Casey Converse
Personal information | |
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Full name | Keith Cawthon Converse |
Nickname | "Casey" |
National team | United States |
Born | Topeka, Kansas | September 12, 1957
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight | 137 lb (62 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Mission Viejo Nadadores |
College team | University of Alabama |
Keith Cawthon Converse (born September 12, 1957) is an American college
He also set the NCAA record in the 1,000-yard freestyle during a dual meet at Auburn University. Prior to his record-shattering performances in 1977, Converse swam as a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team as an 18-year-old, placing ninth in the men's 400-meter freestyle.
He was the head swimming coach at the
Converse is also the author of Munich to Montreal: Olympic Swimming in a Tarnished Golden Era a book that explores the East German doping scandal in 1970 women's swimming, and the American women who fought against it. While writing, Converse worked as a consultant for The Last Gold, a documentary produced by USA Swimming to tell the same story.
Most recently, Converse was selected as one of the top 100 college swim coaches in the last 100 years by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches of America.
References
- ^ "Casey Converse Announces Retirement as Air Force Academy Swim Coach". Swimming World News. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
- The 2011 University of Alabama Swimming and Diving Media Guide
- The 2010 Air Force Academy Athletics Website
- Swimming World Magazine
External links
- http://www.rolltide.com
- Casey Converse – Air Force Academy coach profile