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FACT:

Every Swimming Teacher needs a Mentor whose knowledge is vital to their own Teaching. I refer you to mine. Dr James E Counsilman who was known as Doc Counsilman. His book The Science of Swimming is invaluable for Teachers and Swimmers.

FACT:

Every Swimming Teacher should have studied from the book
‘The Science of Teaching Swimming’ by Merwyn L Palmer (required by National Swimming Teachers qualified by the South African Amateur Swimming Union)

South African ‘Honour Swimmers’ inducted into the International Swimming
Hall of Fame, Ft Lauderdale, Florida, USA:

1980

Karen Muir was voted into Swimming's Hall of Fame.
She became the youngest ever world record holder in any sport in 1965, at age 12, when she established a new mark in the 110 yards backstroke.
She went on to set 15 world records.
(www.capuan.com/feature3.html)

1982

Joan Harrison

1985

John ‘Jonty’ Skinner
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonty_Skinner )

1993

Cecil M Colwin (Coach)

2007

Penny Heyns:
As an international swimmer, Penny Heyns established herself as the world’s greatest female breaststroker of all time by becoming the only woman in Olympic history to win both the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events and by breaking 14 individual world records during her career.

Penny is the first woman in history to hold all three world records in the 50, 100 and 200 meter breaststroke events.
(www.pennyheyns.com)

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