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He posted a 305-202-2 record, including back-to-back NCAA Division II championships in 1995 and 1996 before ascending to Division I in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Converse guided 32 athletes to collect a total of 178 All-America honors, including 13 individual and four relay national championships. In 2016, <strong>Genevieve Miller<\/strong> became the first women\u2019s service academy swimmer to score at the Division I NCAA championships.<\/p>\n<p>Knaute graduated from the academy in 2007. He still holds four school records \u2013 the 200 freestyle, 500 free, 1,650 free and 400 individual medley. The 500 free and 400 IM are still Mountain West records.<\/p>\n<p>A two-time All-American, Knaute won nine Mountain West championships and was twice the conference swimmer of the year. He\u2019s the only four-time team MVP in program history. He won Air Force\u2019s 2006 Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award and 2007 Athletic Excellence award. 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