Career In 1978 he was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Tobian was a successful businessman.
Achievements He competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in all his events: a gold in the 3 m springboard in 1960 and two silvers in the 10 m platform. Tobian held six Association of American Universities (Amateur Athletic Union) titles in the platform, and won the springboard at the 1958 Amateur Athletic Union Championships and at the 1959 Pan American Games.