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The passing of a legend - James E. "Doc" Counsilman December 28, 1920 – January 04, 2004 Sunday, January 4, 2004 at 5:30 a.m. the Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming's namesake, James E. "Doc" Counsilman passed away peacefully in his sleep. "Doc" was 83. The former Indiana University coach was perhaps the greatest coach/scientist/innovator in the sport of swimming. The Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming through their Web site is pleased to provide Indiana University, swimmers, scientists, and the public with information on "Doc" including a thank you message from Marge Counsilman (Doc's wife). Click on the links below to access this information. |
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Mission of the Counsilman Center The Counsilman Center is named after James E. "Doc" Counsilman and honors his seminal work in developing the science of swimming. Doc Counsilman's legacy to Indiana University is his unflinching pursuit of the scientific bases for swimming performance and his dedication to the use of academic research in that pursuit. As such, the Counsilman Center features a library of materials from Doc and is connected with the only scientific journal for swimming in the world, The Journal of Swimming Research, which is supported by the American Swimming Coaches Association. As a tribute to Doc’s curiosity, and as a means of continuing his contributions to the science of swimming, the Counsilman Center seeks to: 2) Continue Doc’s pursuit of coaching innovations by exploring the use of new video and electronic technology to assess the performance of competitive swimmers during training and competition. 3) Serve as a resource for coaches, swimmers, and scholars seeking information on the history of swimming, training techniques, and competition. Doc has donated his extensive personal archives to establish the cornerstone of the Counsilman Library, from which we will build a unique collection of swimming knowledge. 4) Provide a source for unaffiliated independent opinions and perspectives on training techniques and swimming-related equipment. By remaining independent from restrictive corporate support, we hope to provide the swimming community with information obtained solely from objective testing and scientific measurements. 5) Act as a modern testing facility for the physiologic, psychologic, and biomechanical status of athletes to provide state of the art scientific assessment for athletes of all ages and abilities. Bloomington is an ideal low-altitude testing site, centrally located, with outstanding aquatic facilities. Royer Pool, Doc’s lab for over 30 years, is adjacent to the Indiana University Human Performance Lab, making the Counsilman Center the perfect location to investigate the Science of Swimming. If you are interested in making a tax-deductible contribution to support the Counsilman Center, please contact the Indiana University Foundation or mail contributions in care of the "I.U. Foundation" to: The Counsilman Center
I.U. School of HPER Attention: Joel Stager or David Tanner 1025 E. 7th, Rm. 032 Bloomington, IN 47405 |
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The Human Performance Labs are part of the Kinesiology Department in the School of HPER. Comments: kines@indiana.edu Copyright 2006, The Trustees of Indiana University Last updated: 28 February 2006 |
