Biography

A 1957 St. Xavier graduate, O’Toole was a four-time All-American and the first swimmer to win four state championships in the same event – the 100-yard breaststroke – in Kentucky high school history. After attending Catholic University and the University of Notre Dame, O’Toole, who has taught chemistry and physics at St. Xavier, coached the Tigers for two years in the early 1970s.  He  then returned as head coach in 1989, directing St. Xavier to state titles the past 20 seasons.

He has coached 23 swimmers to 49 individual state championships, along with 37 relay state titles. His swimmers set 16 state records and two national records, with 59 earning All-American status.

Since being honored, O’Toole continued to lead St. Xavier until his retirement in 2009. Over his career, O’Toole led St. Xavier to 20 consecutive State Championships.

 

Records

Coached teams to 20 consecutive State Titles

Personal Honors

First swimmer to win four state championships in the same event - the 100-yard breaststroke