David Nolan (swimmer)

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David Nolan
Personal information
National teamFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1992-12-05) December 5, 1992 (age 31) [1]
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg) [2]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, Butterfly, Freestyle, Medley [1]
Club NBAC
College team Stanford University
Coach Bob Bowman
Medal record
Representing the Stanford Cardinal
Stanford Cardinal logo.svg
Event1st2nd3rd
NCAA Championships 346
Total346
By race
Event1st2nd3rd
100 y backstroke120
200 y backstroke022
200 y medley202
4×200 y freestyle002
Total346
NCAA Championships
NCAA logo.svg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Indianapolis 100 y backstroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Indianapolis 200 y medley
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Iowa City 200 y medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Federal Way 100 y backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Federal Way 200 y backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Indianapolis 200 y backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Iowa City 100 y backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Federal Way 200 y medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Austin 200 y medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Austin 200 y backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Austin 4×200 y freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Iowa City 200 y backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Iowa City 4×200 y freestyle

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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Early life

Nolan was born in Hershey Pennsylvania to parents Theresa and James Nolan. [6]

Career

High School Swimming

In 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

Nolan 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

In 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]

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References

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  3. David Nolan. "David Nolan LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  4. "USA Swimming National Team Bios". USA Swimming.
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  7. "Hershey swimming stars David Nolan and Meaghan Raab reach for higher marks". 20 April 2011.
  8. 1 2 3 "Records tumble in Nolan's wake". 15 April 2015.
  9. "With Hershey Company in his corner, David Nolan sets sights on U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials". 28 April 2016.
  10. "Full Race Video of David Nolan's American Record 200 IM". 9 March 2015.
  11. "USA Swimming - 20 Question Tuesday: David Nolan". www.usaswimming.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08.
  12. "David Nolan Makes the Move to Tempe to Train Under Bob Bowman". 15 August 2015.
  13. "Hershey swimmer David Nolan angling for 'dream' pass to 2016 Olympic Games". 25 June 2016.