Counsilman, Doc

Counsilman, Doc
▪ 2005
(James Edward Counsilman),  
      American coach (b. Dec. 28, 1920, Birmingham, Ala.—d. Jan. 4, 2004, Bloomington, Ind.), was widely recognized as one of the greatest coaches in the history of swimming and its leading innovator. He guided the 1964 and 1976 U.S. men's Olympic teams to a combined 21 gold medals and the Indiana University men's team to 6 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1968–73) and 20 consecutive Big Ten titles (1961–80); among the swimmers he coached was Mark Spitz. Noted for his scientific approach to the sport, Counsilman introduced the pace clock and pool lane markers and was an authority on stroke technique; his The Science of Swimming (1968) continued to be essential. In 1979, at age 58, Counsilman became the then-oldest person to have swum across the English Channel. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1976.

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