About James Counsilman
James Edward "Doc" Counsilman was a nationally recognized American swimming competitor in the breaststroke who competed for Ohio State, and a swimming coach best known for coaching Indiana University from 1957 to 1990. During his coaching tenure at Indiana, he established an exceptional record of 286-36-1 in meets, and led the Indiana University swimming team to 6 consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships from 1968 to 1973. Counsilman trained and mentored a total of 48 Olympians. In addition to collegiate coaching, he served as head coach for the USA's Olympic swim teams at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Notable works:
Beginning skin and scuba diving
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