Sherm Chavoor
Chavoor center, with his '68 triple gold medalists Sue Pedersen (left) and Debbie Meyer (right), 1967 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 10, 1919 Hilo, Hawaii |
| Died | September 3, 1992 (aged 73) Gold River, California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1949-1954 | Sacramento YMCA Schoolteacher |
| 1954-1985 | Arden Hills Swim Club Carmichael, California |
| 1989-1990 | Rancho Arroyo Swim Team |
| 1967 | Women's Pan Am Team |
| 1968, 1972 | US Olympic Swim Team, Women |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| His swimmers won 20 Olympic Gold Medals | |
| Awards | |
| '02 ASCA Hall of Fame '77 Int. Swim. Hall of Fame '68 ASCA Coach of the Year | |
Sherm Chavoor (April 10, 1919 – September 3, 1992) was a Hall of Fame swimming coach from the United States. He coached Olympic swimmers Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer, Mike Burton, Jeff Float, Susan Pedersen, John Ferris, Dave Fairbank, John Nelson and Ellie Daniel at Arden Hills Swimming and Tennis Club in Sacramento, California, which he founded in 1954 and coached through 1985. Chavoor began coaching at the Sacramento YMCA prior to starting Arden Hills.