Don Palm

• Inaugural inductee into Northern Intercollegiate Conference Hall of Fame in 1986
• 97-44 dual record in 9 years
• 5 Northern Intercollegiate Conference titles 1973-1977
• Hosted NAIA National Championships 1972, 75, 76, 77

Jim Martin

• NAIA Nationals one-meter diving champion 1979
• NAIA All-America in 1978-79
• Placed fourth in one meter and 7^th in the 3 meter diving at 1978 NAIA national meet
• Placed 10^th in NAIA Nationals 1 meter diving in 1977
• Holds Northern Intercollegiate Conference record of 521.3 points in 3 meter diving set in 1979

75-76 Team

• Hosted NAIA National Championship, placing 6^th, top finish
• NAIA All-Americans: Steve Binder, Randy Brezina, Pat Doar, Greg Higdem, Tom Moehn, Jim Norton, Jon Stewart
• Northern Intercollegiate Conference champions, 7-3 dual record
• Back Row L to R: Coach Palm, Jon Stewart, Steve Binder, Glen Stewart, Pat Doar, Jim Norton, Bob Berg, Tom Moehn, John Kern, Greg Higdem, Bruce Ryan, Craig Porter, Dave Garman, Coach Eckstrom
  Front Row L to R: Mark Demillo, Dave Cox, Don Eagan, Pat Sheehan, Steve Peterson, Randy Brezina, Dean Hawks, Jon Ingvalson

Steve Binder

• NAIA All-American 76, 77, 78, 79
• Member of team record holding 400 yd Freestyle Team
• Member of team record holding 800 yd Freestyle Team
• 76 and 77 Northern Intercollegiate Conference champs
• Set Northern Intercollegiate Conference record in 100 yd freestyle in 1976
• First freshman in SSU history to earn All-American honor

Mike Fallon

• Four year letter winner
• Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200 Fly in 1972 & 1973
• Finished 13th in the 400IM at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
• Finished 15th in the 200 Fly at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
• Finished 22nd in the 200IM at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
• Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200IM, 400IM and the 200Fly in 1974
• Set conference and school records in the 400IM in 1974
• Won the Northern Intercollegiate Conference 200 Fly and 400IM in 1975 setting a conference and school record
• Member of 3 Northern Intercollegiate Conference Championship teams
• Won 7 Northern Intercollegiate Conference individual titles

Tom Moehn

• Member, Conference Championship Teams 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
• 1973 All Conference: 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay
• 14th in the 50 Free at the 1973 NAIA National Championships
• 1974 All Conference: 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
• Member of the 1974 Team Record 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
• 1975 All Coinference: 50 Free, 100 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay
• Member of the 1975 Team Record 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
• Finished 8th in the 50 Free and 100 Free at the 1975 NAIA National Championships
• 1976 All Conference: 50 Free + record, 100 Free, 400 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay + record
• 1976 Team Records 50 Free, 100 free, 400 Medley relay, 400 Free relay
• Finished 2nd in the 50 Free, 11th in the 100 Free, 7th in the 400yd Medley Relay, 6th 400yd Free Relay at the 1976 NAIA National Championships
• 1976 NAIA All-American
• 1976 Co-Captain
• 1985 Inducted into the SSU Athletic Hall of Fame

Con Eckstrom

• Diving Coach 1970-1980
• Coached 8 NAIA All-American Divers
• Coached 1 NAIA National Champion Diver - Jim Martin, 1 Meter, 1979
• Coached the divers who swept the Northern Intercollegiate Conference Championships 9 consecutive years
• Worked in the University's Registrar's office for 32 years

Dave Broyles

• Four-year letter winner in swimming (1971-75)
• Won three NIC individual championships (500-yard freestyle, 200-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle) as a freshman in 1972, setting conference records in both the 200 and 1,650
• Repeated as the NIC champion in the same three events in 1973, including setting a conference record in the 500-yard freestyle
• Member of 400-yard and 800-yard freestyle relay teams that won 1973 NIC titles with record-setting times
• Won conference title in the 500-yard freestyle and set the NIC record in winning the 1,650-yard freestyle in 1974
• Anchored the 400-yard freestyle relay to a conference record first place time in 1974
• As a senior in 1975, he once again won the NIC title in both the 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle with record-setting times and was a member of the 400 and 800-yard freestyle championship teams
• Member of 400-yard freestyle and 800-yard freestyle relays that placed eighth and 12th at the NAIA Championships to earn NAIA All-American honorable mention accolades
• Team captain in 1974-75
• Member of three NIC championship teams (1973, 1974, 1975)
• Closed career winning 10 individual conference titles and was a member of 5 conference champion relay teams
• Competed in three NAIA National Championships

Dave Garman

• NAIA All-American 1975 (awarded early March 1975)
• NAIA All-American Honorable Mention 1976
• Co-captain Southwest Men’s swimming and Diving Team 1975-76 season
• Best dual meet scores 3 meter diving 1974, 1976
• Best dual meet scores 1 meter diving 1975, 1976
• Lettered 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
• Member Southwest State’s 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 NIC Conference Champions
• Original member of Southwest State University Athletic Department Wall of Fame

Jim Norton

• NAIA All-American in 800 freestyle relay (1976) that placed 4th at the NAIA Championships
• NAIA All-American in 800 freestyle relay (1977)
• Four-time All-NIC honoree (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978) as a mid-distance freestyler
• NIC 200-yard freestyle champion (1975)
• Anchored the NIC record setting 800-yard freestyle relay
• Named SMSU's "Most Improved" Athlete (1975) and "Most Inspirational" (1976)
• Two-time team captain (1976-77 and 1977-78)
• Member of four Northern Intercollegiate Conference championship teams
• SMSU Placed 11th, 6th, 8th and 12th at NAIA Championships during career
• Elected to NIC Hall of Fame (1990)

Denny Dayhuff

• NAIA All-American in 50-yard freestyle (1974) placing fifth at NAIA Championships
• Finished eigth in the 50-yard freestyle of the 1973 NAIA Championships
• Finished eigth in the 50-yard freestyle at the 1975 NAIA Championships
• Two-time NIC Champion in 50-yard freestyle (1972, 1974)
• Member of NIC champion 400-yard freestyle relay team (1973)
• Four-time All-NIC honoree (1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
• Member of three NIC championship teams (1973, 1974, 1975)

1972-73 Team

Back Row L to R Equipment Manager Dave Sams, Randy Brezina, Bruce Ryan, Steve Larson, Dave Broyles, Steve Ferek, Tom Moehn, Bill Smith, Denny Dayhuff, Kevin Tripp, Randy Huff, Jim Sholten, Jim Moldenhower, Jon Justin, Assistant Coach Tim Johnson
Middle Row Dave Garmen, Ted Wright, Tom Confer, Brian Luke, Kim Kovanda, Dave Hitchcock, Mike Fallon, Dean Hawks, Greg Higdem, Mike Elsmore, Coach Con Eckstrom
Front Row Coach Don Palm, Ron Elwood, Dick Jones, Chuck Fuller, Brian Anderson, Jerry Celski, Brad Grell, Pat Humphrey, Dave Runberg

• Won SMSU's first-ever conference championship in any sport
• Won seven individual races and three relays at the conference meet
• Set four and tied one conference record in individual events and set three records in relays at the NIC Championships
• Finished 25th at the NAIA Championships
• Finished with a 15-6 dual meet record