• Source: Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving

Since its inception in 1898, the Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving program has produced numerous champion athletes. Many Yale swimmers have gone on to earn All-American honors and even break world records. The team has won 4 NCAA championships, 30 EISL championships, and several AAU championships. Under legendary coach Robert J. H. Kiphuth, the Yale men swam to a record of 528 wins and 12 losses. As of February 2009, the men's program has a record of 1063 wins and 210 losses over 112 years. The first varsity women's team competed in 1975.




History






= Coaches

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Thomas O'Callahan (1906–1915) 47-14
Matthew Mann (1915–1917) 17-3
Robert J. H. Kiphuth (1917–1959) 528-12
Phil Moriarty (1959–1976) 195-25
Edward L. Bettendorf (1976–1977) 8-3
Paul Katz (1977–1978) 3-7
Frank P. Keefe (1978–2010) 241-127 (men)
Timothy Wise (2010–2017) (men)
Jim Henry (2013-present) 28 - 7 (women, combined 2017-present)




= Captains and season records

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Men





= Men's EISL Championships

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Yale is in the Ivy League, but men's swimming traditionally competes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swim League (EISL), which pre-dates the Ivy League by 18 years. The EISL currently includes all the Ivy League schools.




= Women's Ivy Championships

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1978
1992
1993
1996
1997
2017




= Olympians

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Athletes

1912, Stockholm
Arthur McAleenan, diving
1936, Berlin
John Macionis, 400 Free, 800 Free Relay silver
1948, London
Alan Ford, 100 Free silver
James McLane, 400 Free silver, 1500 Free gold, 800 Free Relay Gold
John Marshall (Australia), 400 Free bronze, 1500 Free silver
Allen Stack, 100 Back gold
1952, Helsinki
Rex Aubrey (Australia), 100 Free, 1500 Free, 800 Free Relay
James McLane, 800 Free Relay gold, 400 Free, 1500 Free
John Marshall (Australia), 400 Free, 800 Free Relay
Wayne Moore, 800 Free Relay gold, 400 Free
Donald Sheff, alternate 800 Free Relay
Allen Stack, 100 Back
1956, Melbourne
Timothy Jecko, alternate 800 Free Relay
John Marshall (Australia), 200 Fly
1960, Rome
Stephen Clark, alternate 400 Medley Relay, 800 Free Relay
Jeffrey Farrell, 400 Medley Relay gold, 800 Free Relay gold
1964, Tokyo
Michael Austin, 400 Free Relay gold, 100 Free
Stephen Clark, 400 Medley Relay gold, 400 Free Relay gold, 800 Free Relay gold
David Lyons, alternate 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
William Mettler, alternate 800 Free Relay
John Nelson, 1500 Free silver, 400 Free
Donald Schollander, 100 Free gold, 400 Free gold, 400 Free Relay gold, 800 Free Relay gold
Edward Townsend, alternate 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay
1968, Mexico City
David Johnson, alternate 400 Free Relay, alternate 800 Free Relay
Philip Long, 200 Breast
John Nelson, 800 Free Relay gold, 200 Free bronze, 400 Free, 1500 Free
Donald Schollander, 800 Free Relay gold, 200 Free silver, alternate 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
1972, Munich
Erik Fish (Canada), 400 Medley Relay bronze
Robert Kasting (Canada), 400 Medley Relay bronze
1976, Montreal
Lionel Bourcelot (France), 100 Back
1984, Los Angeles
George Gross (Canada), Water Polo
2000, Sydney
Stephen Fahy (Bermuda), 100 Fly, 200 IM
George Gleason (U.S. Virgin Islands), 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM
Emily de Riel, Modern Pentathlon silver
2004, Athens
George Gleason (U.S. Virgin Islands), 100 Free
2004, Athens (Paralympics)
Deb Gruen, 100m Breaststroke ("bronze"), 100m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley, 400m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly
2008, Beijing (Paralympics)
Deb Gruen, 400 Freestyle, 50 Fly, 100 Breast (American Record) bronze, 200 IM



Coaches

Robert J. H. Kiphuth: 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1948
Philip Moriarty: 1960
Frank Keefe: 1984, 1988, 2000




= Pan American Games Champions

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Eva Fabian
Jim McLane




= Alumni

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Ogden Mills Reid '07, Law '09; "Yale's first great swimmer" and later financial supporter and occasional coach.
Robert Moses '09; future New York power broker resigned from the swim team as an undergraduate, in a dispute over fundraising.




Facilities



The Yale Swimming & Diving teams train and compete in the Payne Whitney Gymnasium on Yale's campus. The third-floor practice pool is a 5-lane, 50-meter course with two moveable bulkheads that allow the pool to be divided into two 25-yard courses. The Robert J. H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool is the competition venue, and is a 6-lane 25-yard course with seating for 2,178.




References






External links


Official websites:
Men's
Women's

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