{"id":135512,"date":"2015-06-05T18:00:10","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T01:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=135512"},"modified":"2015-06-05T15:45:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T22:45:54","slug":"at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Elise Campbell, Swimming World College Intern<\/em><\/p>\n

Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has dedicated most of his life to coaching. After\u00a0completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees\u00a0at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. Switzer\u00a0served in the military, then\u00a0started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.<\/p>\n

Finding His Passion<\/h3>\n

In 1955, Switzer began a job coaching at the Hebron Academy in Maine. There he coached football, baseball and swimming. The job was his introduction to\u00a0the sport of swimming.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the Hebron Academy experience, I began to really pick the sport apart as much as I could,” Switzer said. “I studied it every way I could, from the standpoint of interacting with other coaches, finding out about their athletes and going to clinics. I did everything possible to study every part of the sport at that time, a lot of it coming from other coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Hebron, Switzer moved on to the Hill School in Pennsylvania where he stayed for nine years. Throughout his time at Hebron and the Hill School, Switzer attended clinics at the Ft. Lauderdale Hall of Fame pool to sharpen\u00a0his coaching skills.<\/p>\n

A Different World<\/h3>\n

In 1972, Switzer took on his first job in the world of college swimming. He spearheaded the University of Maine at Orono Division I swim team, becoming the first ever coach for the new program. Switzer coached the men throughout his 19 years at UMaine.<\/p>\n

Following significant success at UMaine, Switzer decided to take an early retirement from coaching in 1990. He again found himself working for an insurance company. However, a small twist of fate at the gym led Switzer back to his passion and he was offered a job at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, leading the women\u2019s Division III swimming and diving program there.<\/p>\n

This is where Switzer currently resides, embarking on his 25th year of coaching swimming and diving at Plymouth State, his 60th year in total.<\/p>\n

\u201cBeing at Plymouth, I wonder why I ever wanted to stop,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Throughout his coaching career, Switzer taught a summer swimming lesson program at his home pool in Center Sandwich, NH. Since 1967, Switzer has coached young swimmers in his area to love the very sport he was so passionate about himself. In his 60 by 25-foot backyard pool, the Sandwich Aquatic School continues today.<\/p>\n

During his\u00a060 years in the swimming community, Switzer has accumulated several awards, including inductions into the University of Maine and Hebron Academy Halls of Fame and most recently, the state of Maine Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Age Is Just a Number<\/h3>\n

Though many would be led to believe Switzer is wrapping up his long and historic coaching career, he is in fact only looking forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow I\u2019ve reached an age and people say, \u2018when are you going to retire?\u2019 I don\u2019t have any plans. I love what I\u2019m doing. \u201c<\/p>\n

This is good news for those who can continue to learn from and admire Switzer, both in his endless knowledge and experience and his love for the sport. More than that, Switzer is a thoughtful and kind man, making sure to thank those who have supported him in his pursuits.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy first wife, Polly, passed away a number of years ago and she, of course, supported me with all the things that I did,” Switzer said. “My present wife, Betsy, we\u2019ve been married since 1980 and she\u2019s been so supportive. Every time I come home, my face lights up because of her. They have been instrumental in my success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Switzer described himself as hating to lose and loving to work with people. This combination has formed his personal coaching philosophy and allowed him a successful and long-lasting career in the world of swimming and diving.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel that I\u2019m able to have maybe a little bit of an impact in people\u2019s lives — how they\u2019re able to handle situations, helping to build confidence, to learn respect and be caring of other people,” Switzer said. “One of my strengths is an ability to relate with people and try to get them to see what is necessary, to give them the winning attitude.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Elise Campbell, Swimming World College Intern Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has dedicated most of his life to coaching. After\u00a0completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees\u00a0at<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":135519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6,17],"tags":[51695,31495,549,51696,51694],"class_list":["post-135512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","category-commentary","tag-alan-switzer-jr","tag-elise-campbell","tag-harvard","tag-plymouth-state-university","tag-switzer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nAt 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=10136060&fref=ts\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2582\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2385\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Annie Grevers\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@annie_channie\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Annie Grevers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Annie Grevers\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1007936b42e0f7d78fd75dd928a583\"},\"headline\":\"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\"},\"wordCount\":712,\"commentCount\":5,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alan Switzer Jr.\",\"Elise Campbell\",\"Harvard\",\"Plymouth State University\",\"Switzer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"College\",\"Commentary\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\",\"name\":\"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00\",\"description\":\"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg\",\"width\":2582,\"height\":2385,\"caption\":\"Alan Switzer Photo Courtesy: Plymouth State\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1007936b42e0f7d78fd75dd928a583\",\"name\":\"Annie Grevers\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d5fc8042bea690c35d1db727997f265?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d5fc8042bea690c35d1db727997f265?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Annie Grevers\"},\"description\":\"Annie (Chandler) Grevers is a staff writer for Swimming World. She swam for the University of Arizona, winning the 100 yard breaststroke at the NCAA DI Championships as a senior in 2010. She was also a member of six NCAA Championship relays during her college career as well as a member of Arizona\u2019s NCAA Championship title in 2008. She represented the United States at the Pan Pacific Games in 2010 and at the Pan American Games in 2011, where she won the 100 breaststroke. She is married to Matt Grevers and resides in Tucson, Arizona.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.SwimmingWorld.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=10136060&fref=ts\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/annie_channie\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/annie-grevers\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward","description":"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward","og_description":"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=10136060&fref=ts","article_published_time":"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2582,"height":2385,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Annie Grevers","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@annie_channie","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Annie Grevers","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/"},"author":{"name":"Annie Grevers","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1007936b42e0f7d78fd75dd928a583"},"headline":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward","datePublished":"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00","dateModified":"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/"},"wordCount":712,"commentCount":5,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","keywords":["Alan Switzer Jr.","Elise Campbell","Harvard","Plymouth State University","Switzer"],"articleSection":["College","Commentary"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/","name":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","datePublished":"2015-06-06T01:00:10+00:00","dateModified":"2015-06-05T22:45:54+00:00","description":"Alan Switzer Jr., a former athlete and Harvard graduate, has spent most of his life dedicated to coaching. Upon completing his undergraduate and graduate education at Harvard University, he began to pursue a career. After serving in the military, Switzer started work at an insurance company. That was when he realized he wanted to coach.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","width":2582,"height":2385,"caption":"Alan Switzer Photo Courtesy: Plymouth State"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/at-85-switzer-only-looking-forward\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"At 85, Switzer Only Looking Forward"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c1007936b42e0f7d78fd75dd928a583","name":"Annie Grevers","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d5fc8042bea690c35d1db727997f265?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3d5fc8042bea690c35d1db727997f265?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Annie Grevers"},"description":"Annie (Chandler) Grevers is a staff writer for Swimming World. She swam for the University of Arizona, winning the 100 yard breaststroke at the NCAA DI Championships as a senior in 2010. She was also a member of six NCAA Championship relays during her college career as well as a member of Arizona\u2019s NCAA Championship title in 2008. She represented the United States at the Pan Pacific Games in 2010 and at the Pan American Games in 2011, where she won the 100 breaststroke. She is married to Matt Grevers and resides in Tucson, Arizona.","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.SwimmingWorld.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=10136060&fref=ts","https:\/\/x.com\/annie_channie"],"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/annie-grevers\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Plymouth State","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Switzer-e1433544016794.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-zfG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/135519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}