William F Babcock III began swim coaching in 1969. He coached for various AAU and USS swim teams in Connecticut and Alabama before moving in 1976 to Louisiana. From 1976 to 1996 he coached for the Piranha Swim Team, Shark Swim Team Tchefuncta Country Club, North Shore Aquatics Association, All Acadiana Aquatics, Lafayette High School and Franco’s Fins.
In 1996 Coach Bill became Physical Education Teacher and Swim Coach for Kehoe-France Northshore. From 1996-2004 the school won five State Presidential Challenge Physical Fitness Awards, and was League Swim Champions for four consecutive years.
Coach Bill was a Part-time Assistant Coach for Franco’s Fins from 1997 – 2002.
He was a Part-time Assistant and 8 & under Coach for Pelican Athletic Club in 2003 – 2004. During that time, the 8 & under team finished in the top three in Louisiana for three consecutive regionals.
During the 2004- 2005 swim seasons, Coach Bill was Franco’s Fin Developmental Swim Director. After one year, the team rose to one of the top four teams in the state for 10 & unders.
In 2005 Coach Bill started the BLAST SWIM TEAM in Covington, LA.
Kris Babylon
High School
High School State Champion and All-American 1991 – 1995
St Pauls High School * Coached by Bill Babcock, 1992
Louisiana State Athlete Representative (elected position)
US National Record Men’s 13-14, 200 meter Breastroke, 1992, Charlotte, NC
1993 Junior National Gold Medalist in the 400 meter IM, Orlando, Fla
1993 Junior National High-Point-scoring-swimmer, Orlando, Fla
1994, High School State record setter, 200 yd IM, 100 yd Backstroke
Member of 1994 US National Junior Team that competed in Paris, France
1994 US Olympic Festival Gold Medalist in the 200 meter IM, St. Louis, Mo
* Coached by Ed Kelly and Chris Prator as member of the Hurricane Swim Club
2010 St. Paul's Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee
College
University of Georgia, 4 year Letterwinner
3 time All-SEC Selection, First Team
1996 NCAA DI Finalist, 200, 400 yd IM, Austin, Tx
1997 SEC Champion 400 yd IM, Athens, Ga (school record)
1997 NCAA DI Championships, Champion 200yd IM, Minneapolis, MN (school record held until 2009) *recorded time placed Kris as the 8th fastest man ever to swim the 200 yd IM
1997 NCAA Championships High-Point-scoring-swimmer
(led Bulldogs as High Point scoring swimmer to 3rd place finish at the NCAA Division I Championships, a feat that had not been accomplished previous and/or since by a 10-person-qualifying team)
1998 Academic All-American (3.25 gpa qualifying standard)
1998 NCAA Finalist, 200 yd IM, Auburn, AL
Member of UGA school record-setting relays: 400 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay
Member of the 1997 World University Games Team that competed in Sicily, Italy
Silver Medalist in the 200 meter IM, Fourth Place, 400 meter IM
National Team Athlete Representative for the US Swimming National Team, 1997-1998
(elected position)
University of Georgia Men’s Swimming MVP, 1997
Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, 1998
* Coached by Jack Bauerle and Harvey Humphries
UGA class of 2001, BA, English
Stephanie Mahoney
