Inductees

Drury University’s head swimming coach from 1968-1983, Jack Steck set the stage for what is today one of the most respected programs in the nation. His 1968 team was little more than a club team, but within 10 years the Panther swimming team was finishing regularly in the MAIA’s Top 10. The 1981 and 1982 teams claimed the school’s first national championships.  In 1983 Steck moved across town to take over the swimming program at Missouri State University. He led the MSU men’s swimming program for 29 years, and spent 14 years as the head coach of the women’s team, a program he started in 1998. At MSU, his team’s won 11 men’s conference titles with the women winning eight conference championships. His team’s combined dual meeting record is 486-219-1.