Men' Swimming, Class of 2017

Tony Gleason raised the bar for the Santa Ana College Men’s Swimming program when he competed for the Dons from 1964 to 1966.

Gleason took six first place finishes in the Southern California Swimming and Diving Championships in his two years of competition. He also won the state championship in the 400 Individual Medley event in 1966 to go along with two second place finishes at state in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Individual Medley events.

In 1966 Gleason was named the Santa Ana College Athlete of the Year after breaking eight different men’s swimming records, one of which he still owns (100 Butterfly).

He went on to earn a scholarship to USC where he won numerous team medals with the Trojans at the NCAA Division I level, as well as All-American status in the 200 Individual Medley and 400 Freestyle Relay events.