USC Legends

Larsen Jensen 3 NCAA Titles • Olympic silver and bronze medalist American record holder in 400m, 800m and 1500m free

Blythe Hartley 3-Time Olympian • Olympic bronze medalist • 5 NCAA titles 8 Pac-10 titles • 12-time All-American

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Kaitlin Sandeno 2-Time Olympian • 4-time Olympic medalist • 2 NCAA titles U.S. and world record holder • 17 school records

Erik Vendt 3-time Olympian • 3-time Olympic medalist 5 NCAA Titles • 8 USC records

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4-time Olympic gold medalist Set 100m, 200m back world records 5 NCAA Titles • Olympic medalist • U.S., world record holder

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Kristine Quance 9 NCAA Titles •Olympic medalist • 9 USC records

Dave Wharton 7 NCAA titles • Olympic medalist • Broke 2 world records

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Cynthia Woodhead 2-Time Olympian • Olympic medalist • Set W.R. in 200m, 400m free

Joe Bottom 5-Time NCAA Champion • Olympic silver medalist 1978 World Champion • Set 50m free, 100m fly W.R.

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Steve Furniss 4-Time NCAA Champion• 2-Time Olympian and bronze medalist • Broke 200m IM world record John Naber 4-time Olympic gold medalist • 10 NCAA titles Set 100m, 200m back world records

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Roy Saari 9 NCAA Titles • Olympic gold medalist • Set 2 U.S. records Broke 1500m free world record

Murray MurrayRose Rose 5 NCAA Titles • Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist Broke 400m, 800m, 1500m free world records

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Peter Daland

Led USC to 9 NCAA team and 93 individual and relay titles as coach from 1958-92. Pictured with John Konrads (center) and Murray Rose.

One of the most respected collegiate and international swim coaches in Administratively, Daland was the longtime swimming chairman for the history, Peter Daland retired from coaching in April of 1992 after 35 years at World University Games (Universiade) since 1983, recently retiring from the USC and more than 45 years of coaching at the club and college levels. post. He was the USA delegate to the International Swimming Federation He remains actively involved in the sport, serving on U.S.A. Swimming’s Congress (FINA) in 1991 and 1995. Daland also served as the president of International Relations Committee as the sport’s liaison for Europe and the American Swimming Coaches Association. attending the annual European Championships. Daland’s Trojan swimmers did exceptionally well on the international During his tenure at USC, Daland led the Troy to nine NCAA team scene, highlighted by seven gold and two silver medals at the 1976 Olympics championships – the second most in NCAA history – and 93 NCAA individual in Montreal – more medals than any country except the United States. and relay titles. He also won 17 national AAU titles (15 men’s at USC and Daland was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1989-90 and was a two women’s at the L.A. Athletic Club.). USC finished first or second in the six-time national Coach of the Year (1971 – NCAA Coaches Association; country a phenomenal 20 times in Daland’s 35 years. 1962 – American Swimming Coaches; 1973 – American Swimmer; 1964-66 Daland’s teams enjoyed tremendous success at the conference level as – Columbus Touch-down Club). He was presented the Ousely Award for well, winning the league title 17 of the Pac-10’s 32 years. Trojan swimmers Outstanding Service to ASCA in 1992). captured 155 Pac-10 individual and relay titles under Daland. His dual In 1975, Daland was awarded the prestigious “national AAU Swimming meet record was unparalleled: 318-31-1 (.917) in 35 seasons. USC went Award,” given to the person who has contributed the most to swimming. The undefeated in dual meets in 20 seasons and his 1977 team might have College Swimming Coaches Association of American presented him with been the finest collegiate swim team ever. the 1976 “Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy” for his contributions Among the world class swimmers he has coached are John Naber, to swimming as a competitive sport and a healthy recreation activity. winner of four Olympic golds and 10 NCAA titles; American record holders He is also involved in a number of swimming-related activities. Daland, Dave Wharton and Mike O’Brien; Olympic stars Roy Saari, Murray Rose, who founded Swimming World and Junior Swimmer, was a member of the Jeff Float, Joe and Mike Bottom and Bruce and Steve Furniss. 1984 Olympic Organizing Committee and was the competition chairman for Yet just as important is the success Daland’s swimmers had out of swimming events at the 1984 Games. Daland formerly directed two coaches’ the pool. Seven Trojan swimmers went on to win NCAA Postgraduate clinics in the United States and conducted overseas clinics and domestic Scholarships and three former Trojans were recipients of the NCAA’s media tours to promote swimming for the Phillips Petroleum Company. He prestigious Today’s Top Six Award (Steve Furniss, Wharton and Naber). was a member of the Speedo International Advisory Coaches Board and At the international level, Daland stands as one of the world’s most has organized clinics in 40 countries. successful coaches. He led two of the most powerful United States teams Originally from New York City, Daland is a 1948 graduate of Swarthmore ever in Olympic competition – the 1972 men’s team that won nine gold College in Pennsylvania. His first coaching job was at Rose Valley (Penn.), medals and the 1964 women’s squad that captured six of eight golds. He where he took the club swim team to eight consecutive Suburban League also guided American teams to impressive victories in meets against East titles (1947-55). He founded and was the first head coach of the Suburban Germany and the USSR in 1971 and at the World University Games in Swimming Club in Philadelphia (1950-55) and served as an assistant swim 1973. coach at Yale University from 1950-54).

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Mark Schubert Led USC to 1997 NCAA women’s team title • Produced 179 All-Americans and 30 NCAA and 76 Pac-10 individual and relay titles

Mark Schubert had the unenviable task of following the legendary teams. He was the United States Swimming head coach in 2004, Peter Daland when he took over as the head men’s swimming coach headed the men’s team in 2000, was as an assistant in 1996 and at USC in 1993. was head coach in 1992. Schubert was an assistant for the combined But Schubert thrived in the role and, after becoming the women’s men’s and women’s teams in 1980, 1984 and 1988. He was also the head coach in 1994, spent more than a decade guiding one of top swim head coach of the 1982 U.S. World Championship team and was an programs in the country. assistant on the 1978, 1982, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1998 and 2003 World Under Schubert, USC won 12 men’s and 18 women’s NCAA Championships staffs. individual titles and 42 men’s and 34 women’s Pac-10 individual titles. With such extensive experience with America’s swimming elite, he Schubert, who led USC to its only women’s NCAA team championships was a natural pick when U.S. Swimming was looking for a permanent in 1997, also produced 97 men’s All-Americans and 82 women’s All- head coach. He was named the national team head coach and general Americans. manager by U.S. Swimming in March of 2006. The USC men’s team finished among the top 10 at the NCAA In his 35-plus years of coaching prior to joining U.S. Swimming, Championships 12 times in 14 seasons with Schubert at the helm, Schubert placed 38 swimmers on U.S. Olympic teams; those athletes including 10 times in the top 7. Schubert’s women’s squads finished no won 23 gold and 11 silver medals, plus eight world championship titles. lower than 10th at the NCAA Championships in any of his 13 years as Even more impressive, Schubert’s swimmers have broken 27 world head coach, finishing in the top 7 11 times and in the top 4 four times. and more than 115 American records and have won more than 200 Also while with the Trojans, Schubert guided USC squads to U.S. U.S. national titles. titles at the 2001 and 2006 Spring Nationals and led Trojan Swim Club Schubert produced success early in his career, first as head coach to championships at the 1999 Spring and Summer and 2003 Summer of the from 1972-85, where his teams won a Nationals. record 44 U.S. National team titles during his tenure. He served as head One of the United States’ most recognizable and successful coaches coach of the Mission Bay Makos Swim Team in Boca Raton, Fla., which of all-time, Schubert was inducted into the International Swimming Hall won nine national team titles from 1986-89. Schubert next worked as of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 10, 1997 as “Honor Coach.” The Texas’s head women’s coach from 1989-92, leading the Longhorns to same year, he also was named Coach of the Year by five organizations: two NCAA team titles (1990 and 1991). He was named NCAA Coach American Swimming Coaches Association, United States Olympic of the Year in 1990. Committee, United States Swimming, NCAA and Pac-10. Two years His swimming-related duties include serving on the American later, he earned a trio of Coach of the Year awards in 1999, coming Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) Board of Directors since 1975. from the USOC, ASCA and USS. He is a former vice-president and member of the Board of Directors of Schubert’s international coaching experience was highlighted by the College Swim Coaches Association of America. his seven consecutive coaching appearances with U.S. Olympic swim

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