James Counsilman
Counsilman in 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Biographical details | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 28, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 4, 2004 (aged 83) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ohio State University BA '47 University of Illinois MA '48 University of Iowa Phd. '51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1942 | Ohio State Buckeyes | |||||||||||||||||
| 1943-1945 | U.S. Army Air Corps | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Ohio State Buckeyes Also Asst. to Coach Mike Peppe | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Breaststroke | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1947 | University of Illinois (MA) Asst. to Coach Edward Manley | |||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1951 | University of Iowa (Phd.) Asst. to Coach David Armbruster | |||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1957 | Cortland State Red Dragons | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1990 | Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964, 1976 | U.S. Olympic Swim Team | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coaching record | ||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | 286-36-1 88.8 Win % (Indiana U.) | |||||||||||||||||
| Accomplishments and honors | ||||||||||||||||||
| Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||||||||||
| International Swimming Hall of Fame (1976) Ohio State Hall of Fame (1988) Indiana U. Hall of Fame (2001) Distinguished Flying Cross (1945) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004) was a nationally recognized American swimming competitor in the breaststroke who competed for Ohio State, and a swimming coach best known for coaching Indiana University from 1957 to 1990. During his coaching tenure at Indiana, he established an exceptional record of 286-36-1 in meets, and led the Indiana University swimming team to 6 consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships from 1968 to 1973. Counsilman trained and mentored a total of 48 Olympians. In addition to collegiate coaching, he served as head coach for the USA's Olympic swim teams at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1976 Montreal Olympics.