David Nolan (swimmer)

David Nolan

Personal information
National team	United States
Born	(1992-12-05) December 5, 1992 (age 32) [1] Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	195 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 Event 1st 2nd 3rd NCAA Championships 3 4 6 Total 3 4 6 By race Event 1st 2nd 3rd 100 y backstroke 1 2 0 200 y backstroke 0 2 2 200 y medley 2 0 2 4×200 y freestyle 0 0 2 Total 3 4 6 NCAA Championships 2013 Indianapolis 100 y backstroke 2013 Indianapolis 200 y medley 2015 Iowa City 200 y medley 2012 Federal Way 100 y backstroke 2012 Federal Way 200 y backstroke 2013 Indianapolis 200 y backstroke 2015 Iowa City 100 y backstroke 2012 Federal Way 200 y medley 2014 Austin 200 y medley 2014 Austin 200 y backstroke 2014 Austin 4×200 y freestyle 2015 Iowa City 200 y backstroke 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]

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, placing third in the 200M Individual Medley. ^[13]

References

1. "David Nolan". SwimSwam.
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". April 20, 2011. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
8. "Records tumble in Nolan's wake". April 15, 2015.
9. "With Hershey Company in his corner, David Nolan sets sights on U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials". April 28, 2016.
10. "Full Race Video of David Nolan's American Record 200 IM". March 9, 2015.
11. "USA Swimming - 20 Question Tuesday: David Nolan". www.usaswimming.org. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
12. "David Nolan Makes the Move to Tempe to Train Under Bob Bowman". August 15, 2015.
13. "Hershey swimmer David Nolan angling for 'dream' pass to 2016 Olympic Games". June 25, 2016.