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ORLEANS, Mass. -- A former captain of the State University College at Cortland swim team drowned in a Cape Cod lake during lifeguard tryouts Saturday just two weeks after he graduated from college.

Jack Jakubek, of Newburgh, was a collegiate swimmer who planned to become an assistant swim coach at Cortland this fall. Police say Jakubek was trying out for a summer lifeguard position at Nauset Beach.

Jack Jakubek

Jakubek, 22, worked last summer as a lifeguard on the cape. He was taking part in tryouts when he slipped under the water at Pilgrim Lake at 8:49 a.m. Saturday. His body was recovered by divers in 10 to 15 feet of water at about 9:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital.

Cortland's head coach, Brian Tobin, told the Cape Cod Times Jakubek was to return to Cortland to be his graduate assistant coach.

"He was the kind of person who figured out what he wanted out of life and went to get it," Tobin said. "You don't see a lot of guys in their early 20s who just know what they want so clearly."

We extend our deepest sympathies to the family & friends of Jack Jakubek '16, who died Saturday. #CortlandRemembers pic.twitter.com/EHRVMQuTmQ — SUNY Cortland Alumni Association 🐉 (@CortlandAlumni) May 30, 2016

Jakubek held the SUNY Athletic Conference record for the 100-meter breaststroke and the school record for the 200-meter breaststroke, Tobin told the

Boston Globe

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SUNY Cortland President Erik J. Bitterbaum issued this statement about the record-breaking captain of the university swim team.

"An outdoor recreation major, Jack had planned to return to Cortland in the fall to pursue his master's degree and serve as a graduate assistant coach with both the Cortland adapted swim team and the varsity teams."

The drowning is under investigation, Bitterbaum said. "As we learn more about that, and any memorial plans, we will provide updates through our Facebook page. In the meantime, I know all of you will keep Jack's family in your thoughts and close to your hearts."

Jakubek is survived by his parents, Jill Legg and Mark Jakubek, and siblings, Kramer and Anna, the school told the Cape Cod Times.