BILL BARTLE

Athlete, North Penn HS, 1978
Swimming

5 Time Gold Medalist
State Record Holder 100 Freestyle
200 IM PA State Champion and High School All-American
PA State Championship Teams 1975 & 1976
Swimming Coach, North Penn HS, 1994–Undefeated six consecutive years
4 State Championships: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
NISCA National Championship Team 2000
Boys’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1996
Girls’ Water Polo PA State Championship, 1998

Inducted 2005

North Penn High School, 1978

1982, B.S., University of Maryland

Swimming:  (9, 10, 11, 12), lettered all four years.  Sophomore Athlete of the Year, Junior Athlete of the Year.  Captain, senior year.  Outstanding Swimmer Award, junior and senior years.  Senior who brought most recognition in three years of Athletic competition.  Member of PA State Champion Swim Teams, 1974-75 and 1975-76; runner-up 1976-77.  NPHS team record: 56-1, which was part of 68 consecutive team win streak.  All-American:  1) 1977 200 Individual Medley; 2) 1978 200 Individual Medley; 3) 1978 100 Freestyle; 4) 1975, 1976, 1977 400 Yd Freestyle Relay.  PA All-State:  1) Two Individual Gold Medals in 1978:  200 Yd Individual Medley and 100 Yd Freestyle (Pa. State Record).  2) Three Relay Gold Medals 1977; 4x100 Freestyle Relay (set PA State Record three consecutive years).  3) Two Individual Silver Medals, 1976 and 1977.  4) One Bronze Medal, 1977.  District One Conference:  Four Individual Gold Medals; Three Relay Gold Medals.  Bux-Mont League:  Five Individual Gold Medals.  Three Relay Gold Medals.  Team Foxcatcher:  Captain 1978; Middle Atlantic Champion, Middle Atlantic Europe Team 1976, USS National Qualifier 1977 and 1978.  University of Maryland:  Full scholarship, 1978.  Team Captain, 1982.  Wm. R. Champbell Award (Individual Swimmer who contributed most to the program in 4 years); All Atlantic Coast Honors; All East Coast Honors.  Reading HS:  Boys and Girls Swimming, 1985-94 (8 years).  PIAA Girls State Champions, 1989; 6 District Titles; 17 Swimming All-Americans; 2 Water Polo All-Americans.  NPHS  Swimming Coaching Records:  1994-2000 (6 yrs):  Career: 81-0.  League: 6 Championships; District: 6 Championships; State Championships: 4 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000); National Titles: 1 (2000 National Interscholastic Coaches Association,, ranked the 2000 Team #1 in the Nation by Power Point Rankings.  Coached 18 Swimming All-Americans.   NPHS Water Polo Coaching Records:  (1) 1996 Boys, (1) 1998 Girls.  Coached 9 Water Polo All-Americans.  Other:  Only coach to win all four major Aquatic Titles—Boys and Girls State Swimming Championship; Boys and Girls Water Polo State Championship.  Board Member PA SPWPL 1994-2000.  vp pa State Coaches Association 1999-2000.  District One Swimming Steering Committee 1996-2004.  Co-Chairman District I Steering Committee 2004-Present.  NISCA Member.  PHSSCA Member.