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C. Rob Orr
Charles Robison "Rob" Orr (born September 1950) was the men's swim coach at Princeton University from 1979 to 2019 where he led the team to 23 Ivy League Championships. Before arriving at Princeton, Orr had been an assistant coach for the University of Southern California for three years, and then a Head Coach at Dad's Swim Club in Houston, Texas.
Orr started competitive swimming later than most, around age 13. He graduated from San Gabriel High School in California in 1968. As a senior in high school, Orr earned All-America status in the 100-yard butterfly. His time of 52.9 seconds placed him sixth in the nation, five spots behind Mark Spitz.
After High School graduation, Orr went on to have a successful swimming career, receiving a scholarship from the University of Southern California where he swam under Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland. His time at USC included selection to the 1971 Pan American Games swim team representing the United States in Cali, Colombia; Orr was the silver medalist in the 200-meter butterfly in Cali. As a senior at USC, he was voted team captain by his teammates and earned All-America status in the 200-yard butterfly, placing fifth in the nation. He was an All American in the 200-yard butterfly for four successive years.
At the 1972 NCAA championship, Orr placed fifth to Mark Spitz's winning record time in the 200-yard butterfly, receiving a 1:51.808, which lagged behind Spitz by 3.3 seconds. Orr completed his Bachelors at USC in 1972, and then completed a Masters in Physical Education from USC.
In 1972, Orr competed in the 1972 Olympic Trials in Chicago where he placed 15th overall in the preliminary heats.
Beginning his coaching career with a great learning experience, he was an Assistant coach at USC for three years from around 1975-1977, where he was mentored by Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland during the period the Trojans won three consecutive NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
He coached at Dad's Club AAU Swim Club in Houston, Texas from around 1977-1979. A high performing group, under Orr's leadership Dad's Club took first place in a competition between twenty-three teams at the South All-Star Qualifying Swim Meet in Edinburg, in South Texas, in November '78.
After being hired by Athletic Director Bob Myslik, Orr served as the head men's swim coach at Princeton University from 1979-2019, announcing his retirement from the school at the end of his tenure at the age of 68. With outstanding performance in the Ivy League Conference during Orr's coaching tenure, the Princeton team shared or won the Ivy title 11 of 12 years, and had eight seasons with a perfect 7-0 Ivy League record in dual-meets. His overall 330 dual meet victories placed him at his retirement as the men’s coach with the third most victories in NCAA Division I competition. During Orr's tenure, Princeton had 23 Ivy League team championships, 38 individual All-Americans, 24 All-American relays, and five Olympians.
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C. Rob Orr
Charles Robison "Rob" Orr (born September 1950) was the men's swim coach at Princeton University from 1979 to 2019 where he led the team to 23 Ivy League Championships. Before arriving at Princeton, Orr had been an assistant coach for the University of Southern California for three years, and then a Head Coach at Dad's Swim Club in Houston, Texas.
Orr started competitive swimming later than most, around age 13. He graduated from San Gabriel High School in California in 1968. As a senior in high school, Orr earned All-America status in the 100-yard butterfly. His time of 52.9 seconds placed him sixth in the nation, five spots behind Mark Spitz.
After High School graduation, Orr went on to have a successful swimming career, receiving a scholarship from the University of Southern California where he swam under Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland. His time at USC included selection to the 1971 Pan American Games swim team representing the United States in Cali, Colombia; Orr was the silver medalist in the 200-meter butterfly in Cali. As a senior at USC, he was voted team captain by his teammates and earned All-America status in the 200-yard butterfly, placing fifth in the nation. He was an All American in the 200-yard butterfly for four successive years.
At the 1972 NCAA championship, Orr placed fifth to Mark Spitz's winning record time in the 200-yard butterfly, receiving a 1:51.808, which lagged behind Spitz by 3.3 seconds. Orr completed his Bachelors at USC in 1972, and then completed a Masters in Physical Education from USC.
In 1972, Orr competed in the 1972 Olympic Trials in Chicago where he placed 15th overall in the preliminary heats.
Beginning his coaching career with a great learning experience, he was an Assistant coach at USC for three years from around 1975-1977, where he was mentored by Hall of Fame Coach Peter Daland during the period the Trojans won three consecutive NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
He coached at Dad's Club AAU Swim Club in Houston, Texas from around 1977-1979. A high performing group, under Orr's leadership Dad's Club took first place in a competition between twenty-three teams at the South All-Star Qualifying Swim Meet in Edinburg, in South Texas, in November '78.
After being hired by Athletic Director Bob Myslik, Orr served as the head men's swim coach at Princeton University from 1979-2019, announcing his retirement from the school at the end of his tenure at the age of 68. With outstanding performance in the Ivy League Conference during Orr's coaching tenure, the Princeton team shared or won the Ivy title 11 of 12 years, and had eight seasons with a perfect 7-0 Ivy League record in dual-meets. His overall 330 dual meet victories placed him at his retirement as the men’s coach with the third most victories in NCAA Division I competition. During Orr's tenure, Princeton had 23 Ivy League team championships, 38 individual All-Americans, 24 All-American relays, and five Olympians.