George Haines died on Monday May 1st, aged 82 years. He was named the Coach of the Century by ISHOF. He coached Santa Clara Swim Club and later UCLA. Named US Olympic coach on multiple occasions, he coached and developed an amazing number of Olympians. Sympathies to his family, friends, and athletes.
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Did anyone on the USMS discussion boards swim for Coach Haines? I missed my opportunity in ?1979/?1980 when my collegiate coach arranged for me to swim at UCLA during the summer. I opted to do a clerkship in NYC instead. It ended up being a good decision professionally and personally, but I have occasionally wondered what might have been...
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Somebody already created a thread about this very subject that I replied to. I think he had swam for Haines but I don't recall the specifics of his post.
