Nort Thornton

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.

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Former Cal Head Coach Nort Thornton Dies At 87

Thornton guided the Bears to the 1979 and 1980 NCAA team championships and built the program into a consistent national contender.

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Former Cal Men’s Head Coach Nort Thorton Hospitalized With Heart Issues

Nort Thornton, who was the head coach of the Cal men’s swimming & diving team for 33 years, has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit.

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To be a Great Coach, Be Inquisitive

Historically, some of the greatest coaches in the sport of swimming were also the most inquisitive. They never stopped questioning.

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FINIS Is Changing The Way You Swim With Paddles

FINIS, Inc. , the worldwide leader in technical swimming innovation is very excited to announce the launch of the Iso strapless isolation paddles.

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Richard “Tod” Spieker To Receive ISHOF’s 2016 Gold Medallion Award

Tod Spieker began swimming competitively at the age of eight, but it was not until he was twelve that he won his first race.

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Mike Bottom, Michigan Head Coach talks 2013 Big Ten and learning from other great coaches

Katrina Radke talks with Michigan Men and Women’s Head Coach, Mike Bottom. He shares how he has learned tools from…

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Nort: Creating a great learning environment

Katrina Radke talks with Olympic coach Nort Thornton on fostering a learning environment for the athletes, developing a team environment,…

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Nort: The Mind has most powerful impact on performance

Katrina Radke (Dear Katrina) talks with Nort Thornton, Olympic Coach, and legend, about the mental game.  This part of our…

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Nort Thornton, Olympic Coach and Legend shares importance of change

Katrina Radke interviews Olympic Coach and legend Nort Thornton. His successes are numerous: several NCAA Championship titles as a coach…

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