Fredonia State University Athletics

The following information was taken from the Hall of Fame program published at the time of induction. Some editing was required:

A four-year member of the Fredonia State men's swimming and diving team, James Healy was considered "the energy source of the team" by Head Coach John Crawford. A captain his junior and senior seasons, Mr. Healy was voted most valuable swimmer his senior season of 1988. Undefeated against SUNYAC opponents in dual meet competition during his participation, the Blue Devils were conference champions his senior year and placed second his junior and sophomore years. Over the course of his collegiate career, he captured 10 individual SUNYAC titles and set freestyle records in every conceivable category --  six conference, seven SUNYAC meet, seven school, and two pool records. An NCAA Division III honorable mention in both 1985 and 1987, he earned an All-America award in 1986 in the 1,650-yard freestyle. In 1988, Mr. Healy received the Joseph Keyser Award as the most outstanding male athlete at Fredonia State and the James Fulton Award as the most outstanding male swimmer in the SUNYAC. Equally accomplished in the classroom, he was a three-year recipient of dean's list honors. A charismatic individual with exceptional concern and compassion for his fellow teammates, Mr. Healy was a member of the campus residence life staff and sat on the Fredonia State Athletic Council for two years. He earned his bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1988 and was a social studies teacher and athletic director at Simon Sanchez High School in Yigo, Guam, at the time of his induction.