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Bill Palmer (swim Coach)
Bill Palmer (June 13, 1938 – December 30, 2020) was an American swim coach for the AAU Central Jersey Aquatic Club, coaching the team from 1961 to 1988, and leading them to an AAU National Championship in 1976. Palmer's Shore Aquatic Club which he founded in 1961, became known as the Central Jersey Aquatic Club around 1972 when it merged with Rutger's swimming coach Frank Elm's Scarlet Jets, an AAU team. During his long coaching career which included coaching the Durango Masters after 1996, Palmer coached several American Olympic swimmers including 1968 Olympic team alternate Cathy Corcione, as well as 1976 Olympians Kathy Heddy, and gold medalist Wendy Boglioli. South African swimmer Jonty Skinner trained with Palmer at the Central Jersey Aquatic Club before becoming a world record holder in the 100-meter freestyle at the Senior AAU Nationals in Philadelphia in August, 1976. Education Palmer was born on June 13, 1938, in West Long Branch, New Jersey, to Hazel and Francis Palm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Long Branch, New Jersey
West Long Branch is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,097,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for West Long Branch borough, Monmouth County, New Jersey , . Accessed August 4, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
