06 February 2007

Men's History: 200y Breaststroke

Meet Top 10
Sergio Lopez (American, 1991) — 1:57.93
Nelson Diebel (Princeton, 1991) — 1:58.03
Garth Fealey (Princeton, 2003) — 1:58.39
Rassan Grant (Harvard, 2003) — 1:59.11
Geoff Rathgeber (Harvard, 2006) — 1:59.16
Ian Johnston (Navy, 1996) — 1:59.41
Rassan Grant (Harvard, 2004) — 1:59.48
Rassan Grant (Harvard, 2001) — 1:59.63
John Van Sant (Army, 1987) — 1:59.92
Rich Korhammer (Princeton, 1989) — 1:59.98

Three-Time Champions
Joe Verdeur, La Salle (1947-49)
Robert Brawner, Princeton (1950-52)
Thomas Aretz, Villanova (1970-72)

Event was 200 meters in 1983
There was no meet from 1944 to 1946
Prior to 1954, either orthodox or butterfly breakstroke was permitted. After 1954, only orthodox stroke is permitted.


All-Time Champions Blue indicates record
1938 — Dick Hough (Princeton) — 2:26.8
1939 — Dick Hough (Princeton) — 2:24.6

1940 — Ned Parke (Princeton) — 2:24.8
1941 — Ned Parke (Princeton) — 2:28.8
1942 — John Meyer (Yale) — 2:24.5
1943 — Charles Gantner (Rutgers) — 2:27.3
1947 — Joe Verdeur (La Salle) — 2:16.4
1948 — Joe Verdeur (La Salle) — 2:16.9
1949 — Joe Verdeur (La Salle) — 2:16.6
1950 — Robert Brawner (Princeton) — 2:14.2
1951 — Robert Brawner (Princeton) — 2:22.4
1952 — Robert Brawner (Princeton) — 2:17.4
1953 — Charles Douglas (Williams) — 2:20.2
1954 — David Hawkins (Harvard) — 2:15.9
1955 — Robert Mattson (N.C. State) — 2:26.4
1956 — Richard Fadgen (N.C. State) — 2:19.9
1957 — Charles Hardin (Yale) — 2:25.3
1958 — James Koletsky (Yale) — 2:27.1
1959 — James Stanley (Harvard) — 2:24.9
1960 — Charles Griffin (Navy) — 2:22.5
1961 — Peter Fogarasy (N.C. State) — 2:18.1
1962 — Peter Fogarasy (N.C. State) — 2:16.8
1963 — Gardiner Green (Princeton) — 2:18.0
1964 — Dale Kiefer (Yale) — 2:17.4
1965 — Richard Forum (North Carolina) — 2:18.4
1966 — Robert Corris (Harvard) — 2:14.5
1967 — Michael Buckley (Yale) — 2:15.3
1968 — Phillip Long (Yale) — 2:13.3
1969 — Barry Kerr (Army) — 2:13.9
1970 — Thomas Aretz (Villanova) — 2:10.1
1971 — Thomas Aretz (Villanova) — 2:09.8

1972 — Thomas Aretz (Villanova) — 2:10.45
1973 — Richard Bohan (St. Bonaventure) — 2:09.18
1974 — Edward Fullerton (Harvard) — 2:08.82

1975 — Edward Fullerton (Harvard) — 2:09.78
1976 — Charles Hector (Princeton) — 2:06.53
1977 — Charles Hector (Princeton) — 2:07.53
1978 — Mark Hemmerte (Drexel) — 2:08.14
1979 — John Christensen (Princeton) — 2:06.59
1980 — David Lundberg (Harvard) — 2:03.40
1981 — Tom Mintz (Yale) — 2:03.93
1982 — David Barnes (Harvard) — 2:05.34
1983 — Tom Mintz (Yale) — 2:18.53
1984 — Jim Tuchler (Princeton) — 2:03.69
1985 — John Van Sant (Army) — 2:03.21
1986 — Scott Hoy (Harvard) — 2:00.59
1987 — John Van Sant (Army) — 1:59.92

1988 — Scott Jaffe (Harvard) — 2:01.12
1989 — Rich Korhammer (Princeton) — 1:59.98
1990 — Sergio Lopez (American) — 2:00.72
1991 — Sergio Lopez (American) — 1:57.93
1992 — Richard Ou (Harvard) — 2:00.56
1993 — LeRoy Kim (Princeton) — 2:02.13
1994 — Richard Ou (Harvard) — 2:01.97
1995 — Dave Quinn (Princeton) — 2:01.91
1996 — Ian Johnston (Navy) — 1:59.41
1997 — Dave Schwartz (Harvard) — 2:00.41
1998 — Dave Schwartz (Harvard) — 2:00.34
1999 — Sherwood Yuen (Cornell) — 2:02.36
2000 — Matt Harrigan (Princeton) — 2:01.66
2001 — Rassan Grant (Harvard) — 1:59.63
2002 — Garth Fealey (Princeton) — 2:00.12
2003 — Garth Fealey (Princeton) — 1:58.39
2004 — Rassan Grant (Harvard) — 1:59.48
2005 — Dave McKechnie (Cornell) — 2:01.13
2006 — Geoff Rathgeber (Harvard) — 1:59.16
2007 — Dave McKechnie (Cornell) — 2:00.18