David Nolan (swimmer)
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Born | [1] Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. | December 5, 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Nolan was born in Hershey Pennsylvania to parents Theresa and James Nolan.[6]
Career
[edit]High School Swimming
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
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". 20 April 2011.
- ^ a b c "Records tumble in Nolan's wake". 15 April 2015.
- ^ "With Hershey Company in his corner, David Nolan sets sights on U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials". 28 April 2016.
- ^ "Full Race Video of David Nolan's American Record 200 IM". 9 March 2015.
- ^ "USA Swimming - 20 Question Tuesday: David Nolan". www.usaswimming.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-08.
- ^ "David Nolan Makes the Move to Tempe to Train Under Bob Bowman". 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Hershey swimmer David Nolan angling for 'dream' pass to 2016 Olympic Games". 25 June 2016.
- Living people
- 1992 births
- American male medley swimmers
- American male backstroke swimmers
- American male butterfly swimmers
- American male freestyle swimmers
- Sportspeople from Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Swimmers from Pennsylvania
- Stanford Cardinal men's swimmers
- Stanford University alumni
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American swimming biography stubs