MICHAEL H. ORSTEIN
2014 – SWIMMING
Manheim Township High School 74’
Springfield College (MA) B.S. 78’, M.Ed. 79’
Manheim Twp. (Athlete)
All-State Swimmer – all 4 years
All-District III in Track & Field – all 4 years
First L-L League’s Flipping Long Jumper (only 4 people in the country doing it at that time 1974)
Springfield College (Athlete)
Four time All-American swimmer
Warwick Academy, Warwick, Bermuda – 1979 – 1983
Gained international experience in Bermuda as the first Aquatics Director at Warwick Academy.
During his time in Bermuda, he coached numerous national champions and record holders
York College of PA 1984 – 1988
Head Swimming Coach at YCP with an 84.7% winning percentage
Washington & Jefferson College 1988 – Present
Winningest swimming coach in W&J history: 431-177-2 in 26 years
Named PAC Swimming Coach of the Year – 15 times
9 PAC titles
Coached 8 NCAA National Champions
17 NCAA All-American
33 NCAA National qualifiers
243 PAC Champions
58 PAC Records broken
203 W&J School Records broken
Honored by the American Swimming Coaches Association for Outstanding Achievement: 2006 -2008
Honored by the CSCAA with the Master Coach Award in 1996
Head Water Polo Coach from 1999- 2004, produced nationally ranked top-10 teams all 4 years
Awarded CWPA Southern Division Water Polo Coach of the Year – 2002
Honored with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Service award-1996 by W&J
An equally impressive and important accomplishment is his team’s success out of the water. W&J’s teams have consistently earned CSCAA All-Academic recognition for having one of the highest GPA’s in the country.