The Cincinnati Marlins are a
non-profit
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,
USA Swimming
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–affiliated
swim team based in
Cincinnati, Ohio
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,
United States
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serving Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Founded in 1961, the team competes at the elementary school, high school, and college levels.
The Marlins operate three training facilities
Northern Kentucky Universityusing the NK
Five Seasons Sports Club, and its headquarters at
Keating Natatorium on the campus of
St. Xavier High School in
Finneytown, Ohio
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.
The organization was designated a Gold Medal Club by USA Swimming 2006 - 2008
but no longer has that recognition. It is designated a Level 4 club, which is the highest level attainable in the USA Swimming's Club Recognition Program in 2008.
Facilities
Keating Natatorium at St. Xavier High School is a 50-meter indoor facility which can be divided into two 25-yard pools. Keating has
seating capacity
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for over 700 spectators and is the site of many USA Swimming and High School meets and championships. Marlins Central swimmers train at this facility.
![Keating](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Keating.jpg)
Marlins South swimmers train at Northern Kentucky University using th
Campus Recreation Center
History
The Cincinnati Marlins swim team was founded in 1961. Eighty-nine girls were selected for the team the first year, with seventy-seven boys joining the following year. For many years the team was known as the Cincinnati "Pepsi" Marlins, in recognition of the
Pepsi-Cola Company
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's initial donation of $ to the team. In their first decade, the Marlins practiced at
Aiken and
Courter Technical high schools, but these borrowed facilities could not accommodate the team as it grew to more than 200 swimmers. Their current home facility, Keating Natatorium, was built in 1969. It is named after
Charles Keating, Sr. The Marlins and Keating Natatorium host approximately 20 swimming competitions a year.
The Marlins have placed a swimmer on every Olympic Team from 1968 - 2004. Team members have broken numerous National Record and World Records. In 1980 the team captured the United States National Championship. That year, six Marlins’ swimmers were named to the U.S. Olympic team, more than from any other team. The Olympic tradition carries on to today where two Marlins represented the United States in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2004 Athens Olympics. Six former Marlins coaches have been named to Olympic Coaching Staffs.
The team was named Junior National Team Champions in 1983, 84, 97,98,99, and 2000. In 2005, the Men’s team placed first, the combined team second. Swimming World Magazine named the Cincinnati Marlins 1999’s Best Age-Group Team in America.
Significant achievements include:
· 1980 National Team Champions
· 23 Olympic Medals
· 15 World Records
· 19 American Records
· 60 National Champions
· 6 American Swimmers of the Year
Notable alumni
The Marlins have been home to many accomplished swimmers, including 25
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qualifiers.
Together, they have won 23 Olympic medals.
*
Lisa Buese – silver medalist at the
1979 Pan American Games
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Deena Deardurff
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Swimming
Deardurff swam for the Cinc ...
– gold medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics and silver medalist at the
1973 World Aquatics Championships
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Medal table
Results
Diving
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchroni ...
*
Nate Dusing
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– silver medalist at the
2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the
2004 Athens Summer Olympics
*
Stephanie Elkins – gold medalist at the
1978 World Aquatics Championships
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and 1979 Pan American Games
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Jerry Frentsos
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– gold medalist at the
1987 Pan American Games
*
Gary Hall, Sr. – silver medalist at the
1968 Mexico City and
1972 Munich Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the
1976 Montreal Summer Olympics
*
Paul Hove – bronze medalist at the
1975 World Aquatics Championships
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Medal table
Medal summary Diving
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Synchronised swimming
Wat ...
*
Joe Hudepohl
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– gold medalist at the
1992 Barcelona and
1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics
*
Charles Keating, Jr. – 1946
NCAA swimming champion
*Jennifer Kemp - 1972 Olympic gold medalist
*
Dan Ketchum
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– gold medalist at the
2004 Athens Summer Olympics
*
Mary T. Meagher – gold medalist at the
1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the
1988 Seoul Summer Olympics
*
Betsy Mitchell – silver medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles and
1988 Seoul Summer Olympics
*
Erin Phenix – gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and silver medalist at the
2001 World Aquatics Championships
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The 2001 World Aquatics Championships or the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships were held in Fukuoka, Japan between 16 July and 29 July 2001.
The opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the swimming and synchronised swimming events, ...
*
Kim Rhodenbaugh – silver medalist at the
1982 World Aquatics Championships and bronze medalist at the
1983 Pan American Games
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Dave Wilson – gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Notable staff
*
Skip Kenney (1977–79) – head swimming coach,
Stanford Cardinal,
and inductee to the International Swimming Hall of Fame
References
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External links
Cincinnati Marlins official websiteUSA Swimming official websiteOhio Swimming official website
Swim teams in the United States
Sports clubs and teams in Cincinnati
Non-profit organizations based in Cincinnati
Sports clubs and teams established in 1961
St. Xavier High School (Ohio)
1961 establishments in Ohio