Hometown: Glenrothes, Scotland
Education:
- B.S. in Psychology, University of Florida, 2020
Jack enters his fourth season as an Assistant Swim Coach for the Gators, working primarily with the men’s team. He was promoted to full time after serving as a volunteer swim coach at Florida for the 2020-21 season. A former Gator himself, the Glenrothes, Scotland native also served as an assistant coach on the Venezuelan National Team during the 2022 FINA World Championships.
In his three years as an assistant coach, Szaranek has been part of 30 SEC Championship event titles and 12 NCAA Championship titles (seven relays, five individual).
During the 2024 season, Jack was part of developing 16 All-Americans at the men’s NCAA Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. The Gators put together a total team effort to finish third at NCAA’s following five first-place finishes and tallying 30 top-16 finishes. During the SEC Championships in Auburn, Al., Jack helped the men’s team to their 12th-consective SEC Title and a men’s and women’s back-to-back program sweep.
During his first year as a volunteer coach for the Gators, he helped the men’s team to their ninth consecutive SEC Title and their best finish at the NCAA Championships since 2017 with a third-place finish.
As a Gator, Jack swam multiple events, specializing in the freestyle while at Florida from 2015-20. He also served as a volunteer coach for Florida for one year following the completion of his collegiate career. In his final year competing as a Gator, he qualified for the SEC Championships in the 50 free and in the 100 free. Florida went on to win the meet – the team’s eighth-straight SEC title. In 2020 Szaranek was invited to be a part of a relay at the NCAA Championships that were canceled due to COVID. Szaranek also boasted a successful academic career during his time at Florida, earning SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades in both 2018 and 2020.
Prior to Florida, Szaranek won the 50 free at the Scottish Team Championships and earned three medals at the British Youth Games. In addition, he holds multiple Scottish relay records and is a member of the Scottish Youth Development Squad.
