Philip Long

Philip Edward Long (December 6, 1948 – January 9, 2026) was an American competition swimmer.

Early swimming In his youth, Long worked out with Philadelphia's Suburban Swim Club, an outstanding program started by Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland around 1950, and after 1966 was under ASCA Hall of Fame Coach Frank Keefe, who coached Long during several of his years with the club. At the age of 12 in February 1961, while swimming for Suburban Swim Club, he competed in the 50-yard breaststroke at the AAU Age Group championship in York, Pennsylvania."28 Records Set in AAU Swim", The York Dispatch, York, Pennsylvania, 13 February 1961, pg. 12, Diverse in his stroke skills, by 1963 while swimming for the Suburban Club, he had distinguished himself in the individual medley, and competed in the AAU Tournament of Champions in York, Pennsylvania where he set a meet record of 1:06.9 for the 100 breaststroke in the Boys' 13-14 age group category."1500 Swimmers Take Part", The York Dispatch, York, Pennsylvania, 11 February 1963, pg. 14

1968 Mexico Olympics After placing third in the Olympic trials in the 200-meter breaststroke, Long represented the United States in the event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Philip Long. Retrieved October 20, 2012. He did quite well in the Olympic preliminaries swimming a 2:33.1 for the men's 200-meter breaststroke to qualify for the final of the event, where he finished in seventh place with a time of 2:33.6, not quite able to match his preliminary time."Olympic Games, Men's 200-meter Breast Preliminaries", The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California, 22 October 1968, pg. 48.Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Swimming at the 1968 Tokyo Summer Games, Men's 200 metres Breaststroke Final. Retrieved October 20, 2012. His time placed him a little less than four seconds out of medal contention with American bronze medalist Brian Job. The gold medal winner, Felipe Munoz, represented Mexico in an Olympics where the Mexican Olympic team fared well, as they may have had an advantage swimming in their home country, being able to practice more frequently at altitude.

He attended Yale University, and swam for coach Phil Moriarty's Yale Bulldogs swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 1967 to 1970, swimming as a Freshman in 1967. Showing skills in the breaststroke in his first year swimming for Yale, he set an NCAA Freshman record of 2:12.8 in the 200-yard breaststroke.Bishop, Ken, "Big Crowd Expected for Stanford", The Peninsula Times Tribune, Palo Alto, California, 4 February 1969, pg. 25 In one of his first years swimming for Yale, at the National AAU Swimming Championships in Greenville, North Carolina, in mid-April, 1968, Long placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke, with a time of 59:39."Protest Disallowed", The York Dispatch, York, Pennsylvania, 13 April 1968, pg. 18. He won the NCAA national championship in the 200-yard breaststroke in 1968.IvyLeagueSports.com, History of the Ivy league, NCAA Championships (1957–Present) . Retrieved September 25, 2012.

He graduated from Yale with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1970, and worked in Yale's information technology services starting in 1971. He held the formal title of Director of Academic Computing in January 1999, and served as Director of Yale's Information Technology Services from 2001 to 2010."Yale Confronts Aryan Nation", The Daily Utah Chronicle, Salt Lake City, Utah, 20 January 1999, pg. 4Sam Greenberg, " After a 'Long' career, IT chief steps down ," Yale Daily News (October 7, 2010). Retrieved September 25, 2010.

Death Long died on January 9, 2026, at the age of 77."Philip Long". olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

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