Nelson Diebel - (Tag)

Recent

Oldest High School Mark Broken

Patrick Fowler, a junior at Seattle Preparatory Academy in Washington, destroyed the oldest national high school record in the books last Friday at the Washington state 3A championships when he powered his way to a time 53.66 in the 100 yard breaststroke. The old record, 54.42, was set by Rickie Gil...

Read more1

Reece Whitley Discusses 100 Breast Record Swim At Easterns (Video)

Agon is the proud sponsor of all high school coverage (recruiting, results, state championships, etc.) on SwimmingWorld.com. For more information about Agon, visit their website Agonswim.com. PHILADELPHIA - Reece Whitley didn't put in a full rest for last week's Eastern Interscholastic swimming cham...

Read more

Chris Martin's Influence Re-Launched Peddie School to Powerhouse Status

Swimming World first began recognizing the top high school teams in the country in 1971. Since then, three schools stand out as the most successful among independent schools. Featured in the magazine’s September print issue is The Bolles School of Jacksonville, Fla., which has captured the most nati...

Read more3

Princeton's C. Rob Orr Announces Retirement After 40-Year Career

C. Rob Orr, a man whose name is synonymous with both championship-level coaching and Tiger Swimming, has announced his retirement as the head coach of the Princeton Men's Swimming & Diving team, effective at the end of the academic year. Orr just completed his 40th season as the Princeton head coach...

Swimming World Magazine Names High School Male Swimmer Of The Year

SEDONA, AZ - Patrick Fowler, 17, a junior at Seattle Prep School in Washington became the first high school swimmer to break the 54-second barrier in the 100 yard breaststroke with a 53.66 at the Washington State high school championships in Federal Way last February. He smashed the 1990 standard of...

Read more

Olympic Champ Nelson Diebel Hired as Head Coach of Delaware Swim Team

Delaware Swim Team on Friday announced the hiring of Olympic gold medalist Nelson Diebel as its head coach. Diebel won gold in the 100 breaststroke (setting an Olympic record) and 400 medley relay (in a world record) at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Diebel’s swimming track record includes silver m...

Martin Moves to England

One of America’s top swim coaches will become the head coach of the development program run by the Birmingham City Council, England. Chris Martin, from Philadelphia, PA, is the former head coach of the USA women’s team and has numerous Olympic, Pan-Pacific and Pan-American gold among his many accomp...

Read more1

Swimming World Olympic Predictions: Men's 100 Breast

By David Rieder Any conversation about the men’s 100 breast begins and ends with Great Britain’s Adam Peaty. He won the event at last year’s World Championships, taking down Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa in the process. Peaty is the only man ever to break 58 seconds in ...

Olympic Trials Day One Prelims

TORRES SETS AMERICAN RECORD AT OLYMPIC TRIALS INDIANAPOLIS, August 9. DARA Torres blasted to a new American record in the women’s 100 meter fly, and Ed Moses established a new Olympics Trials mark in the men’s 100 breast to highlight preliminary action on the first day of the U.S. Olympic Swimming T...