The following information is a chronology of some of the accomplishments of the OLY program over the past 25 years under the guidance of Head Coaches Jeff Cooper & Adam Cooper.
Seasons are broken into two parts. A Fall/Winter season, called short course and a Spring/Summer season called Long Course. National competition is overseen and run by USA Swimming the governing body of swimming in the United States. Local and state level competition is overseen and run by Michigan Swimming which is a sub body of USA Swimming.
USA Swimming (National Level)
Fall/Winter (short course)
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2003 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion
2003 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2005 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team 3rd place
2008 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion (long course)
2008 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion (long course)
2009 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion (long course)
2009 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Runner-up (long course)
2009 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Women’s Team Champion (long course)
2010 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up (long course)
2010 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Runner-up (long course)
2010 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Women’s Team Runner-up (long course)
2013 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up (long course)
2016 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Women's Team Champion (long course)
2021 NCSA Spring Junior Nationals Combined Team 3rd place
2021 NCSA Spring Junior Nationals Men's Team Runner-up
Spring/Summer (long course)
1998 USA Swimming Junior National Men’s Team Champion
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2001 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2004 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2006 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Runner-up
2006 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2007 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team 3rd place
2007 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Runner-up
2008 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Combined Team Champion
2008 USA Swimming Central Zone Sectional Men’s Team Champion
2021 NCSA Summer Junior Nationals Women's Team Champion
2021 NCSA Summer Junior Nationals Combined Team Champion
Michigan Swimming (Local Level)
Fall/Winter (short course)
2000 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2002 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2003 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2004 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2006 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2007 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2008 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2009 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2010 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2015 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2019 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
Spring/Summer (long course)
2001 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2002 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2003 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2005 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2006 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2007 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2008 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2009 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Runner-up
2010 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2012 Michigan Swimming Combined Team Champion
2014 Michigan Swimming Combined Summer Senior State Team Champions
2015 Michigan Swimming Combined Summer Senior State Team Champions
USA Swimming (International Level)
The OLY program has also produced 6 individuals who have qualified to represent the United States of America in international competition while still training with OLY.
Randy Lam 1999 USA National Junior Team
Peter Vanderkaay 2001 USA World University Games Team
Amy McCullough 2001 USA World University Games Team
Shane Lichtenberg 2007 NCSA All-American Team
Dana Christ 2007 NCSA All-American Team
Megan Fox 2009 USA National Youth Team
20 different swimmers have represented the OLY program as their primary or secondary club in the United States Olympic Swimming Trials.
Raffi Karapetian (2000) Brian Swintek (2000)
Randy Lam (2000) Anne Williams (2000)
Chris Sullivan (2004) Amy McCullough (2004)
Peter Vanderkaay (2004/2008/2012) Alex Vanderkaay (2004/2008)
Shane Lichtenberg (2008) Dane Vanderkaay (2008/2012)
Chris Vanderkaay (2004/2008) Alex Tyler (2008/2012)
Rebecca Brooks (2008) Dana Christ (2008)
Johnny Austermann (2008) Madeline Tegner (2012)
Alexandra Blankenburg (2012) Alex Acieno (2012)
Alyssa Busch (2012) Lucy Malys (2021)
Devin Dilger (2024) Josie Connelly (2024)
One swimmer has represented their home country in the Olympic Games while training with OLY.
Eva Lehtonen 2008 Beijing Olympics Finland
The OLY program has had two swimmers represent the OLY program as a Para Olympian for Team USA.
Cheryl Angelelli 2008 Beijing Olympics United States of America (Silver medal/100 free)
Tucker Dupree 2012 London Olympics United States of America
The OLY program has had one former swimmer make the United States Olympic Team while representing the OLY program.
Peter Vanderkaay
2004 Athens Olympics Unites States of America (Gold medal/800 free relay)
2008 Beijing Olympics United States of America (Gold medal/800 free relay) (Bronze medal/200 free)
2012 London Olympics United States of America (Bronze medal/400 free)
