Forbes Carlile
 Forbes Carlile | |
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| Born | 3 June 1921 Armadale, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 August 2016 (aged 95) Sydney, Australia |
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon, Swimming (coaching) |
Forbes Carlile MBE (3 June 1921 – 2 August 2016) was Australia's first post-World War II Olympics swimming coach and later Australia's first competitor in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1] He remains the only person to have coached and later competed at the Olympic Games.
Born in Armadale, Victoria, Carlile is best known as a pioneer in swimming coaching. Together with his wife, Ursula, and their assistant, Tom Green, he produced many notable olympians such as Shane Gould, Karen Moras, Gail Neall, John Davies, Terry Gathercole, John Ryan and Ian O'Brien. In 1972, 15-year-old Gould held world records simultaneously in the 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metres freestyle and the 200m individual medley.
Carlile started testing his physiological knowledge in 1944 at the Enfield pool with two young schoolboys from
Carlile studied at
His book, Forbes Carlile on Swimming (London. 1963), was the first modern book on competitive swimming with its study of tapering and the historical development of the
Following the death of fencer Joy Hardon on 21 July 2016, it was erroneously reported that he had become Australia's oldest living Olympian, when in fact he was already the oldest having been born before Hardon. Carlile died aged 95 on 2 August 2016 in a Sydney hospital after a short illness.[5][6]
See also
- List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Australian Olympic medalists in swimming
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Forbes Carlile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2007). "CARLILE Forbes Robert". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
- ^ "Forbes Carlile". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Swimming: Coutts thrived outside comfort zone". Hawke's Bay Today. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Vale Helen Joy Hardon". corporate.olympics.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Forbes Carlile: Swimming coach and Australia's oldest Olympian dies aged 95". BBC Sport. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
- Forbes Carlile at the International Swimming Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 June 2006)
- Mosman Sporting Wall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 June 2005)
- Carlile Swimming School website Archived 16 May 2001 at the Wayback Machine
- The Science of Winning ABC Radio National Interview (2002) at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 September 2007)
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