The Cincinnati Marlins are a

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–affiliated

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team based in

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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 University
using the NK

Five Seasons Sports Club, and its headquarters at

Keating Natatorium Charles H. Keating Sr. Natatorium (commonly known as Keating Natatorium) is an indoor swimming venue on the campus of St. Xavier High School in the Finneytown neighborhood of Springfield Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati. ...

on the campus of St. Xavier High School in

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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

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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

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

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's initial donation of $ to the team. In their first decade, the Marlins practiced at

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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

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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. *

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– silver medalist at the

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– gold medalist at the 1972 Summer Olympics and silver medalist at the

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– silver medalist at the

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Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the

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Summer Olympics *

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– gold medalist at the

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and 1979 Pan American Games * Jerry Frentsos – gold medalist at the

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– silver medalist at the 1968 Mexico City and 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics *

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– bronze medalist at the

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– gold medalist at the

1992 Barcelona The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and

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Summer Olympics * Charles Keating, Jr. – 1946 NCAA swimming champion *Jennifer Kemp - 1972 Olympic gold medalist *

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– gold medalist at the

Summer Olympics * Mary T. Meagher – gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics and bronze medalist at the

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Summer Olympics *

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– silver medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles and

Summer Olympics *

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– gold medalist at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics and silver medalist at the

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– silver medalist at the

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and bronze medalist at the

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* Dave Wilson – gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics

Notable staff

Skip Kenney Allen "Skip" Kenney was head coach of the men's swimming team at Stanford University from 1979 to 2012. In his 33-year dynasty, he coached his teams to Pac-10 Conference titles 31 years in a row, itself a conference record, and to 7 NCAA champions ...

(1977–79) – head swimming coach,

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, 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