{"id":112611,"date":"2014-10-21T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T16:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=112611"},"modified":"2014-10-21T09:49:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T16:49:18","slug":"peter-daland-passes-coach-model-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/peter-daland-passes-coach-model-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Daland – A Coach to Model a Life After"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commentary by Chuck Warner<\/em><\/p>\n

Peter Daland passed away today at the age of 93, and commentaries soon zipped around the world. In the blink of an eye, technology allowed many of us to share emotions and stories upon the passing of one of the great figures in the history of the world of swimming<\/a>, and even one of the founders of Swimming World\u2019s<\/em> properties.<\/p>\n

As a teenager, Peter Daland rebelled against his parents, like many of us. And, thank goodness he did. As a third generation Harvard man, the idea of coaching swimming didn\u2019t sit well with his dad Elliott. But, the gift of a stopwatch by his mother (Katherine) and father, when he was eight years old provided him a calling that he could not ignore.<\/p>\n

He began coaching swimming in the summers near Philadelphia, and eventually founded the Suburban Swim Club. He made a major decision to serve an apprenticeship when he became \u2018the eyes\u2019 man for Yale coaches Bob Kiphuth and his assistant Phil Moriarty. Long before the days of goggles, he listened and learned from these two Hall of Fame coaches while he helped rinse the chlorine from their swimmers’ eyes.<\/p>\n

After Yale, he foresaw a great change in the future of swimming when he sought to move to California to coach. Fifty California clubs and institutions reportedly rejected young Daland\u2019s applications. But, he found a way to California anyway, and began his head coaching position at the University of Southern California for a $300 annual salary.<\/p>\n

So much of the rest, is what we shall say is history:<\/p>\n