Hall of Fame
One of the top performers on the Blue Jay swimming team throughout his career, Harvey Allen helped Johns Hopkins to four consecutive top-five team finishes as the NCAA Championships as a standout both individually and as a member of several relays.
A 13-time All-American, Allen ranked seventh in school history in overall All-America finishes when he graduated in 1983. Among his 13 All-America finishes, six were national runner-up showings, including five in individual events, two others were top-eight placings in individual events and all five of his relay All-America finishes were top seven.
Allen placed second in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships in each of his final three seasons, was the national runner-up in the 200 breast as a sophomore and senior and was a member of the 400 free relay team that took silver during his junior year.
Allen earned a career-high five All-America finishes as a junior, four as a senior, three as a sophomore and one as a freshman. Joining a program that had established itself as a national power, Allen helped Johns Hopkins to national runner-up finishes as a freshman and sophomore, a fifth-place finish at the NCAAs as a junior and fourth-place showing as a senior.
In addition to his exploits on the national level, Allen also helped Johns Hopkins to four consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) titles; the four straight MAC titles were part of a run of 28 consecutive conference titles for the Johns Hopkins men's swimming team.
