Denny Hill – 2021

Inducted: 2021

Denny Hill – Swimming

HIGH SCHOOL: Lansing Eastern

8 Varsity letters (Football, Swimming, Track)

Co-Captain of Swimming & Track – 1962

U of M Award: Athletics and Scholarship – 1962

Lansing Civitan Club Award for Citizenship – 1962

Treasurer of Student Council and Honor Society

COLLEGE: Michigan State University

Freshman record for 1650

Scored 12th in the 1650 at NCAA – 1965

Scored 7th in the 1650 and 12th in the 500 at NCAA – 1966

Captain of MSU Swim Team which placed 4th at NCAA (highest finish ever) – 1966

All-American in the 1650 freestyle – 1966

Outstanding senior swimmer – 1966

Graduated with degree in Chemistry – 1966

COACHING – ANN ARBOR PIONEER HIGH SCHOOL

Taught Chemistry for 40 years

Coached 38 years for the Women’s and 46 years for the Men’s Swim teams

State Meets: 31-1st, 24- 2nd, 6-3rd, 13-4th, 2-5th, 8-top 5th to 8th, 1-21st

Won 74 Conference Championships out of 84 meets

Won 99 Invitational or Relay Meets our of 148 meets

Dual Meets: 1011W, 128L, 2T

Organized first Men’s High School Water Polo State Tournament (1970, 1971, 1972)

Organized first MISCA Golf Outing at Gull Lake – 1974

Founder of Club Wolverines

862 NISCA All-Americans by 245 individual Swimmers and Divers

Matt Mann Award – 1973 (This is the highest award given by MISCA for continued leadership, contributions, and service to Michigan High School Swimming)

31 Coach of the Year Awards

NHSACA Coach of the Year – 1999 (3 time regional Coach of the Year – 1981, 1994, 1999)

3 Mythical National Championships for Women – (2003, 2005, 2006)

Pioneer Swimmers held 5 National High School Records (2 individuals & 3 relays)

Pioneer Pool named Hill Pool – 2008

Inducted into MHSACA Hall of Fame – 2008

Nine National Power Point Championships (NISCA)

Inducted into NISCA Hall of Fame – 2014

Inducted into Lansing Eastern Hall of Fame – 2015

Inducted into the Ann Arbor Pioneer Hall of Fame – 2015

Inducted into Greater Lansing Area Hall of Fame – 2020