David Nolan (born December 5, 1992) is an American

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and partner at Commit Analytics. He won two gold medals at the 2009 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in the 200 IM and 400 medley relay. Nolan swam at and graduated from

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. He set the National High School record for the 200y IM.

Early life

Nolan was born in Hershey Pennsylvania to parents Theresa and James Nolan.

Career

High School Swimming

In 2011 Nolan set 4 national high school records. He swam for Hershey High School as well as Hershey Aquatic Club. When committing to Stanford, Nolan had 5 national high school records, 7 state high school records, and was a high school All American.

College Swimming

Nolan swam for and graduated from

. He completed a degree in biomechanical engineering and a minor in computer science. In 2015 he set the American Record in the 200y IM, swimming 1:40.07. The swim was one hundredth of a second faster than the previous record set by

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. He ended his college swimming career with 3 team records, 9 conference titles and 17 All-American honors. In 2014-15 his training focused on speed, whereas during the two years prior were almost pure aerobic training.

Post Graduate Swimming

In 2015 Nolan graduated from Stanford University and moved to Arizona to train under Bob Bowman. In 2016 Nolan swam in the US Olympic Trials in Omaha.

References

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