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28NBAC TEAM HISTORYNBAC’S PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED SWIMMERSTO THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL SINCE 1968Bob BowmanMurray Stephens and Tim Pierce began trainingswimmers in the summer of 1967, and the NorthBaltimore Aquatic Club (NBAC) was incorporated inthe spring of 1968 as an Amateur Athletic Unionmember club.“The North Baltimore Aquatic Club hasa long history of cultivating excellenceand producing outstanding athletes andcitizens. The Club’s tremendous successacross the country and around theworld have brought great pride to ourstate.”Kathleen Kennedy TownsendLt. Governor, State of MarylandNBAC sent Bob Gavin to the Olympic Trials in LosAngeles in 1968 in the 200 butterfly. This was just thebeginning of the great swimming to come. Murraybecame the head coach in 1971; in 1972, the firstNBAC girl qualified for U.S. Nationals and placed14th in the 1650-yard freestyle in Dallas, Texas.Carter Warfield, as NBAC’s Head Age Group Coach,developed scores of swimmers as precise in theirtechnique as they were fast. Also in 1972, two NBACgirls swam in the Olympic Trials in Chicago. In 1976,NBAC continued its fast swimming when JanetFreudenstein placed 8th in the 100 backstroke at theOlympic Trials in Long Beach, California. She missedmaking the team by only one second.At the Olympic Trials in 1980 in Irvine, TheresaAndrews placed fifth in the 100 backstroke and PollyWinde placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke. The nextsummer, NBAC had its first National Champion whenTheresa Andrews won the 100 backstroke at U.S.Nationals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Theresa was notfinished yet! NBAC sent three swimmers—Theresa,Julia Gorman, and Jill Johnson—to the OlympicTrials in 1984. After making the United States OlympicTeam in 1984, Theresa won two gold medals inbackstroke in Los Angeles. Theresa swam to anindividual gold in the 100 backstroke and won hersecond on the U.S.A. 4x100 medley relay team. Thatyear, also at the Olympics, former NBAC swimmersPatrick Kennedy (USA) and Ricardo Aldabe (Spain)placed in the top eight in the 200 butterfly and 200backstroke respectively.Tim Pierce and Carter Warfield coached withMurray for the first 15 years of the club’s existence. Inthe spring of 1985, Tom Himes joined the staff asHead Age Group Coach. Patty Stephens began in thefall of 1987. In 1986, a new name emerged in theheadlines. Julia Gorman flew to a silver medal in the200 butterfly at the Goodwill Games in Moscow, URSthat summer. She also won the first of her three U.S.National Titles at the Long Course SummerChampionships in Santa Clara. Also in the winter of1986-1987, Murray and Patricia Stephens purchasedMeadowbrook Swim Club in Mt. Washington andbegan planning for the NBAC’s third decade andbeyond.In 1992, Anita Nall set the swimming world onfire with two world and American records in the 200breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis.Placing first in both breaststroke events qualifiedAnita to represent the United States at the 1992 OlympicGames in Barcelona, Spain. Anita brought home agold, silver, and bronze medal from the Olympics.She added an American record in the 100 breaststrokeand swam on the U.S.A. 4x100 medley relay team thatset both world and American records. Former NBACswimmer Jill Johnson (USA) placed in the B Final inthe 200 breaststroke.CLUB MILESTONES5 Individual world records , 2 relay world records6 USA Olympic team members5 Olympic gold medals1 USA Olympic team coach4 USA World Championships team members1 World Championships gold medal2 USA World Championship Team coaches8 American records8 USA National Champions ( 23 National Titles)2 National Women’s Team Titles (1994 & 1995)2 ASCA Coach of the Year Awards2 USA Swimming Coach of the Year Awards120 USA Swimming National Age Group records202 First place National Age Group Rankings#1 ranked USA Age group team (1990-1996)Over 5000 Maryland Swimming resident andarea recordsCurrently holds 665 of 1043 Maryland recordsSWIMMER MILESTONESANDREWS Theresa, 25 AUG 1962, won twogolds at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, in the 100backstroke and the 4x100 medley relay.BOTSFORD Beth, 21 MAY 1981, 1996 Olympicgold medallist in the 100 back and 4x100 medley,1999 Pan Ams 3rd 100 back, 2nd 200 back.KENNEDY Patrick, 1984 Olympic 200 fly finalist,did his formative swimming at NBAC, was one ofthe greatest American age group record setters inthe 1980s. Helped the University of Florida to itsfirst ever men’s team title in 1982.METZLER Whitney, 19 APR 1978, finalist 1996Olympic 400 IM.NALL Anita, 21 JUL 1976, won Olympic gold in1992 4x100 medley relay, silver for 100 breaststrokeand bronze for 200 breaststroke. She also wonmedals at the 1993 Pan Pacs, 1995 Pan Ams, 2000SC Worlds.PHELPS, Michael, 30 JUN 1985, youngest USmale Olympian since 1932, finalist in 2000Olympic 200 fly. 2001 World Champion 200 fly, inworld record of 1:54.58. 2002 US SummerNationals, won four events 100-200 fly, 200-400IM with one world and three American records.2002 Pan Pacs wins three golds and a silver. At 17is male swimmer of the year.Canadian connectionBARRETT Casey, 16 FEB 1975, born in Montreal,did his formative swimming at NBAC and was aCanadian Olympian in 1996 where he was 11thfor 200 fly 1:59.72.In 1994, another NBAC swimmer made it tointernational competition by winning her firstNational Championship in the 200 butterfly. WhitneyPhelps, by virtue of her 200 butterfly title, made theUnited States National Team that competed in Rome,Italy at the FINA World Championships. Whitneyplaced ninth in the event. NBAC won its first NationalTeam Championship in 1994. In March, in FederalWay, Washington, the NBAC women captured theteam title. At the U.S. Open Championship in 1994,the women’s team again captured the first-place title.In 1995, the NBAC women captured their secondstraight spring U.S. National Team Championship.In August of 1995, Whitney Phelps and Beth Botsfordearned positions on the U.S. National Team thatcompeted in the Pan Pacific Games. In addition,Murray Stephens was selected as an assistant coachfor the United States Pan Pacific Team.The next Olympic year, 1996, saw the SummerGames return to U.S. soil for the Centennial Games inAtlanta, Georgia. NBAC age-group phenom BethBotsford rose to the occasion, qualifying for bothSWIMNEWS / JULY-AUGUST 2002
ackstroke events. Whitney Metzler qualified in the400 IM. Additionally, NBAC Head Coach MurrayStephens was named an assistant USA Olympic Coachfor the women’s team. Beth won the 100 backstrokegold medal, and like Theresa Andrews, swam to asecond gold medal in the USA 400 medley relay.Whitney Metzler swam a lifetime best effort to makefinals and finish eighth in the 400 IM. Former NBACswimmer Casey Barrett (CAN) placed in the B Final inthe 200 butterfly. The 1996 chapter of NBAC’s storywas not finished yet. Murray Stephens was namedCoach of the Year by both the American SwimmingCoaches Association and United States Swimming.Coach Bob Bowman joined the staff in the summer of1996.In 1997, Beth Botsford won both backstrokenational titles at the U.S. National Championships inBuffalo, New York. In the summer Long CourseChampionships, Beth qualified for the WorldChampionship Team for the 1998 FINA WorldChampionships in Perth, Australia. Murray wasnamed an Assistant Women’s USA National TeamCoach.In the summer of 1998 at Summer Nationals,Anita Nall qualified for the 1999 World UniversityGames in Spain and Beth Botsford earned a place onthe 1999 Pan American Games Team, where she wona silver and a bronze medal. Coaches John Burke andAnn Hollister joined the NBAC staff in 1998. Murraywas named Head USA Men’s Coach for the 2000 WorldShort Course Championships in Athens, Greece. AnitaNall competed for the U.S. at the same meet.In the year 1999, NBAC began an EndowmentFund to ensure the club’s continued success. In 1999and 2000, NBAC hosted the FINA World Cup at theUniversity of Maryland. In 2000, another Olympicyear, NBAC swimmers again competed at OlympicTrials. Michael Phelps became the youngest maleswimmer in 68 years to make a US Olympic Team.Michael finished second in the 200 butterfly to makethe US squad. NBAC Senior Coach Bob Bowmanaccompanied Michael to Sydney, Australia where hefinished fifth in the 200 butterfly. Michael Phelps’relentless assault on the National Age Group Recordsled to NBAC passing a milestone of having had itsswimmers set over 100 of these records. Coaches PaulYetter and Rachel Fishbain joined the staff in 2001.In March of 2001, at age 15, Michael Phelpsbroke the world record in the 200 butterfly, becomingthe youngest male world record holder in history.NBAC senior coach Bob Bowman was named asassistant US National Team Coach for the WorldChampionships. Michael lowered his own world recordat the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japanin July, winning a gold medal in the 200 butterfly. InAugust, Michael won the 200 IM and 100 butterfly atthe U.S. National Championships in Fresno,SWIMNEWS / JULY-AUGUST 2002About Murray StephensCecil Colwin❏ 1996 Served as Assistant Coach, USA Women’sOlympic Team staff.❏ 1996, Named United States Olympic Committee’sCoach of the Year for Swimming, as well as AmericanSwim Coaches Association Coach of the Year.❏ Owns and operates the Meadowbrook Aquatic andFitness Centre, devoted to swimming, triathlontraining, and general physical fitness. Owns GoldenMeadows Swim Club in Lancaster, PA. Recentlypurchased Joppatowne Swim Club (now MarinerPoint Swim Club).❏ Meadowbrook and its associated staffs coachedand managed five summer teams. Also ran the CentralMaryland League Championships as well as theLancaster County All League Championships.❏ Vice-President of the American Swimming CoachesAssociation.❏ Technical Vice-President on the Board of Directorsof United States Swimming.❏ Coach of the 1998 USA team to the FINA WorldAquatic Championship.❏ March 1999 Loyola College presented him with theprestigious Andrew White Medal for distinguishedservice to the community.❏ September 1999 named to the Governor ofMaryland’s Council for Physical Fitness.❏ November 1999 and 2000 assists WashingtonBaltimore Regional 2012 Coalition with eventpromotion such as the World Cup SwimmingMeets held at University of Maryland’s College ParkStadium.California. He was the male high-point award winnerof the meet. Meghan Sackett, 14, finished third in the1500 freestyle, winning the Female Rookie of the Meetaward.NBAC’s age group program has continued todevelop swimmers to their fullest potential since1968. Sons and daughters of NBAC swimmers are nowtraining with the team their parents swam for. NBACcurrently holds 34 National Age Group records andwas ranked the number-one Age Group Team in theUnited States from 1990 to 1996 by the AmericanSwimming Coaches Association. Now expanded tothree training locations, NBAC still holds a majorityof Maryland state records. In the past decade, NBAChas added a lesson program and stroke developmentclinic that aid in the development of beginners intoNBAC champions.Editor’s Note: Cecil Colwin, the author ofthe article on pages 25-27, has observed thedevelopment of the NBAC program over a periodof 15 years, during which time he made threevisits to the Murray Stephens program inBaltimore and surrounding areas, with periodsof three to four years intervening. He believesthat the NBAC is an excellent example of whata single club can achieve on the internationalscene, given proper facilities and top-flightcoaching“I cannot help but compare the resultsachieved by the NBAC swimmers with theCanadian move towards national trainingcentres over a similar period of time. The clubsystem in Canada during the 1970-1980s wasthe envy of the world. Canadian clubs employedmany world-class coaches from Australia, NewZealand, and the USA. Now most clubs areweaker, and training centres are the emphasis.In salaries alone, there must be half a milliondollars or more paid to centre-based coaches,all appointed and answerable to the head coach.“Results at the Olympic Games and otherinternational meets have been in steady decline.‘It’s a battle for the bronze, it’s a battle for thebronze’ was the cry repeated by CBC sportsbroadcasts, referring to Canadian swimmers atthe recent Commonwealth Games, where theirresults were no better than almost 50 years ago.Granted, Canadian records are still beingbroken by the country’s leading swimmers, butin the context of world swimming, these newmarks have no significance. Something iswrong somewhere—probably the result of anaccumulation of factors. One important step inthe right direction could be a return to theprevious emphasis on club swimming.”29
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