Auburn alumni and now Viking Swim Club head coach Derek Gibb celebrates with his teammate after the men's 200 meter relay broke the NCAA Division II record on March 25, 2004. The Tigers' time of 1:25.46 was the fastest time in the world for twenty years until their record was broken in 2024.
He's been swimming since he was seven, he became an 18x NCAA All-American during his time at Auburn University, earning the title of "Greatest Auburn Sprint Relay Swimmer of All Time," dubbed by "The Voice of Swimming," NBC announcer and analyst, Rowdy Gaines and an induction in the Alaska Swimming Hall of Fame in 2015. His name is Derek Gibb and he's embarking on a new challenge – now the new head coach of Viking Swim Club and hoping to help lead the next generation of Viking swimmers.
Gibb swam here at Petersburg but upon the culmination of high school, he was unsure if he wanted to continue...
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