Three Kenyon swimmers named to CSCAA Hall of Fame

GAMBIER, Ohio — The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) recently announced the names of 20 exceptional swimmers, divers, and coaches who were named to the 2025 CSCAA Division III Hall of Fame Class. Kenyon College alumni Tim Bridgham, Tim Glasser, and Gregg Parini were included among the honorees.

Samantha Barany, Executive Director of the CSCAA, highlighted the importance of the honor: “This Hall of Fame celebrates the extraordinary careers of swimmers, divers and coaches who have left a lasting legacy in Division III collegiate swimming and diving. These inductees are being celebrated not only for their athletic excellence, but also for their enduring contributions to the sport, their teams, and their institutions.”

Bridgham, a 1979 Kenyon graduate, remains just one of two swimmers in the history of NCAA Division III to win the 100-yard backstroke three consecutive years. He was a four-year All-American, amassing 22 career certificates. At national competitions, he earned seven career NCAA event titles. At conference championships, he won nine titles. Bridgham was named Kenyon’s 1979 Outstanding Male Athlete, the first swimmer to receive the honor, and was inducted into the Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame in 1999.

Glasser, who graduated in 1980, was a key contributor to Kenyon’s first team national title. At the 1980 NCAA Championship, he won four events, including a sweep of the butterfly races. Like Bridgham, Glasser collected 22 career All-America awards. He was a seven-time NCAA event champion, a five-time conference event champion and a two-time team MVP. In his senior season he was named the CSCAA Division III Swimmer of the Year and Kenyon’s Outstanding Male Athlete. In 2000, he was inducted into Kenyon’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Parini, a 1982 graduate, was a member of Kenyon’s first three national championship teams and was an 18-time All-American. He was Kenyon’s first national sprint champion with back-to-back titles in the 50-yard freestyle and another title in the 100-yard freestyle. He also swam with four championship relay teams, giving him a career total of seven NCAA national event titles. He set five NCAA records, piled up 17 conference championship event titles, was Kenyon’s 1982 Senior Athlete of the Year, and was inducted into the Kenyon Athletics Hall of Fame in 20002. He went on to coach at NCAA Division III Denison University, where he won seven team national championships.

The Kenyon trio, along with the other inductees will be honored at the induction ceremony, which will take place on May 5, 2025, at the CSCAA Annual Awards Celebration in Raleigh, North Carolina.