Peter Daland (1997) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Peter Daland

Induction:
1997

Regarded as one of the greatest college and international swim coaches ever, Peter Daland guided the USC men's swimming team to 9 NCAA team championships (and 11 runner-up finishes) during his 35-year (1958-92) Trojan career. Under Daland, USC also won 17 league crowns and posted a 318-31-1 (.917) dual meet record. A 6-time national Coach of the Year, his swimmers captured 93 NCAA individual and relay titles. He coached the U.S. men in the 1972 Olympics and the U.S. women in the 1964 Games. Before coming to USC, Daland was a successful prep and club coach, guiding the Los Angeles Athletic Club to a pair of AAU outdoor championships. He founded Swimming World magazine. In 2016, he was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Century. He died on Oct. 20, 2014, at age 93.