Union College Athletics

One of only four national champions in the history of the Union College men's swimming & diving program, Michael Humphreys blazed his way to the most All-American honors in program history during his amazing four-year run in the pool from 1993-97.
 
Humphreys specialized in the backstroke, in which he was a four-time first-team All-American in both the 100 and 200, and also was a three-time All-American honorable mention in the 50 freestyle. He won the 1996 national championship in the 100 back with a then-program-record time of 50.69 and also earned national runner-up finishes in the 200 back and as part of the 400 medley relay, accounting for three of his five first-team All-America honors from that season. Among Empire State swimmers, Humphreys was a 26-time state champion in the pool as well, winning at least six UNYSCSA titles in all four seasons, earning State Swimmer of the Meet honors as a junior, and taking first in the 100 and 200 back in four straight years.
 
Over four years, Humphreys' eight individual first-team All-America laurels are tied with Kevin Makarowski '97 HOF '08 for the most in program history, while his 11 individual recognitions and 26 combined honors (including 15 relays) are both the most ever by a Union swimmer.
 
Along with Makarowski, Clark Smyth '99 and Jeff Hoerle '99, the quartet's 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay times from 1997 still rank as the program's best 27 years after the fact. As a team, Union captured three straight state championships in his final three seasons and posted a 28-6 dual-meet record, while recording four straight top-six finishes at the NCAA Championships.