David Nolan (born December 5, 1992) is an American swimmer and partner at Commit Analytics.[3] He won two gold medals at the 2009 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in the 200 IM and 400 medley relay.[1][2] Nolan swam at and graduated from Stanford University.[4] He set the National High School record for the 200y IM.[5]
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| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1992[1] Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke, Butterfly, Freestyle, Medley[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | NBAC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Bob Bowman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editNolan was born in Hershey Pennsylvania to parents Theresa and James Nolan.[6]
Career
editHigh School Swimming
editIn 2011 Nolan set 4 national high school records.[7] He swam for Hershey High School as well as Hershey Aquatic Club. When committing to Stanford, Nolan had 5 national high school records, 7 state high school records, and was a high school All American.[8]
College Swimming
editNolan swam for and graduated from Stanford University.[9] He completed a degree in biomechanical engineering and a minor in computer science.[8]
In 2015 he set the American Record in the 200y IM, swimming 1:40.07. The swim was one hundredth of a second faster than the previous record set by Ryan Lochte.[10] He ended his college swimming career with 3 team records, 9 conference titles and 17 All-American honors.[8] In 2014-15 his training focused on speed, whereas during the two years prior were almost pure aerobic training.[11]
Post Graduate Swimming
editIn 2015 Nolan graduated from Stanford University and moved to Arizona to train under Bob Bowman.[12] In 2016 Nolan swam in the US Olympic Trials in Omaha.[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c "David Nolan". SwimSwam.
- ^ a b "David Nolan - 2011-12 Mens Swimming & Diving Roster- GoStanford.com Stanford Athletics". Stanford University.
- ^ David Nolan. "David Nolan LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
- ^ "USA Swimming National Team Bios". USA Swimming.
- ^ Jeff Commings (March 6, 2015). "5 Fast Facts About David Nolan's 200 IM American Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ "David Nolan".
- ^ "Hershey swimming stars David Nolan and Meaghan Raab reach for higher marks". April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Records tumble in Nolan's wake". April 15, 2015.
- ^ "With Hershey Company in his corner, David Nolan sets sights on U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials". April 28, 2016.
- ^ "Full Race Video of David Nolan's American Record 200 IM". March 9, 2015.
- ^ "USA Swimming - 20 Question Tuesday: David Nolan". www.usaswimming.org. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
- ^ "David Nolan Makes the Move to Tempe to Train Under Bob Bowman". August 15, 2015.
- ^ "Hershey swimmer David Nolan angling for 'dream' pass to 2016 Olympic Games". June 25, 2016.
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