 Counsilman in 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 28, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 4, 2004 (aged 83) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ohio State University | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1942 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1957 | Cortland State Red Dragons | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1990 | Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964, 1976 | U.S. Olympic Swim Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | ||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||||||||||
| International Swimming Hall of Fame (1976) Distinguished Flying Cross (1945) | ||||||||||||||||||
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James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)[5] was an Olympic and hall-of-fame swimming coach from the United States. He was the head swimming coach at Indiana University (IU) from 1957 to 1990.[6] He served as head coach for the USA's Olympic swim teams for 1964 and 1976; and was inducted as an Honors Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1976.[7]
- ^ New York Times 5 August 1946 Page 28
- ^ New York Times 5 April 1953 Page S1
- ^ New York Times 20 December 1942 Page S5
- ^ New York Times 5 April 1941 Page 9
- ^ Doc Counsilman, 83, Coach And Innovator in Swimming. Published by The New York Times on 2004-01-05; retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ 2009-10 Men's Swimming Media Guide Archived 2011-03-10 at the Wayback Machine p.123, from the IU Hoosiers website; retrieved 2011-02-02.
- ^ "Dr. James E. "Doc" Counsilman (USA)". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.