Randy Parker (2020) - JMU Athletics Hall of Fame - James Madison University Athletics

Randy Parker

Induction:
2020
Class:
1988

Randy Parker cemented his legacy as the most dominant swimmer of his era in his four-year career at JMU, capturing the first three Colonial Athletic Association Men's Swimming Athlete of the Year awards in league history as a sophomore, junior and senior. After the league formed prior to his sophomore season, he was a three-time CAA champion in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly, adding a pair of CAA titles in the 50-yard freestyle and helping lead the Dukes to a trio of top-three finishes as a team. His 1987-88 CAA championship time of 20.33 seconds in the 50 free remained a conference meet record for 13 years. In his time as a Duke, he also set JMU records in the 50 free (20.33), 100 free (44.63), 200 free (1:43.27) and 100 fly (50.12), while swimming a leg on the 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams that all set JMU records.