Hall of Fame
Set SRU records in the 500 freestyle, the 1,000 freestyle and as part of the 800 freestyle relay, six-time All-PSAC honoree in swimming, won the 1995 PSAC title in the 500 freestyle.
Seymore graduated from Slippery Rock in 1997 after swimming for four seasons and playing one season of water polo at The Rock.
A two-year captain in 1995 and 1996, Seymore shined in the distance freestyle events. He placed in the top six in every event he swam at the PSAC Championships during his career, highlighted by a win in the 1995 500-yard freestyle event. He holds SRU records in the 500 freestyle (4:40.05), the 1,000 freestyle (9:53.49) and as part of the 800 freestyle relay (7:03.01). A six-time All-PSAC honoree, Seymore also set the SRU pool record in the 1,650 freestyle event.
In addition to his excellence in the pool, Seymore was also active on the SRU campus, where he served as the vice president of the Student-Athlete Mentor group for two years and was treasurer of the Park Ranger Society.
After graduating from Slippery Rock, Seymore continued his athletic career recreationally. He won and set a course record for a 5-mile swimming race across Lake Saranac and then shifted to power lifting, where he won the Rush Fitness Center bench press title three years in a row from 2007-09.
Seymore has been employed by the U.S. Forest Service since 2001, where he has worked in the Uwharrie National Forest in North Carolina, Tongass National Forest in Alaska and the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee.
He was a member of the Tennessee Governor's Drug Task Force for eight years and has also worked as a security manager on a number of large wildfires during his time with the U.S. Forest Service.
Seymore, originally from Altoona, Pennsylvania, has a daughter named Clara and currently resides in Delano, Tennessee.
