Paul Bergen
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Paul Bergen is an Olympic swimming
coach from the United States. He has coached in the USA and Canada, winning coach of the year honors in both countries in different years. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
as an Honor Coach in 1988. He has coached swimmers to 21 World, 24 USA and 13 Canadian records.
Among the athletes he has coached are: Deena Deardurff
,. Tracy Caulkins
and Inge de Bruijn
. He has coached with the Cincinnati Marlins
in Ohio, Nashville Aquatic Club in Tennessee, the University of Texas, Tualatin Hills in Oregon, and Etobicoke in Ontario, Canada.
He served on USA coaching staffs to World Championships in 1975, 1978 and 1982, and with Canada in 1986. He was an Olympic coach in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 2000.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
coach from the United States. He has coached in the USA and Canada, winning coach of the year honors in both countries in different years. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame
International Swimming Hall of Fame
The International Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum is a history museum and hall of fame, located at One Hall of Fame Drive, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of swimming in the United States and around...
as an Honor Coach in 1988. He has coached swimmers to 21 World, 24 USA and 13 Canadian records.
Among the athletes he has coached are: Deena Deardurff
Deena Deardurff
Deena Deardurff is an American swimmer and Olympic champion, former college swim coach, and a self-identified victim of sex abuse allegedly by her former coach.-Swimming:...
,. Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Caulkins
Tracy Anne Caulkins Stockwell, OAM, is a former American college and international swimmer, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and a former world record-holder....
and Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn
Inge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
. He has coached with the Cincinnati Marlins
Cincinnati Marlins
The Cincinnati Marlins are a non-profit, USA Swimming–affiliated swim team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States serving Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky...
in Ohio, Nashville Aquatic Club in Tennessee, the University of Texas, Tualatin Hills in Oregon, and Etobicoke in Ontario, Canada.
He served on USA coaching staffs to World Championships in 1975, 1978 and 1982, and with Canada in 1986. He was an Olympic coach in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 2000.