Seth Van Neerden

Seth Van Neerden (born 1968)^[1] is a former national record-holding swimmer and national team member from the United States. He competed at the 1995 Pan American Games, where he won three gold medals: as part of the American team's winning 4×100-meter medley relay, and for winning the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke events.^[2][3] He received a bronze medal at the 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships.

Seth Van Neerden

Personal information
National team	United States
Born	1968 (age 55–56)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Fort Lauderdale Swim Team
Coach	Jack Nelson
Medal record Men's swimming Representing the United States World Championships (SC) 1993 Palma 100 m breaststroke Pan Pacific Championships 1993 Kobe 4×100 m medley 1993 Kobe 100 m breaststroke Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m breaststroke 1995 Mar del Plata 200 m breaststroke 1995 Mar del Plata 4×100 m medley

Van Neerden also won several U.S. national titles in his career. At the 1994 U.S. Nationals he tied the American Record in the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:01.40. This record would stand for two years. He finished in the top 20 world rankings for the 100 breaststroke every year from 1990 to 1996. Swimming coach Jack Nelson, who trained Van Neerden in the early and mid 1990s, stated "Seth Van Neerden is America's finest breaststroker."^{[citation needed]}

Van Neerden now coaches high school swimming in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.