[5] In 1965-66, showing stroke diversity, he held records in the 100 free, 100 back and 100 fly in the Greater Mansfield Aquatic Conference.
[7] Steen was a graduate of Kent State University, where he received All Mid-American Honors for three successive years, primarily in his conference swimming sprint events and back stroke.
[7][2] Under his tenure, the Kenyon Lords Men's Swimming Team won 31 consecutive NCAA Division III championships, the first having been in 1980.
[12][1] Kenyon's women's swim team have won 17 consecutive (23 nonconsecutive) titles beginning 1984, of which 21 are officially credited to Steen.
He has been voted College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Division III Coach-of-the-year twelve times.
He has achieved recognition in both America and internationally through his training methods, scholarly articles, vigorous presentation skills, and Kenyon's unprecedented success as champions.
[1] Former Kenyon swimmers now coaching at the college level include former NCAA Champions Kami Gardner (Washington & Lee),[17] Tracy Menzel (DePauw),[18] Dani Korman (Kenyon),[19] Gregg Parini (Denison),[20] and Jon Howell (Emory);[21] the latter two who have gone on to coach their teams to an NCAA Championship.