LOS ANGELES – A public celebration of the life of legendary USC men’s swimming coach Peter Daland, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 93, will be held on Nov. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at the Uytengsu Aquatics Center on the USC campus.
To reserve a seat at the event, go to www.usc.edu/esvp (passcode: daland).
Daland, who died on Oct. 20 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., led the Trojans to nine NCAA team championships during his 35-year (1958-92) tenure. His USC teams also placed second at the NCAA meet 11 times, won 17 league crowns and posted a 318-31-1 (.917) dual meet record. A six-time National Coach of the Year, his swimmers captured 93 NCAA and 155 Pac-10 individual and relay titles.
The pool at the new Uytengsu Aquatics Center is named for Daland.
In lieu of flowers, Daland’s family requests that donations be made to the Peter Daland Endowed Head Swimming Coach’s Chair to endow the men’s swimming head coach’s position (c/o Ron Orr, USC Athletic Department, Heritage Hall, Los Angeles, Calif. 90089-0602).
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