{"id":373406,"date":"2019-06-05T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T17:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=373406"},"modified":"2019-06-04T14:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T21:00:32","slug":"swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-university-of-utahs-coach-don-reddish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-university-of-utahs-coach-don-reddish\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Lessons with the Legends: University of Utah’s Coach Don Reddish”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lessons with the Legends: University of Utah’s Coach Don Reddish
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If ever a swim coach labored in the fields, it just may be the University of Utah\u2019s Don Reddish. \u201cI was extremely lucky,\u201d he says. \u201cForty-nine years at the university. Every morning I wanted to get to work as quickly as I could. In swimming, I did a little bit of everything. For most of the time, I was a swimming coach, a job for which I never got paid, and associate director of athletics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Truth be told, he was much more than a coach and athletic director. Yes, his teams won 19 conference championships and tallied a 258-83 (75.6 percent) dual meet record, but he was constantly at the forefront of collegiate swimming, immersing himself in the sport\u2019s highest administrative levels. He was president of the CSCAA, chairman of the NCAA, a member of the NCAA-AAU rules committee and multi-time director of the NCAA championship meet.<\/p>\n

WHAT OTHERS SAY
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Dave Fuhriman (University of Utah, Class of 1969)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI started swimming with Don when I was 12 or 13 years old. Originally, there were only about eight or 10 of us, and we practiced at the old University of Utah 20-yard pool. Don was always more interested in us as people than as swimmers, and that never changed. He is extremely proud of our successes. These kids have the same feelings about Don as we did back in the day. He has hired two of my grandsons and both have had amazing experiences working for him.”<\/p>\n

Steven Elsnab (4x NCAA All-American, University of Utah assistant coach, Class of 1970)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a high school and NCAA All-American and had three great swim coaches in my life. The first two taught me how to compete and what it meant to be on a team. Don Reddish taught me about life. He was a great swim coach, a motivator, advisor and a lifelong friend. Many times during the season he would motivate us by sending a note, challenge us or recognize our efforts or lack of them. We knew that he had our interests at heart. Thanks Don, you are the BEST!\u201d<\/p>\n

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To hear more about what others have to say on the lifelong impact Coach Reddish had on them,
\ncheck out the June 2019 issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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