Larry Jukes
Co-Director
Larry Jukes is entering his 15th year as a PEAK coach. Over his 20-year professional swim coaching career, he has qualified multiple swimmers to the state and junior national level.
In addition, one member of his team achieved international status by qualifying for the 2012 World Swimming Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, and also earning multiple gold medals at the Central American Games. As the current Head Coach of the CRCY Barracudas Swim Team in Centralia, Illinois, he enjoys the day-to-day challenge of helping swimmers achieve peak performance. At age 14, Coach Larry earned a Top 16 ranking in the 100-yard freestyle. He continued his swimming career at Vincennes University where he was a finalist at the NJCAA National Swimming Championships and later served as captain of the swim team at the University of Evansville. While attending college, Coach Larry earned an accounting degree and a law degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.