James Counsilman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Counsilman

American college swimming coach, Olympic swimming coach

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1920

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2004

Profession: head coach, swimmer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004) was an Olympic and hall-of-fame swimming coach from the United States.
He is perhaps best known for being the head swimming coach Indiana University (IU) from 1957 to 1990.
He served as head coach for the USA's swim teams to the 1964 and 1976 Olympics; and was inducted as an Honors Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1976.