High School and Indiana University
Tyler began his high school swimming at St. Andrews School, in Boca Raton, Florida, where in 1969 & 1970 he won the 400 freestyle and 200 individual medley (IM) at the state championship. He next competed for athletic powerhouse the Bolles School in Jacksonville; at the 1971 state meet he was first in the 200 & 400 freestyle, and in 1972 won 100 freestyle and 200 IM. Tyler remains one of only 7 swimmers to win the Florida state swim championship in 2 different events for 3 separate years.
Tyler, along with John Kinsella, Mark Spitz and Gary Hall, Sr. were part of James Counsilman's legendary team at Indiana University, which dominated men's college swimming in the early 1970s. During his college career, Tyler's Indiana teams were Big Ten Conference champs all 4 years & NCAA Division I Champions in 1972 and 1973. In 1975, Tyler was the NCAA national champion in the 200 yard individual medley (time of 1:50:658), and his 800 yard freestyle relay finished first in the NCAA finals in 1973, 1974 and 1975. He closed out his time as a Hoosier as one of the best swimmers in the history of the program, receiving 14 career All-America certificates to place 8th all-time in program history after swimming greats Jim Montgomery (20) and Mark Spitz (19).
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