1. James Edward "Doc" Counsilman was an Olympic and hall-of-fame swimming coach from the United States.
13 Facts About James Counsilman
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James Counsilman was the head swimming coach at Indiana University from 1957 to 1990.
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James Counsilman 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.
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Post Ohio State, James Counsilman went on to earn a master's degree at the University of Illinois, where he served as an assistant coach, before pursuing a doctorate degree in physiology from the University of Iowa where he was the assistant coach under David Armbruster.
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Ultimately, James Counsilman was credited with molding Breen into one of the finest Olympic distance swimmers in United States history.
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At IU, James Counsilman coached the men's team to 6 consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and 20 consecutive and 23 total Big Ten Conference titles.
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James Counsilman served as the Men's Head Coach of the USA's swimming team at the 1964 Olympics and at 1976 Olympics.
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Swimmers who swam for James Counsilman include: Jim Montgomery, Gary Hall, John Kinsella, Mike Troy, Charlie Hickcox, Larry Barbiere, Don McKenzie, Chet Jastremski, Wally Ris, Bowen Stassforth, Tom Stock, George Breen, Mike Stamm, Alan Somers, Ted Stickles, John Murphy, Bill Heiss, Fred Tyler, John Waldman, Gary Conelly, Tom Hickcox, and Mark Spitz.
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Doc James Counsilman is known as one of the greatest swimming coaches of all time.
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James Counsilman was an innovator in the sport, pioneering underwater filming, and watching swimmers underwater, as can be seen in Royer Pool at Indiana University today.
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James Counsilman was the primary instigator of hypoventilation training, a training method which consists of swimming with reduced breathing frequency.
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James Counsilman died in Bloomington, Indiana, in 2004, after developing Parkinson's disease.
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James Counsilman has been inducted into various Hall of Fames, including: the International Swimming Hall of Fame, Ohio State Varsity "O" Hall of Fame, IU Athletics, the American Swimming Coaches Association and SUNY Cortland.