1964 Olympic Gold Medalist Dick Roth, Whose Appendix Is In the Hall of Fame, Dies at 77
In 1964, Dick Roth suffered a case of acute appendicitis. A day later, he won Olympic gold. His appendix is now in the Hall of Fame.
Peoria, Illinois Swimming Legend Jim Runkle Dies, 79
Jim Runkle and his wife Marcey. Jim led Woodruff high School’s swim team for 30 years and coached Giordon Pogioli to a state title in 2002.
Bill Shaffer, Coach of 6 Florida High School State Championship Teams, Dies, 58
Shaffer has coached two different high schools to a combined six Florida 2A State Championships in 30 years coaching high school in the Tampa area.
Scottsdale Aquatic Club Swim Coach Bob Platt Dies, 58
Bob Platt’s coaching peers remember him as a tireless advocate for coaches from underrepresented communities in sports.
Dan Snow, Head Swim Coach of D3 Austin College, Dies at 68
Dan Snow (above) coached senior Sammi Thele to 3 All-America honors last season, the first All-American in program history.
Upper Arlington High School Swim Coach Gary Grant Dies, 38
Gary Grant, pictured with his family above, died on March 15th. He was an assistant coach for the State Champion Upper Arlington High School and…
Former SMU Head Coach Eddie Sinnott Dies, 70
Eddie Sinnott, who built one of the best men’s swimming & diving programs in the country at SMU, has died. He turned 70 this month.
Former UCLA, Yale, and New Canaan YMCA Coach Richard “Doc” Ludemann Dies, 71
Richard “Doc” Ludemann (right) had a coaching career that spanned coast-to-coast and over 30 years at the college, club, and high school levels.
1980 US Olympian, San Ramon Valley Swim Coach Rich Thornton Dies, 65
Richard Thornton’s younger brother Marc says that he died doing doing what he loved: surfing off Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz.
Ursula Carlile, Australia’s First Female Olympic Swimming Coach, Dies at 86
Ursula Carlile, right, along with husband Forbes, left, were the coaching team of Australian legend Shane Gould when she made history at the 1972 Olympics.
Dave Allen, Who Founded, and then Saved, UNCW Swimming, Dies at 75
UNCW’s first head swim coach, Dave Allen, died on Wednesday morning. He was 75 years old. He led the program for 37 years before retiring in 2014.
Grant Stoelwinder, Who Coached Eamon Sullivan to World Records, Dies at 52
Grant Stoelwinder, who coached Olympic medalists and World Record breakers in Australia, died in January. He was 52 years old.
Virginia Cavaliers’ First Women’s Swim Coach Ron Good Dies, Aged 79
Ron Good, the director of United States Sports Camps and Virginia’s first head women’s swimming coach, died in February. He was 79.
Former Cincinnati Swimmer John Miller Dies After Being Hit By a Car
26-year old John Miller, a former swimmer at the University of Cincinnati, was killed two weeks ago in a hit-and-run collision.
Northern Iowa Swimmer Lily Ernst Dies “Suddenly” at Age 20
Lily Ernst was a Missouri Valey Conference All-Scholar Team member as a sophomore in 2022, and twice placed in the top 3 of the 200 fly at her conference championships.
