NORTHWESTERN MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING WILDCATS ARE CHAMPIONS .........................................................................................................2 WILDCAT ALL-AMERICANS ............................................................................................................3 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS .......................................................................................................................4 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN WILDCATS ............................................................................................4 BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR WILDCATS ......................................................................4 NORRIS AQUATICS CENTER AND POOL RECORDS .................................................................5 2015-16 TOP TIMES ...........................................................................................................................6 NORTHWESTERN ALL-TIME RECORDS ......................................................................................6 NORTHWESTERN ALL-TIME DEPTH CHART ............................................................................7 NORTHWESTERN OLYMPIANS .....................................................................................................7 WILDCATS ARE CHAMPIONS t had been 47 years since an NCAA champion in men’s swimming Iresided in Evanston, but with a school-record 45.62 in the 100 backstroke finals at the 2005 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Matt Grevers ended that drought with the best race of his career. at theGrevers time his qualified personal first best for and the a finalschool heat record. by defeating The victory two-time also Olympian Ryan Lochte of Florida by .36 seconds with a time of 46.01, storied tradition at the national championship meet. broughtThe back Wildcats to Northwestern have won 28 a event national national title for titles a program in their history,with a ranking 14th all-time among their collegiate brethren. Al Schwartz was the first swimmer in the nation to win three individual national- turedchampionships an astounding in one 16 year national (1930), championships. and has been joined by 23 others in the last 79 years. In the nine years from 1924 to 1933, NU cap the past. Led by the two most decorated swimmers in Northwest- From 2005-07, the Wildcats returned to their winning ways of over that three-year stretch. At the 2007 NCAA Championships, the ern history, Grevers and Mike Alexandrov, NU won five NCAA titles Wildcats won three gold medals—third most of any school in the - Northwestern’s 400 MEDLEY RELAY set an NCAA record in 2007, becom- onshipcountry—and in three-consecutive set a pair of NCAA years records with two in victoriesthe process. in the 100 back Grevers became the second Wildcat to win a national champi ing the second Wildcat relay to win a national championship. mark(2005-06) the last and and one most in the recent 200 backtimes (2007), Northwestern joining Wallyas a program Colbath, has NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS stoodwho won atop the the 1-meter medal podium diving title in three-consecutive from 1928-30. Those seasons. two feats also Year Name Event 1924 s3 Dick Howell 400 Free In 2007, Alexandrov took down a 10-year-old NCAA record in 1924 s3 Dick Howell 1,500 Free the 100 breast with a time of 51.56, then joined Grevers, Kyle Bubolz 1924 s3 Ralph Breyer 100 Free and Bruno Barbic to break another NCAA standard with a gold- 1924 s3 Ralph Breyer 200 Free medal winning time of 3:04.40 in the 400 medley relay. Both of those 1925 s Dick Howell 220 Free records lasted 2007 through marked the 2007-08the third campaignyear in program before his- 1925 s Ralph Breyer 100 Free being brokentory with during three the or hi-techmore national suit season championships, of 2008-09. 1927 s Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving 1928 s Dick Hinch 150 Back 1928 s Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving with the other two comingPrior in to1930 winning and six 1924. Olympic 1929 s3 Al Schwartz 100 Free medals (four gold) in 1929 s3 Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving Beijing and London, 2007 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 50 Free 2007 graduate graduate MATT GREVERS 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 100 Free MIKE ALEXANDROV was the first Wildcat in 77 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 220 Free waited until his senior years to win three individual 1932 s Paul Troup, Volney Wilson, 400 Free Relay year to win gold at national championships. Arthur Highland, Merton Wilcox the NCAA Champion- 1933 s3 Don Horn 200 Breast ships, but set NCAA 1936 s Dan Zehr 150 Back records with both his 1942 Bob Amundsen 50 Free individual win in the 1943 Henry Kozlowski 50 Free 100 breast and in NU’s 1948 Bill Heusner 1,500 Free 400 medley relay victory in 2007. 1949 Bill Heusner 1,500 Free 1956 Al Kuhn 100 Free 1958 Dave Pemberton 200 Back 2005 Matt Grevers 100 Back 2006 Matt Grevers 100 Back 2007 Matt Grevers 200 Back 2007 Mike Alexandrov 100 Breastv 2007 Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, 400 Medley Relayv Kyle Bubolz, Bruno Barbic s Championships before NCAA recognized men’s swimming in 1937 3 Northwestern also won team championships in these seasons v Performances set NCAA records; both were broken at the 2009 NCAA meet 2 2016-17 NORTHWESTERN MEN’S SWIMMING • NUSPORTS.COM 2016-17 NORTHWESTERN MEN’S SWIMMING • NUSPORTS.COM WILDCAT ALL-AMERICANS 2005 Matt Grevers (1st—100 back, 6th—100 free, 7th— 50 free) Mike Alexandrov (2nd—200 breast, 3rd—100 breast, 9th—200 IM) Kyle Bubolz (13th—100 fly) 400 Medley Relay (4th—Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, Mike Alexandrov, David Kormushoff) 200 Medley Relay (5th—Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, Mike Alexandrov, David Kormushoff) 400 Free Relay (7th—Mike Alexandrov, Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, David Kormushoff) 200 Free Relay (9th—Mike Alexandrov, Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, David Kormushoff) 2006 Matt Grevers (1st—100 back, 6th—100 free, 10th—50 free) Mike Alexandrov (6th—200 breast, The Northwestern Men’s Swimming and Diving team has won the National Championship four times in the pro- 9th—100 breast) gram’s history—1924, 1929, 1930 and 1933—with all of the crowns coming before the NCAA began to sponsor men’s Kyle Bubolz (5th—100 fly) swimming in 1937. All the titles came under head coach Tom Robinson, who led NU from its start in 1910 until 1943. 200 Free Relay (7th—Kyle Bubolz, Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Ben Dexter) 1924 Dick Howell (1st—400 free, 1st—1,500 free) 1958 Dave Pemberton (1st—200 back, 400 Free Relay (7th—Matt Grevers, Ralph Breyer (1st—100 free, 1st—200 free) 2nd—100 back) Kyle Bubolz, Eric Nilsson, 1925 Dick Howell (1st—220 free) 1964 Rich Abrahams (6th­­—50 free) Mike Alexandrov) Ralph Breyer (1st—100 free) 1966 Pete Skoglund (4th—100 back) 200 Medley Relay (4th—Matt Grevers, 1927 Wally Colbath (1st—1M diving) 1973 Ric Phillips HM (10th—1,650 free) Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, 1928 Dick Hinch (1st—150 back) 400 Free Relay HM (Phil Dodson, Jeff Lukens, Ben Dexter) Wally Colbath (1st—1M diving) Mark Killien, Roger Wood) 400 Medley Relay (4th—Matt Grevers, 1929 Al Schwartz (1st—100 free) 1996 Rob Rausch HM (14th—200 breast) Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, Wally Colbath (1st—1M diving) 1997 Rob Rausch HM (14th—100 breast, Ben Dexter) 1930 Al Schwartz (1st—50 free, 1st—100 free, 15th—200 breast) 2007 Matt Grevers (1st—200 back, 2nd—200 IM, 1st—220 free) Scott Smale HM (16th—200 free) 3rd—100 back) 1931 Volney Wilson (100 free) 1999 Brian Swanson (4th—200 back) Mike Alexandrov (1st—100 breast, 1932 400 Free Relay (1st—Paul Troup, Steve Steketee HM (16th—200 free) 6th—200 IM) Volney Wilson, Art Highland, 2001 Kellan O’Connor (5th—200 fly) Bruno Barbic (7th—100 free, 12th—50 free) Morton Wilcox) Tony Swanson (7th—200 IM, 16th—200 back) Kyle Bubolz (4th—100 fly) Morton Wilcox (100 free) 2002 Kellan O’Connor (8th—200 fly, 9th—100 fly) Eric Nilsson (16th—500 free) 1933 Art Highland (100 free) Tony Swanson (10th—200 IM, 12th—200 back) 200 Free Relay (4th—Bruno Barbic, Don Horn (1st—200 breast) 200 Free Relay HM (Tony Swanson, Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, 1936 Dan Zehr (1st—150 back) Kellan O’Connor, Mark Hamming, Kyle Bubolz) 1942 Bob Amundsen (1st—50 free) Adam Kennedy) 400 Free Relay (3rd—Matt Grevers, Dick Fahrbach (50 free) 400 Medley Relay HM (Tony Swanson, Bruno Barbic, Eric Nilsson, Kyle Bubolz) Howie Jaynes (2nd—diving) Kellan O’Connor, Mark Hamming, 400 Medley Relay (1st—Matt Grevers, 1943 Henry Kozlowski (1st—50 free) Adam Kennedy) Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, 1944 Ronnie Trumble (diving) 2003 Kellan O’Connor (7th—200 fly, 15th—200 IM) Bruno Barbic) 1948 Bill Heusner (1st—1,500 free) Mark Hamming (11th—200 fly) 2008 Bruno Barbic (10th—50 free, 13th—100 free) 1949 Bill Heusner (1st—1,500 free) 2004 Matt Grevers (6th—100 back, 9th—50 free, Kyle Bubolz (4th—100 fly, 7th—100 free, 1951 400 Free Relay (9th—William Wallen, 12th— 100 free) 9th—50 free) Dave Ford, Keith Peterson, James Ekert) Mike Alexandrov (9th—400 IM, 11th—200 IM, 200 Free Relay (10th—Bruno Barbic, William Wallen (7th—440 free) 11th—100 breast) Eric Nilsson, Brian Kerr, Kyle Bubolz) 1952 400 Free Relay (5th—Keith Peterson, Tony Swanson (11th—100 fly, 15th—200 IM) 400 Free Relay (7th—Eric Nilsson, James Erkert, Al Kuhn, William Wallen) 400 Medley Relay (6th—Matt Grevers, Bruno Barbic, Brian Kerr, Kyle Bubolz) Keith Peterson (7th—50 free) Mike Alexandrov, Mark Hamming, 2010 Alex Tyler (15th—200 IM) William Wallen (6th —100 free) Tony Swanson) 2011 Alex Tyler (12th—200 IM) 1953 Al Kuhn (4th—50 free) 400 Free Relay (10th—Tony Swanson, Sean Mathews (15th—200 fly) Keith Peterson (8th—50 free, 7th—100 free) Matt Wever, Ben Dexter, Matt Grevers)