| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1953 Bloomfield, Connecticut |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee |
| Playing career | |
| 1970-1974 | University of Tennessee |
| Position(s) | freestyle, butterfly |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1975 | University of Tennessee (Student Asst. Coach) |
| 1977-1978 | Knoxville Swim Assoc. |
| 1977-1978 | University of Tennessee (Asst. Coach) |
| 1980-1988 | Mercersburg Academy Swimming Mercersburg, PA. |
| 1989-2012 | University of Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 282-65 .815 Winning Pct. (Tennessee) 95-2 (Mercersburg Academy) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Championship ('78-79) 2 SEC Championships ('89, '96) (Tennessee Coach) | |
| Awards | |
| 9 time All-American Swimmer | |
John Trembley is an American former All-American competition swimmer for the University of Tennessee, and swim coach. After a highly successful swimming career with Tennessee under coach Ray Bussard, Trembley coached the University of Tennessee Volunteers for 23 years from 1989-2012, becoming Bussard's able successor.[1]
Trembley was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut and moved to the Loudonville, New York area around 1964 where he would attend Shaker High School in Latham, N.Y. Both his parents had been avid swimmers. He began swimming competitively around age 8, and by his High School Freshman year at Shaker was already nationally ranked by the AAU.[2] In his Senior year, Trembley became one of America's top college swimming prospects. Competition for Trembley set off a highly contested recruiting war between Indiana's James Counsilman, and Tennessee's legendary coach Ray Bussard. Trembley was an exceptional young sprinter, with a High School 50-yard time of 20.5 seconds, and like his contemporary Mark Spitz, was also exceptional in butterfly, holding a state record time in the 100-yard event of 53.3 in his age group by March 1969.[3][4][5]
Collegiate competition
Trembley attended the University of Tennessee from 1970-1975, where he was voted an All-American nine times. His swimming years were from 1970-1974.[6][7] He won five individual NCAA titles between 1973–74, with two in the 50 freestyle, two in the 100 butterfly, and one in 100 freestyle, and swam in four NCAA-winning relays. He won the 50 freestyle and the 100 butterfly in SEC championships between 1971-1973.[3] At the NCAA Championships in March, 1973, Trembley came within a second of Mark Spitz's 100 meter American butterfly record with his time of :48.68.[8]
Early swim coach positions
Trembley served for a few years as an Assistant Coach at University of Tennessee after his college graduation in 1975. Prior to serving as Head Coach at Tennessee, Trembley coached eight years at Mercersburg, Academy in Mercersburg, PA, from 1980-1988, where he won six National Prep Titles, and six Eastern Prep Titles, as ranked by the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association, or Swimming World Magazine ratings. He obtained an impressive dual meet record at Mercersburg of 95-2.[3]
University of Tennessee Coach
During Trembley's reign as Tennessee Swimming Head Coach from 1989-2012, the team won two Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championships in 1989 and 1996. While serving as an Assistant Coach at Tennessee from 1978–79, the team became the first in the Southeastern Conference to win an NCAA championship. In his last season as coach in 2012, the Tennessee Vol Men Swimmers finished 12th at the NCAA Championships. During Trembley's time at Tennessee, including his four years as a swimmer 1971-1974, and his 23 years as a Coach, the men's program had 19 Olympic swimmers. His overall record at Tennessee included 282 wins and 65 losses, for a winning percentage of .813, second only to his predecessor at Tennessee, Ray Bussard. Trembley was released as Coach in January 2012 for what Athletic Director Dave Hart termed "gross misconduct".[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Keith, Braden, John Trembley, Police Report". SwimSwam.
- ↑ Micossi, Angelo, "Angelo's Angles", The Troy Record, Troy, New York, pg. 19, 26 January 1966
- 1 2 3 Julian, Roland, The Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tennessee, pg. 39, 6 March 1988
- ↑ "Shaker's John Trembley Shatters State Record", The Post-Star, Glen Falls, New York, pg. 14, 22 January 1970
- ↑ Held state record time of 53.3 seconds in 100 yard butterfly by 1969 in "State Swim Meet Tomorrow", The Standard-Star, New Rochelle, New York, pg. 30, 7 March 1969
- ↑ "University of Tennessee Website, 2011, Tennessee's All Americas". Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ↑ "Ex-UT swim coach John Trembley won't be charged". Retrieved 2011-09-14.
- ↑ "3 Marks Set in NCAA Swim Meet," Star Tribune, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pg. 20, 24 March 1973