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Title: The swimming professor: the late Doc Counsilman perfected the science of swimming, which led many of his students to Olympic gold.(People)
Author: Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn
Publication: Pool & Spa News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 30, 2004
Publisher: Hanley-Wood, Inc.
Volume: 43 Issue: 2 Page: 30(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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James "Doc" Counsilman accomplished a lot in his long life. In 1979, at the age of 58, he swam the English Channel, becoming the oldest person at the time to have done so. He also trained scores of Olympic gold medal swimmers and wrote a bestselling book.
But what really mattered most to Counsilman, 83, who passed away Jan. 4 from complications of Parkinson's disease, were his myriad contributions to the science of swimming.
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