Phillip Sand Hansel (February 18, 1925 – August 6, 2010), known as Phill or Phil Hansel, was an American swimming coach. He was the swimming coach at the

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for 39 years, from 1957 to 1998. He also served as a coach or manager on two

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teams and helped found the

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.Hansel's bio
from the Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame; retrieved 2010-08-09. He was named the

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's Swimming Coach of the Year three times, in 1975, 1985 and 1986.

References

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