Hall of Fame
An outstanding swimmer at Pacific who graduated in 1941, Fred Van Dyke held six records in backstroke events during his time at Pacific, along with nine Pacific Athletic Association records.
During this time, he also held one world record for a span of 24 hours. Van Dyke also experienced success outside of collegiate competition, earning a spot on the United States team that traveled Europe and was in contention for the Olympics.
Van Dyke resumed his swimming career in 1978 with Masters Swimming and continues to this day. He broke the world record in the 50 meter backstroke in 1978 for the 60-64 year old age group and also in the 2006 World Masters Championship where he broke the American record and World Championship record in the 50 meter backstroke and the 50 meter butterfly.
