Hall of Honor
BA Degree ('97): Christian Education, History and Bible
MA Degree ('99): Intercultural Studies
Eric Baldwin made his impact as a member of the Wheaton men’s swim team as both an undergrad and graduate student. His impact is all the more remarkable considering he did not begin swimming competitively until his sophomore year at Wheaton, when his roommate talked him into joining the team.
In 1998, Baldwin earned honorable mention All-America status in the 100-yard backstroke and the 200-yard backstroke. That same year, he was also named the Co-Most Valuable Swimmer at the CCIW conference championships while winning the 200-yard IM (in a varsity record time of 1:55.07), the 400-yard IM (4:09.74) and the 200-yard backstroke (1:53.95). Those three times still rank in Wheaton’s all-time top five in each event.
“I think it would be easy to cite the varsity record that I set my last year of swimming at Wheaton, or my trip to the Division III national swimming championships,” Baldwin said of his college memories. “However, the memory that is most meaningful to me is the steps our team took in my final two years of swimming to reach out and get to know members of the other teams in our conference – specifically the team members from North Central College. Our team hosted events, visited other campuses several times, and we were able to show and share the Gospel with several of our friends from other teams.”
