The following information is a chronology of some of the accomplishments of the team since I have taken over ten years ago. This can seem to be a bit confusing to the non-swimming educated community. However, it is pretty easy to explain. Let me try.

First, our seasons are broken into two parts. A Fall/Winter season, called short course, (same as high school and college swim) and a Spring/Summer season called long course. (same as Olympic level in the Olympic sized pool).

National competition is overseen and run by USA Swimming. (Governing body of our sport in the United States) Local state competition is run and overseen by Michigan Swimming. (Local governing body of swimming in our state-Michigan Swimming does report to USA Swimming and is a member of USA Swimming) 

National level
Fall/Winter (short course)
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2003 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion
2003 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2005 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team 3rd place 

Spring/Summer (long course)
1998 USA Swimming Junior National Men’s Team Champion
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2004 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2006 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2006 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2007 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team 3rd place
2007 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Runner-up

Local Level
Fall/Winter (short course)
2000 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2002 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2003 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2004 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2006 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2007 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up

Spring/Summer (long course)
2001 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2002 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2003 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2005 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2006 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up
2007 Michigan Swimming Combined Team runner-up

Also in the past ten years the OLY program has produced these individuals who have qualified to represent the United States in International level competition while still competing with OLY.

Randy Lam 1999 USA National Junior Team
Peter Vanderkaay 2001 USA World University Games Team
Amy McCullough 2001 USA World University Games Team
Shane Lichtenberg 2007 NCSA All-American Team
Dana Christ 2007 NCSA All-American Team

8 different swimmers have represented the OLY program in the 2000 or 2004 USA Olympic Swimming Trials.

Raffi Karapetian
Brian Swintek
Randy Lam
Anne Williams
Chris Sullivan
Amy McCullough
Peter Vanderkaay
Alex Vanderkaay

The OLY program has had one former swimmer make an Olympic Team & win a Gold Medal as a member of the Men’s 800 Freestyle Relay in Athens.

Peter Vanderkaay 2004 USA Olympic Team

Looking Forward…
To Many More Accomplishments By Our Talented OLY Swimmers and Our Esteemed Coaching Staff.