Frank Legacki

Frank Legacki (1939 – October 22, 2020) was an American championship swimmer. He won two individual, one relay, and two team NCAA swimming championships between 1959 and 1961 and set American records in the 50-yard freestyle. He was also a two-time National A.A.U. Champion in the 100 Butterfly and set American records in this event, too. He was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1994.

Early years A native of the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Legacki attended North Catholic High School as a freshman, and transferred to Father Judge High School when it was opened in 1954 for his sophomore year. He helped the Father Judge Crusaders win the Philadelphia City League championship, and Legacki won the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events at the National Catholic Swimming Championships. 1959 400-yard freestyle relay (with John McGuire, Carl Woolley, and Richard Hanley), 3:21.6 He also set the NCAA and American record in the 50-yard freestyle in March 1961 with a time of 21.4 at the NCAA championships in Seattle.

Legacki received both a bachelor's degree in history (1962) and an M.B.A. degree (1964) from the University of Michigan.

Legacki also served as the head coach of the Ann Arbor Swim Club from 1963 to 1964. Swimming was not yet a varsity sport for women at the time, and the Ann Arbor Swim Club was the team for which University of Michigan women swimmers competed. During his tenure as head coach, Legacki conducted a three-week training camp for the team in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Legacki later recalled that, despite hot and humid weather in Florida, his swimmers wore long-sleeved blouses in public: "I asked them why they chose long versus short sleeves, and they told me that when they cut steak, short sleeves showed their muscles. They were quite conscious about it and preferred to cover up." Legacki resigned as the Swim Club's head coach in 1964 after graduating from the university with his M.B.A. Legacki served as a senior executive at Rosebud until it was sold to McKesson Corp.

Death Legacki died on 22 October 2020, aged 81.

Honors Legacki was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1994. He has also been inducted into the Father Judge High School Hall of Fame. and the State of Pennsylvania Hall of Fame, Metro Philadelphia Chapter.