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Gaughran, Jim |
Notes |
[2014 Sports Hall of Fame Plaque] "One of the greatest prep swimmers and water polo players ever produced on the Peninsula, Jim later excelled at Stanford University, becoming an all-American in both aquatic sports. He was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic water polo team. It was only natural that he proceeded to take up coaching in the pool. As Standford's head coach from 1960 to 1979 he coached 21 Olympic swimmers (winners of 8 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze medals) and 4 Olympic water polo players. His swimmers won 22 NCAA Championships in all strokes and all distances, and 4 relays. His Stanford swim teams compiled an overall dual meet record of 129-47-1 (.732)." http://openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Jim_Gaughran http://www.sequoiahsalumniassoc.org/hall_of_fame/players/gaughranjim.php |
Imagefile |
People\Gaughran_Jim.jpg |
Role |
Athlete |
Born |
07/05/1932 |
Occupation |
Swimmer Water Polo team coach at Stanford’s NCAA National Championship (1960-1980) Water polo coach at Pan American Games in Brazil (1963) Head coach of the swim tour of China (1973) Standford's head coach (1960-1979) U.S. Olympic Swimming Committee (1968-1972) U.S. Olympic Water Polo Committee (1964-1972) Member of the U.S. Olympic water polo team (1956) Member of the National A.A.U. Champion San Francisco Olympic Club (1957-1959) Member of the National Water Polo Hall of Fame |
Titles & honors |
Led the Sequoia Swim Team to a 2nd place finish for NCS Swimming Championships (1949) Won 200 Meter Freestyle and 150 Individual Championships at NCS Swim Championships (1950) His swimmers won 22 NCAA Championships His Stanford swim teams compiled an overall dual meet record of 129-47-1 (.732) He coached 21 Olympic swimmers (8 Gold, 2 Silver, and 5 Bronze medals) |
Education |
Sequoia High School Stanford University |
Places of residence |
Redwood City, CA Stanford, CA San Francisco, CA Palo Alto, CA |
Spouse |
Joan Gaughran |
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Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014 - Plaque, Award
Jim Gaughran Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2014. Plaque includes image of Jim Gaughran and a brief biography: "One of the greatest prep swimmers and water polo players ever produced on the Peninsula, Jim later excelled at Stanford University, becoming an all-American in both aquatic sports. He was a member of the 1956 U.S. Olympic water polo team. It was only natural that he proceeded to take up coaching in the pool. As Standford's head c...
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