Chavoor center, with his '68 triple gold medalists Sue Pedersen (left) and Debbie Meyer (right), 1967
Biographical details
Born
(1919-04-10)April 10, 1919[1] Hilo, Hawaii
Died
September 3, 1992(1992-09-03) (aged 73) Gold River, California
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949-1954[2]
Sacramento YMCA Schoolteacher
1954-1985
Arden Hills Swim Club Carmichael, California
1989-1990
Rancho Arroyo Swim Team
1967
Women's Pan Am Team
1968, 1972
US Olympic Swim Team, Women
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
His wimmers won 20 Olympic Gold Medals
Awards
'02 ASCA Hall of Fame '77 Int. Swim. Hall of Fame '68 ASCA Coach of the Year
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Sherm Chavoor (April 10, 1919 – September 3, 1992)[3] was a Hall of Fame swimming coach from the United States. He coached Olympic swimmers Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer, Mike Burton, Jeff Float, Susan Pedersen, John Ferris, Dave Fairbank, John Nelson and Ellie Daniel at Arden Hills Swimming and Tennis Club in Sacramento, California, which he founded in 1954 and coached through 1985.[4] Chavoor began coaching at the Sacramento YMCA prior to starting Arden Hills.[5]
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