Hall of Fame
Brian Swanson is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Grand Valley State Swimming & Diving history. Swanson was a four-time Academic All-American and earned four additional NCAA Championship All-American awards during his tenure with the Lakers. Brian earned the Captains Diving Award in 1991 and was the team captain in 1992-93. Swanson captured the GLIAC title on the one-meter board in 1993 and was the GVSU Scholar Athlete of the Year in 1993. Brian currently holds the varsity and pool records on the one-meter board with an 11-dive competition score of 467.60, while his three-meter total of 495.45 is the varsity record for an 11-dive competition. Swanson was GVSU’s first-ever men’s diver to earn All-American plaudits.