by admin | Feb 13, 2017 | Swimming History
David Edgar won a gold medal as part of the 400 Free Relay in the 1972 Munich Olympics. “I remember leading off and Russia’s lead off man barely touched me out. Murphy caught the Russians and we were in a dead heat halfway through. Heidenreich got a good lead in the... 
by admin | Feb 3, 2017 | Swimming History
When John Kinsella was just 9 years old, his summer league coach told his parents that by the time he was 15 he would be one of the greatest freestylers in the world. At 16, Kinsella won a silver medal in the 1500 (behind Mike Burton of America) at the 1968 Mexico... 
by admin | Jan 23, 2017 | Swimming History
Steve Genter is one tough hombre. An All-American in swimming and water polo at UCLA, Genter was one heck of an athlete. Standing 6 foot 5 inches tall, Genter earned a gold in the 800 FR and silver in the 200 (1:53.73) and 400 (4:01.94) Freestyles in Munich. His best... 
by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Swimming History, The Science of Swimming
Mike Troy grew up in Indiana swimming for the Indianapolis Athletic Club (IAC). In the fall of 1957, Bill Despres from North Carolina came to the IAC as Coach, and Dr. James Counsilman moved from New York to coach Indiana University. During summer of 1958, Doc drove... 
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Swimming History, The Science of Swimming
Over the weekend the Indiana men’s swim team beat Michigan in a dual meet for the first time in 18 years. I’m sure legendary IU coach Doc Counsilman was smiling upstairs. Ask any old swim coach who has been the most influential coach to them and Doc... 
by admin | Jan 15, 2017 | Swimming History, The Science of Swimming
At the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, Murray Rose won 3 Gold medals (400 Free, 1500 Free, & 800 FR). He was just 17 years old and used a 2 and 4 beat kick — something that hadn’t yet been done. Rose was also an ambassador of a strange diet at the time....
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