{"id":393045,"date":"2019-09-05T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=393045"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:31:36","slug":"swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-yale-coach-phil-moriarty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-yale-coach-phil-moriarty\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Lessons with the Legends: Yale Coach Phil Moriarty”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lessons with the Legends: Yale Coach Phil Moriarty<\/span><\/h2>\n

By Michael J. Stott<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Swimming<\/a><\/p>\n

The lengthy life of Yale swimming and diving coach Phil Moriarty has a rags-to-riches ring to it. \u201cRags\u201d because he started as a towel boy for legendary coach Bob Kiphuth. \u201cRiches\u201d because in his 37-year illustrious Eli career, he produced Olympic champions, world record holders and earned respect from athletes, opposing coaches and the swimming world at large.<\/p>\n

Born in New Haven in 1914, Moriarty never earned a college degree. Early on, his goal was to be associated with the Yale aquatics programs and Exhibition Pool in Payne Whitney Gymnasium. He was selected as Yale\u2019s diving coach in 1939, a position he maintained until his 1976 retirement. In 1959, he succeeded Kiphuth as Bulldog head swimming coach, eventually posting a 195-25 dual meet mark. In 1971, he became Yale\u2019s first women\u2019s coach.<\/p>\n

From those who knew him:<\/p>\n

Steve Clark <\/span><\/strong>(2x Olympian, 3x Olympic gold medalist, WR holder, ISHOF inductee)<\/span><\/em>
\n\u201cAs a coach, Phil Moriarty taught me to be independent. As a freshman, I was young, naive and erratic in my swimming. I remember him as a stickler for honesty and straightforward candor.<\/p>\n

John Lapides<\/strong> <\/span>(Yale \u201972, president of the Yale Swimming Association)<\/span><\/em>
\n\u201cPhil\u2019s passion and ambition was to teach young students to excel. His thoughtful and caring guidance of young scholars helped them develop good values and strong character. His personal qualities served as a shining example of all that can be accomplished when one willingly devotes his life to nurturing and teaching each new generation of Yale athletes.<\/p>\n

To hear more about Coach Phil’s impact from the likes of Ed Bettendorf, Dave Johnson, and Paul Gilbert,<\/strong>
\ncheck out the September 2019 issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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