![]() Counsilman in 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | December 28, 1920|||||||||||||||||
Died | January 4, 2004 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||
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)[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]