Phil Moriarty

Phil Moriarty (April 12, 1914 – August 18, 2012)[1] was a swimming and diving coach from the United States. He notably coached at Yale University for 37 years, from 1939-1976.[2] He also served as a diving coach for the USA team to the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

While at Yale, Moriarty served as an assistant coach to Robert Kiphuth up-to Kiphuth's retirement in 1959, at which point Moriarty replaced Kiphuth as Yale's head coach. Among the athletes he coached were swimmers Don Schollander, Mike Austin, Steve Clark, John Nelson and Jeff Farrell; and divers Bob Clotworthy and David Browning.[3]

Among the honors he received, Moriarty was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980,[4] and was inducted in the American Swimming Coaches Association's hall of fame in 2009. He was named the NCAA's Swimming Coach of the Year in 1971.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Memorial Booklet for Philip Edward Moriarty. Published November 2012; retrieved 2015-01-27
  2. 1 2 Passages: Yale Coach Phil Moriarty, 98. Published by Swimming World Magazine on 2014-08-20; retrieved 2015-01-27.
  3. 1 2 Phil Moriarty, Coach of Swimmers and Divers at Yale and Olympics, Dies at 98, by Frank Litsky, New York Times. Published 2012-08-20; retrieved 2015-01-27.
  4. ↑ Yale Coach Phil Moriarty Passes Away; posted by the International Swimming Hall of Fame; retrieved 2015-01-27.
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