Swimming

MacArthur High School

Class of 1983

Inducted 9/16/2022

Sam McAdam was a dominant force representing MacArthur at the state swim meet. McAdam grew up in the Decatur Swim Club and made state all four years of high school.
McAdam took third in the 100-yard backstroke and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley as a freshman. He won his first state title as a sophomore, taking first in the 200 IM, along with second in the 100 back. He took second again in the 100 back as a junior, then won state in both the 100 back and 200 IM as a senior. He was named to the high school All-America team in 1981 and 1982.
McAdam went on to swim at Stanford, where he helped lead the team to the NCAA Championship three of four years. He was captain as a senior and swam on a World Record relay squad.