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| 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 | |
| 1930's | Huntington YMCA |
| 1946-1950 | San Jose State |
| Position(s) | freestyle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1950-1973 | Santa Clara Club |
| 1974-1978 | UCLA |
| 1978-1980 | Foxcatcher Swim Club, AAU Philadelphia (Newton Square) |
| 1980-1988 | Stanford Women |
| 1960, '68, '80 | Olympic Head Coach |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1983 NCAA Women's championship (Stanford) 35 AAU National Team Championships (Santa Clara) | |
| Awards | |
| 1965 AAU Swimming Award Internation. 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)[1] 2000 ISHOF Coach of the Century | |
George Frederick Haines (March 9, 1924 – May 1, 2006) was a 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.[2] 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. [3]
- ^ "George Haines (USA), 1977 Honor Coach". International Swimming Hall of Fame '77. 1977. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Myth of George Haines". swimswam.com. 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ "George Haines (USA), 1977 Honor Coach". International Swimming Hall of Fame. 1977. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.