Stan Tinkham
Tinkham, as typically well dressed coach with whistle lanyard around neck | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1931 Yankton, South Dakota |
| Died | April 9, 2019 (aged 87) Rockville, Maryland |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1949-1953 | University of North Carolina Coach Ralph Casey |
| Position(s) | freestyle, individual medley relays |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1954-1958 | Walter Reed Hospital Team |
| 1956 | U.S. Women's Olympic Team Head Coach |
| 1958-1988 | Northern Virginia Aquatic Club |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| International Swimming Hall of Fame 1989 CSCAA Swim Coach Hall of Fame 2002 | |
Stanley Dean Tinkham was an American competitive swimmer and Hall of Fame coach who swam as an All-American for the University of North Carolina and coached the Walter Reed Army hospital team, where he led his swimmers to first place finishes in every event at the Senior National Championships at least once between 1954-1958. He was the Head Coach for the 1956 U.S. Melbourne Olympic Women's team, and later founded and coached the Northern Virginia Aquatic Club from 1959 through the 1980's, where he mentored many more female champions. The 1956 Melbourne Olympians he had formerly coached on the Walter Reed Hospital team included 400 freestyler Susan Gray McGreivy, butterfly gold medalist Shelley Mann, butterfly bronze medalist Mary Jane Sears, and Betty Brey who swam with the silver medal women's 4x100 freestyle relay team.