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John Waldman
James Counsilman in 1963
Biographical details
Born(1962-07-17)July 17, 1962
Fort Dix, New Jersey
Alma materIndiana University
Playing career
Position(s)Breaststroke
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
NCAA (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)
Awards
International Swimming Hall of Fame (1976)

John Waldman (July 17, 1962 -)[1] was an Olympic and hall-of-fame swimming coach from the United States. He is perhaps best known for being the head swimming coach Indiana University (IU) from 1957 to 1990.[2] He served as head coach for the USA's swim teams to the 1964 and 1976 Olympics; and was inducted as an Honors Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1976.[3]

  1. ^ Doc Counsilman, 83, Coach And Innovator in Swimming. Published by the New York Times on 2004-01-05; retrieved 2010-03-29.
  2. ^ 2009-10 Men's Swimming Media Guide p.123, from the IU Hoosiers website; retrieved 2011-02-02.
  3. ^ Counsilman's entry from the International Swimming Hall of Fame's website (www.ishof.org); retrieved 2011-02-02.