Mark Yankovich returns as an assistant with the La Salle swimming and diving program for his second season.
Yankovich comes to La Salle from the Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club, where he has served as the head swim coach since September of 2012. There he was responsible for supervising assistant coaches while designing season plans and daily practice schedules for roughly 80 swimmers.
Prior to that, the Richboro, Pa. native served as an assistant swim coach at Washington College (Chestertown, Md.) for two years, where he planned and executed the distance group workouts and guided two swimmers to NCAA DIII qualifying times. While at Washington, Yankovich earned a Master’s degree in Psychology.
Yankovich began his collegiate coaching career at Lafayette College, where he spent three seasons designing dryland workouts and swim practices for the Leopards. He led the middle distance swimmers in preparation for the Patriot League Championship while overseeing recruiting visits.
A 2007 graduate of McDaniel College (Westminster, Md.) with a degree in Exercise Science and Physical Education, Yankovich captained the Green Terror’s swim team for two seasons. Yankovich was named Team MVP as a senior in 2007 after earning Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2004.
