James Counsilman
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) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004) 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. 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.