Hall of Fame
In a program as successful as the Johns Hopkins men's swimming program has been, it's difficult to do things that stand out. Devin Balkcom did just that.
Balkcom helped Johns Hopkins to four top-six finishes as the NCAA Championships with fifth, fourth, sixth and sixth-place showings during his career, while also guiding Johns Hopkins to four UAA Championships as well.
In the pool, Balkcom earned All-America honors 22 times, the second most in school history at the time and still the fifth-best total ever by a member of the Johns Hopkins men's swimming team. Among the 22 All-America finishes for Balkcom were 19 first-team and three honorable mention showings.
Johns Hopkins' streak of consecutive conference titles stretched from 1971 to 1998 and the final four of those 28 titles were won in large part because of Balkcom. Balkcom won a school record 19 conference titles during his career, including 15 relay titles and four individual championships; only one other individual in school history has even won 15 combined conference titles.
Balkcom's extraordinary efforts in the pool were matched in the classroom as he twice earned First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. He was the first Blue Jay swimmer to earn Academic All-America honors twice and he remains one of only two two-time First Team Academic All-American in program history.
