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Don Megerle
Donald R. Megerle, a competitive swimmer at Bethany College, was a long-serving coach of the men's swimming (sport), swimming team at Tufts University, a Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference school. In his 33 years as Tufts Head Coach from 1971 to 2004, he led the team to an overall record of 268-81, producing 92 Division III All-American swimmers, and 2 National champions. Early swimming Don Megerle was born on January 30, 1947, in Rochester, New York.Monahan, Bob, "Silent But Deadly, Tufts Aims for Top Swimming Crowns", ''Boston Globe'', Boston, Massachusetts, pg. 23, 17 December 1977 At 13 in 1960, he swam and won events for Rochester's Central YMCA as part of their Junior swimming team. That year he came within 1 second of breaking a pool record swimming the Medley Relay, and he would continue to win events in freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke as a young swimmer. Continuing to show stroke diversity as a 14-year-old youth swimming for Midvale, he won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in and the county seat, seat of government of Monroe County, New York, United States. It is the List of municipalities in New York, fourth-most populous city and 10th most-populated municipality in New York, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city forms the core of the larger Rochester metropolitan area, New York, Rochester metropolitan area in Western New York, with a population of just over 1 million residents. Throughout its history, Rochester has acquired several nicknames based on local industries; it has been known as "History of Rochester, New York#Rochesterville and The Flour City, the Flour City" and "History of Rochester, New York#The Flower City, the Flower City" for its dual role in flour production and floriculture, and as the "World's Image Center" for its association with film, optics, and photography. The city was one of the United States' first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
