Pepperdine Coaches Journeys to Olympic Medals

Jack Kocur, former Men's Water Polo Head Coach ('05-'11), with Team USA Men's Water Polo following their bronze medal finish at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Aug. 11. Kocur made his third Olympic Games coaching appearance, ending as a Top 3 finalist his third time around. Photo courtesy of Jack KocurThroughout Pepperdine’s history, Waves have earned 18 Olympic medals. If coaches were added to that mix, this number jumps to 34, according to Pepperdine Athletics.

Since 1956, Pepperdine has seen Waves attend the Olympic Games as either a player or as a coach. The first medals won by Waves started in 1964, as Pepperdine watched their own Marylyn White and David Kirkwood win silver in USA Women’s…