Skip Kenney
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Allen "Skip" Kenney was an American Olympic and college swimming coach who served as 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 7 NCAA championships and to a remarkable 31 consecutive Pac-10 Conference titles.
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Biographical details | |
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Born | (1943-02-24)February 24, 1943 Fresno, California |
Died | November 28, 2022(2022-11-28) (aged 79) Fresno, California |
Alma mater | Long Beach State 1972 Graduate |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1968-1971 | Long Beach State Phillips 66, Asst. Coach |
1971-1972 | Harvard University, Asst. |
1972-1979 | AAU Coaching: Houston Dad's Club Cincinnati Marlins |
1979-2012 | Stanford University |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 243-40 .83 percentage |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
7 NCAA Championships 1984-1987, 1991-1994, 1997-98 31 straight Pac-10/12 championships (Stanford) 1984, 1988, 1996 Summer Olympics 1994 World Aquatics Championships[1] | |
Awards | |
CSCAA Coach of the Year (1982, 1985–1987, 1992, 1998)[1] PAC 10 Coach of the Year Stanford Hall of Fame Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame International Swimming Hall of Fame ASCA Hall of Fame | |
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