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Robert F. Busbey
Robert F. Busbey (April 18, 1928 – March 9, 2000) was an athletic director, vice president, and head swimming coach at Cleveland State University. He served as athletic director from 1966 until 1990, head swimming coach for 30 years, and also coached track and golf. He was unanimously elected as a charter member of the Cleveland State hall of fame in 1975. During his coaching tenure he was named an assistant coach to the Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 USA Olympic swim team, served as chairman of the NCAA Swimming Committee and was responsible for Cleveland State hosting four Division I and one Division II NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. He was editor of the NCAA rules book over 12 years and received the 1982 National Collegiate & Scholastic Swimming Trophy, one of the sports highest awards. On October 2, 1999, Cleveland State's CSU Natatorium was renamed the Robert F. Busbey Natatorium in his honor for his years of service as athlete and coach. He enrolle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports, with varied distance events in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and individual medley. In addition to these individual events, four swimmers can take part in either a freestyle or medley relay. A medley relay consists of four swimmers who will each swim a different stroke, ordered as backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. Swimming each stroke requires a set of specific techniques; in competition, there are distinct regulations concerning the acceptable form for each individual stroke. There are also regulations on what types of swimsuits, caps, jewelry and injury tape that are allowed at competitions. Although it is possible for competitive swimmers to incur several injuries from the sport, such as te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
