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...earning All-America honors twice during his prep school career, Seelen drew the attention of college coaches around the country. In the end, he spurned scholarship offers from a number of other schools, including Duke and UVA, to follow an older brother to Harvard...
...John Seelen, a member of the class of '77, earned the Brooks Bowl--an award presented to the year's outstanding freshman swimmer--before being forced out of the limelight by tendonitits, during his sophomore season...
...Since one of my older brother went to Harvard, I was familiar with the Ivy League philosophy towards sports," Seelen comments. "I knew I would be most comfortable here at Harvard, with swimming as part of my life and not necessarily the dominant force...
...Although swimming was just one of the reasons I chose Harvard, the knowledge that I would be swimming under a coach I could communicate with and who I felt confident would create a winning environment made me certain I'd made the correct choice," Seelen recalls...
...final year, Seelen is still very pleased he chose Harvard. A geology major whose long range career possibilities include both the natural resources industry and finance banking, he plans to apply for an internship in the Harvard Admissions Office, which he feels would give him the opportunity to give something back to the college...