Swiminfo reported that Doc died this morning. The obit can be found at www.swiminfo.com. Anyone have any stories, thoughts, reflections, etc on Doc? Having grown up swimming in Indiana and attending swim camp at IU, Doc definitely played a part in my development and love of swimming. He was a wonderful person who will definitely be missed.
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I too have fond memories of Doc, even though I never met him. As a high schooler in the late 70's, I read his book The Science of Swimming and really started to focus on my own stroke technique as a result. I'm sure every one reading this forum saw or heard of the amazing exploits of his most famous pupil. I remember watching Mark Spitz on TV, and for the first time actually getting interested in the Olympics and competitive swimming.
Happy trails, Doc, we'll miss you.
I too have fond memories of Doc, even though I never met him. As a high schooler in the late 70's, I read his book The Science of Swimming and really started to focus on my own stroke technique as a result. I'm sure every one reading this forum saw or heard of the amazing exploits of his most famous pupil. I remember watching Mark Spitz on TV, and for the first time actually getting interested in the Olympics and competitive swimming.
Happy trails, Doc, we'll miss you.
