George Haines
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1924 Huntington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 1, 2006 (aged 82) Carmichael, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Jose State |
| Playing career | |
| 30's-40's | Huntington YMCA Coach Glenn S. Hummer |
| 1942-1945 | U.S. Coast Guard |
| 1946-1950 | San Jose State Coach Charles Lynn Walker |
| Positions | Distance Freestyle, IM (YMCA) Freestyle 50, 100 (San Jose) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950-1973 | Santa Clara High School Santa Clara Swim Club |
| 1974-1978 | UCLA |
| 1978-1980 | Foxcatcher Swim Club, AAU Philadelphia (Newton Square) |
| 1980-1988 | Stanford University Women |
| 1960, '68, '80 | Olympic Head Coach |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 215-0 (1950-1973 Santa Clara High) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1983 NCAA Women's championship (Stanford) 35 AAU National Team Championships (Santa Clara) | |
| Awards | |
| 1965 AAU Swimming Award International Swim. Hall of Fame '77 Hall of Fame Coach of the Century '01 National Colleg. & Schol. Trophy (A.S.C.A.) A.S.C.A. Coach of the Year (1964, 1966, 1967, 1972) 2000 ISHOF Coach of the Century | |
George Frederick Haines (March 9, 1924 – May 1, 2006) was an American competitive swimmer and coach who for twenty-three years coached the highly successful Santa Clara Swim Club which he founded in 1951. He later coached UCLA, Stanford University, and six U.S. Olympic swim teams. In 1977, he was inducted as an Honor Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame who later voted him "Coach of the Century" in 2001.