Para swimmer Grace Bunke passed away this Sunday after a battle with an aggressive form of bone cancer. Bunke was just 14-years old and had been a member of U.S. Paralympics Swimming
On February 5, 2018, 1976 U.S. Olympic Swim Team Manager Carolyn ‘Cee’ Evans Finneran passed away in her home in Gig Harbor, Washington. She was 96 years old. Her contributions
Niels Jorgensen, who coached three Olympians (including two of his sons) in the 1980s and 1990s, has passed away. He was 80 years old. Jorgensen coached sons Dan and Lars onto the U.S.
Lyle Draves passed peacefully in Northern California on Jan. 12, according to his family. He was 103. Lyle Draves was the first pure diving coach developing 3 Olympic Champions: Vicki
The aquatic community lost many talented and wonderful people in 2017. Here is a swimming community memoriam with links and photos to obituaries posted this year. January 1952 Olympic bronze medalist
Don Harper, an Olympic silver medalist in three-meter springboard diving at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, has passed away. He was 85 years old. Harper was a native of Redwood City,
Don Watson, who coached five Olympic swimmers in the 1960s and 1970s at Hinsdale Central High School and later worked at the University of Texas, has passed away. He was
Katherine Szoke Domyan, a gold medalist in the women’s 100 free and 400 free relay at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, passed away in late October. She was 82
George McMillion, who coached the SMU men’s swim team from 1971 to 1988, passed away Tuesday. According to a letter from his family, McMillion had been battling Alzheimer’s and Normal
Terry Laughlin, who created the technique-focused swim training system known as “Total Immersion,” passed away Friday, Oct. 20, after complications with prostate cancer. Laughlin was 66 years old. Laughlin is
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