 Gaughran c. 1960 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 5, 1932 San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1954 | Stanford University Swimming Team Water Polo Team |
| 1956 | U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team Two matches |
| Position(s) | 100 Freestyle, Indiv. Medley. Water Polo, played Back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1969–1973 | Stanford University Water Polo |
| 1960–1979 | Stanford University Swimming Team |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 129-47-1 .728 Winning Pct. (Stanford Swimming) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| '67 NCAA Championship Title Stanford Swimming | |
| Awards | |
| Inter. Swimming Hall of Fame Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame USA Water Polo Hall of Fame 2 x All-American Swimmer (Stanford) | |
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James Alan Gaughran (born July 5, 1932) was an American water polo player, and competitive swimmer for Stanford University, who became a Hall of Fame Head Swimming and Water Polo Coach for Stanford from 1960–79.[1] A former Olympian, Gaughran competed in Water Polo for the U.S. in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
He was born in San Francisco and grew up in Redwood City, where his father James A. Gaughran taught him to swim at China Beach, adjacent to the Golden Gate Bridge.[2][3]
- ^ "Heavy Metal For Gaughran Swimmers", The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho, 26 July 1984, pg. 39
- ^ Anderson, Dennis, "Bears Aquatics Star Tops District", Redwood City Tribune, Redwood, California, 8 June 1962, pg. 10
- ^ Bob Gaughran had the same father, James A. Gaughran, went to the same High School as Jim, and coached swimming at Palo Alto's Menlo-Atherton in "PA Girl to Wed Robert Gaughran in Fall Rites", Redwood City Tribune, Redwood City, California, 24 September 1960, pg. 5