 Mattson in 1955 as NC State swimmer | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1931 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Died | June 29, 2023 (aged 92) Wilmington, Delaware |
| Alma mater | North Carolina State University |
| Playing career | |
| 1951-1955 | North Carolina State |
| Position(s) | medley, breaststroke |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954-1994 | Wilmington Aquatic Club Wilmington, DE |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1989 Middle Atlantic Senior Swimming Championship | |
| Awards | |
| 2017 ASCA Hall of Fame 1987 North Carolina Swimming Hall of Fame | |
Robert "Bob" Erwin Mattson (April 21, 1931 – June 29, 2023) was a competitive swimmer for North Carolina State and an ASCA Hall of Fame swim coach who founded Delaware's highly successful Wilmington Swim Club, serving forty years as coach from 1954 to 1994.[2]
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 21, 1931, to a struggling single mother, around age six he moved to Worcester, Massachusetts where he grew up. He swam at the Worcester Boys Club, and began attending prestigious Williston Academy Preparatory School in Easthampton, on a scholarship at age 13.[1][3] He received All America honors for swimming in both High School and at Prep School.[4] Soon Coach Willis Casey took notice of his swimming skills and gave him a swimming scholarship to North Carolina State University.[5]
- ^ a b "Obituaries, Bob Mattson", The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 6 July 2023, pg. A10
- ^ "Stoll, William, "Legendary Coach Bob Mattson Dies at 92"". swimswam.com. 1977.
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