David Nolan (swimmer)

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David Nolan
Personal information
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1992-12-05) December 5, 1992 (age 30) [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

  1. 1 2 3 "David Nolan". SwimSwam.
  2. 1 2 "David Nolan - 2011-12 Mens Swimming & Diving Roster- GoStanford.com Stanford Athletics". Stanford University.
  3. ↑ David Nolan. "David Nolan LinkedIn". LinkedIn.
  4. ↑ "USA Swimming National Team Bios". USA Swimming.
  5. ↑ Jeff Commings (March 6, 2015). "5 Fast Facts About David Nolan's 200 IM American Record". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  6. ↑ "David Nolan".
  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.


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