Josh Gurekovich is the first and only swimming coach at Saint Vincent.
In 2013, he was honored by his peers, named Women's Coach of the Year in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Prior to SVC's joining of the NCAA, Coach Gurekovich qualified 13 swimmers for the NAIA national meet. As members of the NCAA and the Presidents' Athletic Conference, his Bearcats and Lady Bearcats continue to perform well, setting many new school records each season. Gurekovich comes to Saint Vincent after coaching two powerful NCAA Division III teams, Westminster and Colby Colleges.
While at Westminster, he helped guide three swimmers to the NCAA national meet where they placed in the top 16 in each of their respective events during the 1999-2000 season. He then went on to Colby College where in the first year he helped the women’s team to their highest finish in the NESCAC Conference meet placing fourth. They also had multiple national qualifiers.
He then returned to Westminster for the 2003-04 season, and the Westminster women finished the year with the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship while the men finished a close second. Gurekovich has coached 27 national qualifiers in NCAA D-II, D-III, and NAIA during his coaching career both as an assistant and head coach. He has also worked with 8 All-Americans and one national champion.
In addition to these coaching accolades he is a two-time NAIA National qualifier, an All-American in the 800 Free Relay, and a member of the 1999 GLIAC Conference Champion swim team. A 1999 graduate of Westminster College, Gurekovich earned his degree in History with a Secondary Education minor.
He and his wife Chrissy reside in Irwin with son, Connor and daughter, Emily.
