Varsity D Association Hall of Fame
John Geissinger '09 was a four-year letter winner, four-time national relay champion, 22-time All-American, and 12-time NCAC champion (second-most in school history) in swimming. Denison finished second in the team standings at the NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007, and placed third in 2008 and 2009. Geissinger was a member of the national champion 800 freestyle relay team in 2007, 2008, and 2009, as well as the 400 freestyle relay in 2007. He was selected as the 2009 NCAC Swimmer of the Year as a senior when he won the 50, 100, and 200 freestyle, was part of three champion freestyle relays, and the 400 medley relay, leading his team to the NCAC team championship title. Geissinger finished his career with three individual and nine relay NCAC titles.
Geissinger's All-American accolades include four in the 200 freestyle (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), three in the 100 freestyle (2007, 2008, 2009), two in the 50 freestyle (2008, 2009), four in the 200 freestyle relay (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), four in the 400 freestyle relay (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), two in the 400 medley relay (2007, 2008), and three in the 800 freestyle relay (2007, 2008, 2009). He currently holds school and conference records in the 100 freestyle (set in 2009), and was a part of the record-setting 400 freestyle relay performance that stood until 2020. He was named to the NCAC's 30th Anniversary All-Decade Team in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events.
Geissinger, who graduated from Denison with his B.A. in history, is still involved in the sport as the head men's and women's swimming coach at Hamilton College, a position he has held since 2017.
