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.
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History
Coaches
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)
Men's EISL Championships
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
1978
1992
1993
1996
1997
2017
Olympians
1912, Stockholm
Arthur McAleenan, diving
1936, Berlin
John Macionis, 400 Freestyle, 4x200 Freestyle Relay silver
1948, London
Alan Ford, 100 Freestyle silver
James McLane, 400 Freestyle silver, 1500 Freestyle gold, 4x200 Freestyle Relay Gold
John Marshall (Australia), 400 Freestyle bronze, 1500 Freestyle silver
Allen Stack, 100 Backstroke gold
1952, Helsinki
Rex Aubrey (Australia), 100 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle, 4x200 Freestyle Relay
James McLane, 4x200 Freestyle Relay gold, 400 Freestyle, 1500 Freestyle
John Marshall (Australia), 400 Freestyle, 4x200 Freestyle Relay
Wayne Moore, 4x200 Freestyle Relay gold, 400 Freestyle
Donald Sheff, alternate 4x200 Freestyle Relay
Allen Stack, 100 Backstroke
1956, Melbourne
Timothy Jecko, alternate 4x200 Freestyle Relay
John Marshall (Australia), 200 Butterfly
1960, Rome
Pan American Games Champions
Eva Fabian
Jim McLane
Alumni
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.