Phil Moriarty

Phil Moriarty
Moriarty, 1964
Biographical details
BornApril 12, 1914
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedAugust 18, 2012(2012-08-18) (aged 98)
Mystic, Connecticut
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1939-1959Yale University Asst. Swim Coach
1959-1976Yale University Head Swim and Diving Coach
1960US Olympic Team, Rome
Diving Coach
Head coaching record
Overall195 Won 25 Lost
Winning Percentage- .866
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
11 Eastern Intercollegiate Swim League Championships
9 Eastern Seaboard Titles
Awards
Fred Cady Diving Coaches Award '74
International Swim. Hall of Fame
NCAA Coach of the Year (1971)

Phil Moriarty (April 12, 1914 – August 18, 2012) was a swimming and diving coach from the United States. He coached at Yale University for 37 years, from 1939-1976, and served as a diving coach for the U.S. team at the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics.

Moriarty was born in New Haven, Connecticut on April 12, 1914, graduating from High School in 1932. Though he did not graduate college, he soon obtained a job teaching swimming to Yale College students around his age.