Updated through the 2007-08 season

• The men's swimming and diving program became an intercollegiate sport at Hope in 1978. Earlier attempts to create a program were unsuccessful because Hope lacked an on-campus pool. The opening of the Dow Health and Physical Education Center, complete with a modern aquatics plant, solidified the college's commitment.
• Swimming and diving has become one of the college's most successful intercollegiate programs with numerous conference championships individual national championships and Top Ten team finishes.
• The program has been built from the ground up by John Patnott. He is the winningest active coach of any sport in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Three times in his career he has been honored as the Division III national coach of the year. He has coached more than 100 NCAA All-Americans, including national champions on 30 occasions.
• Hope College was host to the NCAA Division III national swimming and diving championships at the Holland Aquatics Center in 2005.