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Passages: Olympian and Princeton Swim Coach Bill Farley Passes at 73

12 September 2018

Former Princeton Swimming & Diving Coach Bill Farley passed away in late August at his home in Sacramento. Bill was 73 and will always be remembered as a great coach,

Passages: Robert White Sr – Award Winning Hall of Fame Coach, Indiana University Standout – Passes at 91

06 August 2018

Robert White Sr., a deeply respected and highly accoladed coach of 40 years and former Indiana University swimming star, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2018 at the age of

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Remembering the Late Jack Pettinger

13 July 2018

By Andy Ross. I learned of Jack’s passing the night before it happened. My dad (current Purdue men’s coach Dan Ross) texted me and my brothers that Jack wasn’t going to

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Passages: Jack Pettinger, 79, Former Wisconsin Swim Coach Passes Away

10 July 2018

MADISON, Wis. – Jack Pettinger, the winningest coach in the history of the Wisconsin men’s swimming and diving program, passed away Tuesday at the age of 79. Pettinger, who coached

1948 London Olympian George Olsen Passes Away

10 July 2018

1948 Olympic swimmer and famed photographer, George Olsen, recently passed away at the age of 88 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Olsen was born in 1929 to George M. Olsen and Ethel Shutta, two

Passages: Olympian Bruce Hunter Remembered for Sportsmanship

06 July 2018

By Bruce Wigo. Richard Bruce Hunter, 1960 Olympian and All-American swimmer from Harvard died on July 6, on his 79th birthday. He is remembered not only being one of the

Passages: 1963 NCAA Champion and Distinguished Coach Ed Bartsch Dies at 75

26 June 2018

Ed Bartsch, coach to many teams across the country and 1963 NCAA Champion in the 200 Backstroke, passed away on June 18 after a multi-year battle with heart complications. After

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Legendary Australian Coach Ken Wood Passes Away

16 June 2018

The Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association have announced the passing of legendary coach Ken Wood. Wood was the coach of a number of Australian and Chinese athletes, including ISHOF inductee Leisel

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Olympic Diving Champion Bob Clotworthy Passes Away at 87

11 June 2018

Passage by Bruce Wigo, ISHOF. Olympic diving champion Robert (Bob) Lynn Clotworthy passed away peacefully at his home, in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 1st. He was 87 years old. Born

Remembering Joel Lenzi O’Connell

07 June 2018

Girl with a Boy’s Name was Ten time AAU Diving Champion Fort Lauderdale – Joel Lenzi O’Connell was a 10 x National AAU diving champion, and an honoree of the

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