Swimming

MacArthur High School

Class of 1981

Inducted 9/16/2022

Even without a swim team at MacArthur, Bob McAdam, who trained in the Decatur Swim Club, became a dominant force at the state meet from his freshman year on.
As a freshman in 1978, McAdam won the 100-yard breaststroke at state. He repeated as a sophomore, then won it again as a junior, along with second in the 200 individual medley. As a senior, he made it 4-for-4 in the 100 breast and took third in the 200 IM.
He made the Olympic trials in 1980 and once held the Junior Olympics record in the 100 breast. Named to the high school All-America team in 1978 and 1981, McAdam was the first Decatur high school swimmer to be named All-America.
McAdam went on to swim at the University of Southern California and later Southern Illinois.