Princeton University Men's Swimming

Orr also repeated as Ivy League Coach of the Year The Steadman Award, which Orr received in 2015, is conferred annually to a swimming or diving coach in high school, club, or university ranks who, in the opinion of the CSCAA, has done the most to spread happiness in Coach Steadman's beloved sport of swimming and diving. The third-winningest active coach in the Princeton athletic department, Rob Orr has won 313 swim meets and 23 EISL/Ivy League Championships during an illustrious career that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. He will begin his 38th season this fall with the program on one of its most impressive stretches. His most recent NCAA champion was the 1990 foursome of Mike Ross 90, Ty Nelson 91, Leroy Kim 93 and Erik Osborn 90, who set an American record in capturing the 200-yard medley relay. Ross, Nelson, Rich Korhammer 89 and Rob Musslewhite 92 had won the event in 1989. A 1972 graduate of Southern California, Orr has kept Princeton at or near the top of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League/Ivy League. Princeton has enjoyed five Top 20 finishes at the NCAA championships under Orrs watch. Prior to the Ivy League developing its own Head Coach of the Year honor, Orr had been the EISL Coach of the Year six times, most recently in 1995. In 1990 he received the Master Coach Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association for his contributions to collegiate swimming. He also served as head coach at the 1991 Olympic Festival and was the head womens coach for the 1993 U.S. national junior team. He has also served on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee. Orr has a masters degree in physical education from USC and served as an assistant coach with the Trojan program for three years. Year Overall W-L Ivy W-L Championships 1979-80 8-2 6-1 co-champion 80-81 7-4 4-3   81-82 9-2 6-1   82-83 7-3 4-3   83-84 9-2 5-2 co-champion 84-85 11-1 7-0 champion 85-86 11-0 7-0 champion 86-87 10-0 7-0 champion 87-88 9-1 7-0 champion 88-89 8-1 6-1 co-champion 89-90 10-2 6-1 co-champion 90-91 9-0 7-0 champion 91-92 9-1 7-0 champion 92-93 8-2 5-2   93-94 10-0 7-0 champion 94-95 10-0 7-0 champion 95-96 9-3 6-1   96-97* 10-0 7-0   97-98 9-0 7-0   98-99 7-2 5-2   99-00 9-2 6-1   00-01 10-0 7-0   01-02 7-2 5-2 champion 02-03 9-0 7-0   03-04 9-1 6-0 champion 04-05 9-1 5-1   05-06 8-3 6-1 champion 06-07 9-4 6-1 champion 07-08 8-1 6-1   08-09 8-0 7-0 champion 09-10 7-0 7-0 champion 10-11 6-2 6-1 champion 11-12 8-0 7-0 champion 12-13 6-2 5-2 champion 13-14 6-2 6-1   14-15 7-4 5-2 champion 15-16 7-0 7-0 champion TOTALS 313-50 (.862) 227-30 (.883) 23 titles 313 career victories 23 Ivy League championships, including seven of the last eight five straight Ivy League titles between 2009-13, as well as nine of the last 11 60 All-Americas two NCAA championship relays coached multiple Olympians, including 1992 gold medalist Nelson Diebel In a career that has spanned nearly four decades and a historic 23 Ivy League championships, Rob Orr has made the last two seasons as memorable as any. In 2014-15, he claimed his 300th dual win and 22nd Ivy League title, was named the inaugural Ivy League Coach of the Year and received the prestigious Richard E. Steadman Award from the CSCAA. Last season, Princeton trailed Harvard through almost all of the Ivy League championship meet, but his team put forth a dramatic rally to surge past the Crimson during the final session and win the program's ninth Ivy title in the last 11 years. Three weeks later, his 200 free relay went on to place 13th at the NCAA Championships to earn All-America honors. Orr also repeated as Ivy League Coach of the Year The Steadman Award, which Orr received in 2015, is conferred annually to a swimming or diving coach in high school, club, or university ranks who, in the opinion of the CSCAA, has done the most to spread happiness in Coach Steadman's beloved sport of swimming and diving. The third-winningest active coach in the Princeton athletic department, Rob Orr has won 313 swim meets and 23 EISL/Ivy League Championships during an illustrious career that shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. He will begin his 38th season this fall with the program on one of its most impressive stretches. His most recent NCAA champion was the 1990 foursome of Mike Ross 90, Ty Nelson 91, Leroy Kim 93 and Erik Osborn 90, who set an American record in capturing the 200-yard medley relay. Ross, Nelson, Rich Korhammer 89 and Rob Musslewhite 92 had won the event in 1989. A 1972 graduate of Southern California, Orr has kept Princeton at or near the top of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League/Ivy League. Princeton has enjoyed five Top 20 finishes at the NCAA championships under Orrs watch. Prior to the Ivy League developing its own Head Coach of the Year honor, Orr had been the EISL Coach of the Year six times, most recently in 1995. In 1990 he received the Master Coach Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association for his contributions to collegiate swimming. He also served as head coach at the 1991 Olympic Festival and was the head womens coach for the 1993 U.S. national junior team. He has also served on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee. Orr has a masters degree in physical education from USC and served as an assistant coach with the Trojan program for three years. Year Overall W-L Ivy W-L Championships 1979-80 8-2 6-1 co-champion 80-81 7-4 4-3   81-82 9-2 6-1   82-83 7-3 4-3   83-84 9-2 5-2 co-champion 84-85 11-1 7-0 champion 85-86 11-0 7-0 champion 86-87 10-0 7-0 champion 87-88 9-1 7-0 champion 88-89 8-1 6-1 co-champion 89-90 10-2 6-1 co-champion 90-91 9-0 7-0 champion 91-92 9-1 7-0 champion 92-93 8-2 5-2   93-94 10-0 7-0 champion 94-95 10-0 7-0 champion 95-96 9-3 6-1   96-97* 10-0 7-0   97-98 9-0 7-0   98-99 7-2 5-2   99-00 9-2 6-1   00-01 10-0 7-0   01-02 7-2 5-2 champion 02-03 9-0 7-0   03-04 9-1 6-0 champion 04-05 9-1 5-1   05-06 8-3 6-1 champion 06-07 9-4 6-1 champion 07-08 8-1 6-1   08-09 8-0 7-0 champion 09-10 7-0 7-0 champion 10-11 6-2 6-1 champion 11-12 8-0 7-0 champion 12-13 6-2 5-2 champion 13-14 6-2 6-1   14-15 7-4 5-2 champion 15-16 7-0 7-0 champion TOTALS 313-50 (.862) 227-30 (.883) 23 titles

Joyce, who helped recruit a talented, highly touted Class of 2020, is ready to continue building towards higher goals. I am thrilled to have been given this opportunity to work for Princeton, Joyce said upon his hiring. Princeton is one of the most respected universities in the world, with an outstanding swimming and diving program. I look forward to working with Rob Orr, and assisting him to the best of my ability. I'm also looking forward to working with the team and helping them reach their goals both in the pool and in the classroom." Prior to arriving at Princeton, Joyce had spent the last two years as the head age-group coach and the senior assistant coach for the Raleigh Swimming Association. He coached three North Carolina age-group record holders, as well as 19 individual state champions. He helped double the athlete involvement in the program in one year, and his team placed in the top five last year. At the same time, he worked as a volunteer assistant coach and intern at North Carolina State, which won the 2015 ACC Championship and placed eighth at the NCAA Championships. Besides writing occasional workouts, he also learned the North Carolina State philosophy on training/conditioning and recruiting athletes. Joyce began his career at Florida, first as an intern under the Director of Swimming, and then as an assistant coach with the Gator Swim Club Elite program. He had a highly decorated swimming career at Florida, which was punctuated by a sixth-place finish and first-team All-America honors in the 400 IM. A team captain and four-time Academic First-Team honoree, Joyce reached three SEC championship finals and was a NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship Academic Nominee. He also earned the University of Florida Athletic Senior Leadership Award. Joyce will return to the Garden State, where he was a standout swimmer at St. Augustine Prep. He was a 16-time high school All-America honoree, and he won both team and individual state championships for St. Augustine. - All Rights Reserved |