUnited States
Born(1931年09月23日)September 23, 1931
DiedMarch 10, 2017(2017年03月10日) (aged85)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, backstroke
College teamUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Leonide Alfred "Buddy" Baarcke, Jr. (September 23, 1931 – March 10, 2017) was an American competitive swimmer, Pan American Games medalist and swimming coach. Baarcke was the first American to set a world record with the butterfly stroke, doing so in the 100-yard event, and he was the first American to record times under 1 minute over 100 yards in the freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly events. At the 1955 Pan American Games, Baarcke won bronze in the 100 m backstroke and gold with his team in the ×ばつ_100_metre_medley_relay" title="Swimming at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 4 ×ばつ 100 metre medley relay" id="mwDg">4 ×ばつ 100 m medley relay.

As a coach, Baarcke assisted with the University of North Carolina swim team and later with the University of Florida Gators swim team. He also coached for the Swimming Association of the Palm Beaches, where his junior swimmers won several races at the AAU Junior Olympics and national age group championships.

Biography

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Leonide Alfred Baarcke was born on September 23, 1931;[1] [2] [3] he came to be known as "Buddy".[3] [4] Baarcke learned to swim in Alabama, growing up in Birmingham.[4]

Competitive swimming

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Baarcke originally swam competitively at Sewanee Military Academy, graduating in 1949, before studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At North Carolina, Baarcke won Southern Conference titles in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke[4] and placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke at the 1953 NCAA championships.[5] Baarcke was then drafted into the military for two years, where he continued to swim competitively.[3]

In 1954, Baarcke broke the 100-yard butterfly world record with a time of 57.3 seconds, which made him the first American to set a world record with the stroke;[6] [7] [3] he also broke the US national record in the 100-metre butterfly.[4] Baarcke competed at the first ever 100-yard butterfly event at the 1954 National Indoor Championships,[note 1] where William Yorzyk, the future first Olympic gold medalist in the 200-metre butterfly, saw the stroke for the first time.[8]

Representing the United States at the 1955 Pan American Games, Baarcke placed third in the 100 m backstroke and first in the ×ばつ_100_metre_medley_relay" title="Swimming at the 1955 Pan American Games – Men's 4 ×ばつ 100 metre medley relay" id="mwYw">4 ×ばつ 100 m medley relay with his team,[10] having trained with the Tar Heel swimmers and divers.[11] After the Pan American Games, Baarcke went on a swim tour of Asia, before beginning training for the 1956 Summer Olympics; he became ill with hepatitis before the games and did not compete.[4] Baarcke was the first American to record times under 1 minute over 100 yards in the freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly events,[7] and he achieved All-American status in backstroke and butterfly.[7]

Coaching

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Baarcke began his coaching career while at the University of North Carolina,[3] working as a coaching assistant while he was also a post-graduate student in 1954, 1957 and 1958.[7] He then moved to Florida and coached for the Swimming Association of the Palm Beaches, where his junior swimmers won several races at the AAU Junior Olympics and national age group championships.[4] From 1987 to 2003, Baarcke was an assistant coach for the University of Florida Gators swim team.[12] [13] According to the American Swimming Coaches Association, during his coaching career, Baarcke was involved with coaching an Olympic gold medalist, other Olympic medalists, and nine world-ranked swimmers.[11]

In 2015 or 2016, Baarcke was inducted into the American Swimming Coaches Association's coaching Hall of Fame,[note 2] and he is also in the North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame[7] and the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame.[15]

Death

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Baarcke died on March 10, 2017, aged 85.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Sources conflict on where he finished, with a 2008 article in the Journal of Olympic History writing that he finished first,[8] and a contemporary news report from The Harvard Crimson stating that he did not finish first after being overtaken in the last 25 yards by Dave Hawkins.[9]
  2. ↑ Swimming World writes that he was inducted in September 2016,[3] [14] while on the American Swimming Coaches Association website, he is listed as being in the class of 2015.[11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Buddy Baarcke". intersportstats.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Leonide Baarcke Obituary (1931–2017)". al.com . March 31, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rutemiller, Brent (March 14, 2017). "Passages: Hall of Fame Coach Buddy Baarcke, Jr. Passes Away at 85". Swimming World . Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Balfe, Bob (September 1962). "Swimming World" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. Swimming World. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  5. ↑ "National Collegiate Athletic Association Swimming & Diving Championships Official Results" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 16, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Baarcke Sets Record". The Chapel Hill Weekly. April 16, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Class of 1988". North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on July 29, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Barney, David; Barney, Robert (December 2008). "A Long Night's Journey into Day: The Odyssey of Butterfly". Journal of Olympic History . 16 (3): 12, 25 – via Olympic World Library.
  9. ↑ "Hawkins Overtakes AAU Swim Favorite". The Harvard Crimson . April 12, 1954. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ México: Memoria, Segundos Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos, Del 12 Al 26 De Marzo De 1955 [Mexico: Official Report of the Second Pan American Games] (PDF) (in Spanish). Talleres Gráficos de la Nación. 1955. pp. 458, 460. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 10, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "Hall of Fame L.a. Buddy Baarke – American Swimming Coaches Association". American Swimming Coaches Association. Archived from the original on December 24, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  12. ↑ Florida Swimming and Diving 2025–26 Media Guide (PDF). Florida Gators. p. 57. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Assistants" (PDF). The NCAA News. Vol. 24, no. 24. June 10, 1987. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 14, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ Rieder, David (September 9, 2016). "Dave Durden Honored as ASCA Coach of the Year". Swimming World . Archived from the original on February 16, 2019. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hall of Famers". Palm Beach County Sports Commission. Archived from the original on March 19, 2026. Retrieved July 29, 2026.
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