Gennadi Gennadiyevich Touretski was a swimming coach, best known for training multiple Olympic gold medalists Alexander Popov and Michael Klim through the 1990s to early 2000s at the Australian Institute of Sport.
13 Facts About Gennadi Touretski
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Gennadi Touretski was trained by the famous Russian swimming coach Alexei Krasikov and competed for 15 years, winning the national championships in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle in 1968.
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Gennadi Touretski barely missed two Olympic Games by finishing third in the trials for the 1968 and fourth for the 1972 Olympics.
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Gennadi Touretski was third in the 1500 m freestyle at the national championships of 1969 and 1970.
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In 1973 Gennadi Touretski retired from competitions to become a swimming coach.
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Gennadi Touretski was the coach of the Soviet Olympic team in 1988 and 1992.
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Around 1990 Gennadi Touretski started working with Alexander Popov, and when in late 1992 Gennadi Touretski moved from Russia to Australia, Popov followed him there.
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Gennadi Touretski lived in Canberra with a wife and daughter and in 1996 became an Australian citizen.
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Gennadi Touretski was charged with possession of an illegal drug and suspended from coaching starting from 10 April 2001.
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On 6 June 2002, Gennadi Touretski became involved in a drunken brawl on a plane flying from Singapore to Sydney, and consequently fired by the AIS in July 2002.
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Gennadi Touretski was known for his knowledge of biomechanics and for individual approach to every athlete, which often appears unorthodox.
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Gennadi Touretski's coaching focuses on technique and multiple repetition, with an important addition "If you can't do it exactly right, don't do it at all".
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In 2011, Gennadi Touretski was decorated by the Russian Order of Friendship.