Gennadi Touretski

Gennadi Touretski
Touretski in 2020
Born
Геннадий Геннадьевич Турецкий

17 July 1949[1]
Died7 August 2020 (aged 71)[1]
NationalityUSSR
(1949-1991)
Russian
(1991-)
Australian
(1996-)
OccupationSwimming coach
Known forcoach of Alexander Popov, Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe
SpouseInna Abramova
ChildrenAlexandra Touretski, Svetlana Turetskaya

Gennadi Gennadiyevich Touretski (Russian: Геннадий Геннадьевич Турецкий, 17 July 1949 – 7 August 2020)[2] was a swimming coach, best known for training multiple Olympic gold medalists Alexander Popov and Michael Klim through the 1990s to early 2000s at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).[3] In 2011 he trained Ian Thorpe in Switzerland.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Кроль Турецкого. Умер тренер четырехкратного олимпийского чемпиона Александра Попова. tass.ru (8 August 2020)
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  4. ^ In his swimming career comeback, Ian Thorpe faces critical stage. heraldsun.com.au (29 October 2011).