Cornell University Athletics

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* Men's Swimming & Diving vs. All Opponents (PDF)
* All-Time Letter Winners (1948-present) (PDF)

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Cornell Men's Swimming & Diving, Year-By-Year

Year	W	L	T	EISL/Ivy League	EISL/Ivy Finish	Eastern/Ivy Meet Placing	Coach
1909-10	-----	-----	-	-----	-----	-----	N/A
1910-11	0	5	0	-----	-----	-----	D.H. Lehman
1911-12	1	6	0	-----	-----	-----	G.H. Hamilton
1912-13	-----	-----	-	-----	-----	-----	N/A
1913-14	1	2	0	-----	-----	-----	Norman Cohen
1914-15	1	2	0	-----	-----	-----	Werner Eisele
1915-16	0	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Werner Eisele
1916 -27	-----	-----	-	-----	-----	-----	No Team
1927-28	1	4	0	-----	-----	-----	Stanton Craigle
1928-29	0	4	0	-----	-----	-----	Matt Wyvell
1929-30	2	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Matt Wyvell
1930-31	1	6	0	-----	-----	-----	N/A
1931-32	1	5	0	-----	-----	-----	Lester Eggleston
1932-33	0	5	0	-----	-----	-----	Emmanuel Tarlow
1933-34	1	4	0	-----	-----	-----	Emmanuel Tarlow
1934-35	1	5	0	-----	-----	-----	Emmanuel Tarlow
1935-36	0	9	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1936-37	0	7	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1937-38	3	4	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1938-39	2	6	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1939-40	3	5	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1940-41	6	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1941-42	4	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1942-43	6	1	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1943-44	9	0	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1944-45	7	0	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1945-46	5	0	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1946-47	7	2	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1947-48	5	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1948-49	5	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1949-50	5	2	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1950-51	5	1	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1951-52	3	3	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1952-53	4	2	0	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1953-54	6	1	1	-----	-----	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1954-55	8	4	0	4-4	5th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1955-56	4	6	0	3-5	t-5th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1956-57	4	6	1	1-6-1	7th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1957-58	6	5	1	4-4	5th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1958-59	5	6	0	3-5	6th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1959-60	5	7	0	2-6	t-7th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1960-61	3	7	0	2-5	7th	-----	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1961-62	3	8	0	2-6	6th	15th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1962-63	4	6	0	2-6	7th	12th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1963-64	3	8	0	2-6	7th	10th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1964-65	3	8	0	2-6	7th	7th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1965-66	4	7	0	2-6	7th	12th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1966-67	2	9	0	2-6	7th	8th	Gordon "Scotty" Little
1967-68	4	6	0	2-6	7th	8th	Pete Carhart
1968-69	3	8	0	1-7	7th	14th	Pete Carhart
1969-70	4	8	0	1-7	8th	9th	Pete Carhart
1970-71	4	9	0	0-7	8th	10th	Pete Carhart
1971-72	4	7	0	0-7	8th	9th	Rick Gilbert
1972-73	5	6	0	2-5	t-6th	9th	Rick Gilbert
1973-74	6	5	0	3-4	t-4th	9th	Rick Gilbert
1974-75	8	3	0	5-3	3rd	7th	Rick Gilbert / Bill Barton
1975-76	6	4	0	4-4	4th	5th	Jim Perkins
1976-77	2	8	0	1-6	7th	7th	Jim Perkins
1977-78	5	4	0	3-3	6th	6th	Jim Perkins
1978-79	7	5	0	4-5	6th	9th	Jim Perkins
1979-80	4	8	0	2-7	8th	7th	Jim Perkins
1980-81	3	9	0	2-7	9th	9th	Jim Perkins
1981-82	5	7	0	2-7	t-8th	12th	Pete Orschiedt
1982-83	7	4	0	4-4	7th	7th	Pete Orschiedt
1983-84	10	2	0	7-2	t-1st	5th	Pete Orschiedt
1984-85	8	4	0	5-4	t-4th	5th	Pete Orschiedt
1985-86	9	2	0	7-2	t-2nd	8th	Pete Orschiedt
1986-87	4	7	0	2-7	9th	12th	Pete Orschiedt
1987-88	3	8	0	1-8	9th	15th	Joe Lucia
1988-89	5	6	0	3-6	t-7th	13th	Joe Lucia
1989-90	6	4	1	5-4	t-5th	12th	Joe Lucia
1990-91	6	5	0	5-4	t-5th	13th	Joe Lucia
1991-92	6	4	0	5-4	5th	5th	Joe Lucia
1992-93	4	6	0	4-5	6th	6th	Joe Lucia
1993-94	5	6	0	4-5	6th	8th	Joe Lucia
1994-95	6	5	0	5-4	5th	5th	Joe Lucia
1995-96	7	5	0	5-4	t-4th	8th	Joe Lucia
1996-97	5	5	0	4-5	t-5th	9th	Joe Lucia
1997-98	5	5	0	4-5	6th	7th	Joe Lucia
1998-99	4	6	0	3-6	6th	7th	Joe Lucia
1999-00	5	6	0	3-6	7th	7th	Joe Lucia
2000-01	4	7	0	2-7	6th	8th	Joe Lucia
2001-02	7	4	0	5-4	t-4th	6th	Joe Lucia
2002-03	7	4	0	5-4	5th	7th	Joe Lucia
2003-04	7	4	0	5-4	5th	5th	Joe Lucia
2004-05	8	2	0	6-2	3rd	5th	Joe Lucia
2005-06	8	2	0	6-2	t-3rd	4th	Joe Lucia
2006-07	10	0	0	8-0	1st	5th	Joe Lucia
2007-08	5	5	0	3-5	6th	7th	Joe Lucia
2008-09	6	4	0	4-3	t-3rd	3rd	Joe Lucia
2009-10	7	2	0	5-2	3rd	6th	Joe Lucia
Totals	393	417	4	176-255

1909-10
The Big Red put together its first-ever intercollegiate team, but do not swim any scoring dual meets.

1910-11
Cornell participates in five dual meets, all away from Ithaca. In its first intercollegiate meet, Cornell falls at Yale 46-7.

1911-12
The team picks up its first dual meet victory with a 27-26 triumph over Amherst.

1935-36
Gordon (Scotty) Little takes over the Cornell swimming and diving program, a position he will hold for the next 32 years.

1940-41
Cornell has its first winning dual meet campaign, going 6-3 under sixth-year head coach Scotty Little.

1942-43
Cornell begins its best five-year stretch in school history (34-3) by going 6-1 in dual meet competition. The squad’s only loss comes in the season opener against Columbia, a 39-36 decision. The following week, the Big Red embarks on a 28-meet win streak spanning five seasons with a 59-16 victory at Rochester.

1943-44
In its first-ever NCAA championship meet appearance, the Big Red finishes 10th overall. Cornell goes 9-0 in dual meet competition, its first unbeaten season and set a school-record for wins that will stand for 63 years.

1944-45
Paul Murray becomes the first Cornellian to win an NCAA swimming championship in the 200 breast, posting a time of 2:31.2 at the national meet. Behind his excellence, Cornell finishes a best-ever third at the NCAA championships and goes 7-0 in dual meet action.

1945-46
Paul Murray repeats as an All-American in the 200 breast, becoming the first Big Red swimmer to earn back-to-back national accolades. The Big Red again finish the season unbeaten, going a perfect 5-0.

1946-47
Cornell goes 7-2 in dual meet action, but have its 28-meet win streak broken with a 39-36 loss at Navy.

1948-49
Robert Hill earns All-America honors in the 100 free.

1953-54
The 200 free relay earns All-America honors on the strength of Robinson Ord, Roy Swanson, Fred Peirson and Ralph Delaplane. It remains the only relay team from Cornell to earn All-America honors.

1954-55
Robinson Ord takes his first individual All-America honor in the 50 free. He is one of five Big Red swimmers or divers to earn multiple NCAA All-America honors. The team finished 18th overall at  the meet.

1956-57
Cornell head coach Scotty Little serves as president of the College Swimming Coaches Association.

1957-58
A pair of swimmers take home All-America honors in the 100 and 200 breast, as teammates David Stiller and George Mathias each reach the finals. Overall, the team places 18th at the NCAA meet.

1958-59
Cornell University hosts the NCAA swimming championships at Teagle Pool, with Michigan capturing its third straight title by a decisive 137.5-44 margin over runner-up Ohio State to set NCAA records for most points and largest margin of victory. In all, six American, eight NCAA and 10 meet records were shattered

1961-62
The Big Red places 15th at the first Eastern championship.

1962-63
Cornell has its first All-America diver, as David Hawk captures accolades in the 1-meter event.

1966-67
Scotty Little steps down after 32 years on the sidelines with a program-best 139 coaching victories.

1967-68
George Boizelle takes home an All-America citation in the 400 IM and Cornell finishes tied for 38th at the NCAA’s. under first-year head swimming coach Pete Carhart.

1968-69
Former Olympian Rick Gilbert becomes the head diving coach at Cornell, a post he will servie in for 39 years. During his tenure, Gilbert’s divers garnered 13 Eastern titles and seven All-America honors. Gilbert was named the Diving Coach of the Year at the Easterns three times and trained three Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees.

1970-71
Laurence More wins the first of his four All-America awards with his effort in the 3-meter, while Ken Light takes the first of consecutive All-America honors in the 1-meter event at the NCAA championships. They lead the team to a 25th-place finish at the national meet.

1971-72
Laurence More (3-meter dive) and Ken Light (1-meter dive) earn All-America honors for the second straight year as the Big Red places 15th at NCAA’s. More finishes as the national runner-up after winning the EISL title for the second straight year. Rick Gilbert, after serving as diving coach for the Big Red for three seasons, takes over as head swimming coach. He will serve as head coach for four years.

1972-73
Laurence More becomes an All-American in both the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events and was joined by Robert Meade, who reached the finals of the 100 butterfly. Cornell places 13th at the NCAA meet.

1973-74
The Big Red ends 20th in the standings at the NCAA meet as Robert Meade becomes a two-time All-American in the 100 butterfly. The team’s 6-5 record was the first winning mark in 16 years.

1974-75
Cornell finishes the season with an 8-3 record and won its first-ever dual meets against Yale and Dartmouth. The team’s 5-3 dual meet record against EISL opponents places the squad third, its highest finish in school history. It also ties its best-ever finish at the Eastern meet, finishing seventh. Bill Barton joins Rick Gilbert as co-head coach. The squad’s 5-3 mark against Eastern competition was its first winning mark since formal competition began in 1954-55.

1975-76
Jim Perkins takes over the Big Red swimming and diving program as head coach. He would stay on board for six years, posting a 27-38 dual meet record.

1977-78
Paul Steck ends a 15-year run of excellence for Cornell divers with All-America honors in the 1-meter event. Steck’s effort helps Cornell place 25th at the NCAA’s.

1981-82
Pete Orschiedt becomes head coach at Cornell. He would go on to direct the program for six years, posting a 43-26 mark (.623) during his tenure, the highest win percentage of any Big Red coach.

1983-84
Under third-year head coach Pete Orschiedt, Cornell ties for its first-ever regular season EISL title with a 7-2 dual meet record against league opponents. The Big Red wins a school-record 10 dual meet victories and finish fifth at the championship meet, matching its best-ever finish in school history.

1985-86
Randy Sprout becomes the second Cornellian to swim his way to All-American accolades in the 50 free as Cornell places 29th at the NCAA’s. The Big Red goes 9-2 in dual meet competition and finishes tied for second in the EISL with a 7-2 mark. Cornell also defeats Harvard in a dual meet for the first time since 1913 and the second time in program history.

1987-88
Joe Lucia takes over the men’s swimming and diving program.

2005-06
Cornell finished second in CollegeSwimming.com’s Mid-Major Dual Meet Rankings after finishing its dual meet season with an 8-2 record. Both Stefano Caprara and Mike Smit competed at the NCAA championships, with Smit capturing All-America honors in the 200 free as Cornell finished 46 at the meet.

2006-07
The Big Red claims its first unbeaten dual meet season in 60 years (10-0) and captured the unofficial regular season EISL title with an 8-0 record for the first time in school history. In the process, Cornell defeated Harvard for the first time since the 1985-86 campaign and Princeton for the first time since the 1983-84 season. A strong fifth-place finish at the EISL championships saw the Big Red claim 14 first-team All-Ivy selections and four second-teamers, with all five relay teams garnering conference honors. Mike Smit was named the Career Swimmer of the Meet at the EISLs, and joined Dave McKechnie and Wes Newman in competing at the NCAA championships. McKechnie sets an EISL record in the 100 breast with his 53.94 swim.

2007-08
Wes Newman wins the 200 free at the EISL championship, then finishes fourth in the 400 free and sixth in the 100 butterfly at the Canadian Olympic Trials. Mike Smit ‘07, Phil Baity ‘09 and Nick Campbell ‘10 all compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials.

2008-09
Cornell sets a total of 15 school records and finish third at the first-ever Ivy League championship. Wes Newman walks away from the meet with a total of seven team records, including setting a conference mark in the 200 free (1:34.35).

2009-10
The Big Red goes 7-2 in dual meet competition and finishes third in the Ancient Eight regular season standings with a 5-2 mark. Michael Cai (200 breast) and Dean Holcomb (400 IM) win Ivy titles as four school records were bettered at the championship meet.