Phil Hansel
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 18, 1925 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | August 6, 2010 (aged 85) Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | Purdue University 1949 |
| Playing career | |
| 1945-1949 | Purdue University |
| Position | Freestyle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950-1956 | Multinomah Club Portland, Washington |
| 1957-1996 | University of Houston |
| 1992 | U.S. Olympic Team Manager |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1959 AAU National Championship, Runner-up | |
| Awards | |
| Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame SEC Coach of the Year '75 '85 '86 | |
Phillip Sand Hansel (February 18, 1925 – August 6, 2010), known as Phill or Phil Hansel, was an American swimming coach who competed for Purdue University and coached the University of Houston Cougars from 1957-1996.
Philip Hansel was born in Chicago, Illinois on February 18, 1925 to Vernon Ellsworth Hansel and Astrid Sand Hansel. Before college, he served in the Navy, and was a WWII era veteran.
In the mid-40's Hansel swam for Purdue University under Hall of Fame Coach Dick Papenguth who coached at Purdue from 1939-1970 and produced four Olympians, and nine world record holders. Hansel graduated Purdue in 1949, and coached Portland's Multinomah Athletic Club in the 1950's.