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History and Coaching Legends

Study the past in order to do a better job in the future! This section contains articles about the history of coaching and as well as personal profiles of some of the legends of coaching. 

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Celebrating a legacy
Doc Counsilman "In a large part it was his personality and how he treated his athletes. He valued them as people and embraced education. He always questioned, 'Why are we doing this?' "
An Incredible Act of Integrity
America’s method of selecting its Olympic swimmers could be very different if not for one man’s unyielding integrity 44 years ago.
Moving the Ball Down the Field "It’s the individual coaches out there, the ones experimenting and developing great swimmers, who will move the ball down the field."
Peter Daland 
An interview with coaching legend Peter Daland.
The Not So Bad Ol' Days
Pools were oversized bathtubs, starting blocks were strictly optional and there were no goggles...
Times Have Changed
A brief history of the first 25 years of USA Swimming.

 

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