Jack Nelson (swimmer)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jack Weyman Nelson |
National team | United States |
Born | Chickamauga, Georgia | November 8, 1931
Died | November 5, 2014 Fort Lauderdale, Florida | (aged 82)
Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | North Carolina Athletic Club |
College team | University of Miami |
Jack Weyman Nelson (November 8, 1931 – November 5, 2014) was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach.
Nelson represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and competed in the men's 200-meter butterfly, finishing fourth in the event final. He later served as the head coach for the U.S. Olympic women's swim team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Nelson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Coach" in 1994, and the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009.[2][3]
Nelson died on November 5, 2014, of complications from Alzheimer's disease; he was 82.[4]
Nelson has been accused by Diana Nyad and others of molestation. Nyad and her teammate first reported sexual assault incidents to the headmaster of Pine Crest, William McMillan, in 1971-72; McMillan subsequently terminated Nelson's contract.[5] Nyad more recently said publicly that Nelson molested her beginning when she was 14 years old and continuing until she graduated from high school at Pine Crest School, as he did with other girls he coached.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ Sports-Reference.com, Olympic Sports, Athletes, Jack Nelson Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Jack Nelson (USA) Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ American Swimming Coaches Association, The ASCA Hall of Fame Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ^ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/jack-nelson-coach-behind-1976-epic-relay-win-dies-battle-alzheimers-disease/
- ^ Ashley Harrell, "Jack and Diana", Broward Palm Beach New Times, June 14, 2007, full text
- ^ Ariel Levy, "Breaking the Waves", New Yorker, February 10, 2014 full text
- ^ Diana Nyad, "My Life After Sexual Assault", New York Times, November 9, 2017 full text
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Nelson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
- Jack Nelson (USA) – Honor Coach profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame
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