Peter Daland
 Daland in 1964 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 1921 New York City, New York |
| Died | October 20, 2014 (aged 93) Thousand Oaks, California |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Swarthmore College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947-1955 | Rose Valley Suburban League, Pa. |
| 1950-1955 | Suburban Swim Club, Newton Square, Pa. |
| 1955-1956 | Asst. Coach, Yale University |
| 1957-1992 | University of Southern California Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 318-31-1 (.917) (USC) Dual meet record[1] |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9 NCAA Championships (USC) 14 AAU Men's National titles (USC) 2 AAU Women's National titles (USC) 17 Pac-10 titles (USC) | |
| Awards | |
| US Olympic Coach Women (1964) US Olympic Coach Men (1972) NCAA Coach of the Year 1962 ASCA Coach of the Year 1975 AAU Swimming Award 1976 Nat. Colleg.& Scholastic Trophy CSCAA 100 Greatest Coaches 2021[2] USC's Peter Dalland Pool International Swimming Hall of Fame | |
Peter Daland (April 12, 1921 – October 20, 2014) was an
He was born in New York City to Elliot and Katherine Daland, but grew up in Philadelphia, where after college, he began a coaching career[5] that spanned over 40 years. Peter's more traditional father was slow to approve his unorthodox choice of careers.[6]
Daland attended
In 1956, he decided to take Horace Greeley's advice to head west and became coach at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Recognizing the future of California swimming, and showing persistence, Daland endured rejection from fifty California clubs that turned down his application.[8] Demonstrating his early success, in 1958, after two years on the USC coaching staff, he returned to Yale with 5 USC Freshmen and won the National AAU Team Title from the New Haven Swim Club.[4]
Collegiate coaching career
For 35 years (1957–1992), Daland was the swimming coach for the
He led teams to 14 AAU Men's National titles, and 2 AAU Women's National titles. He is the only coach to have won all three major national team championships—8 NCAA, 14 National AAU Men's, and 2 National AAU Women's (Los Angeles Athletic Club). Specializing in family dynasties, Daland had the good fortune of obtaining championship wins from the brothers Bottom, Devine, Orr, and the House brother and sister act. His Trojan teams won more than 160 dual meets with more than 100 individual titles. By 1974, Daland's record boasted 183 individual national champions.[4][9]
Some of the most outstanding swimmers he mentored included four time gold medal winner
Olympic coaching
Daland also coached the U.S. women's swim team at the 1964 Olympics, where his swimmers won 15 of the 24 medals awarded in women's swim events. The women's team won six of eight events.[10] He then coached the US men's team at the 1972 Olympics, where his men swimmers won 26 of 45 medals awarded in men's events. In those Olympics, Mark Spitz of the United States had a spectacular run, lining up for seven events, winning seven Olympic titles and setting seven world records.[4]
Outstanding Olympians coached by Daland included William Craig, Roy Saari, Murray Rose, Jeff Float, Joe and Mike Bottom and Bruce and Steve Furniss.[8]
Swimming community roles
Daland was also active in the swimming community via his roles/positions with FISU, the International University Sports Federation, and ASCA, the American Swimming Coaches Association. He was one of the founders of ASCA, and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977. Daland served as a swimming consultant for Philips Petroleum, the sponsor of U. S. Senior Swimming from 1972-82.[10][4] The pool of USC's Uytengsu Aquatics Center bears his name.[8]
Daland was also the founder of the Junior Swimmer newsletter, and co-founded the widely subscribed Swimming World Magazine. Originally little more than a mimeographed journal, Daland began Swimming World in the 1950's with Yale coach
Daland was married to former German top-class swimmer Ingrid Feuerstack. They had three children, Peter Jr., Bonnie, and Leslie. Leslie won a gold medal in the 900 meter freestyle at the 1986 Goodwill Games in Moscow. Leslie now owns Daland Swim School, which was founded by Ingrid, in Thousand Oaks, California. On October 20, 2014, Peter died in Thousand Oaks, California at the age of 93 of Alzheimer's disease.[9][6]
Honors and awards
- 1962 ASCA Coach of the Year
- 1964 Olympics Women's Swimming Team Coach for the USA
- 1972 Olympics Men's Swimming Head Coach for the USA
- 1977 AAU Swimming Award recipient
See also
References
- ^ "Marsteller, Jason, Public Memorial Service for Peter Dalland". Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Edmund, Emma, CSCAA Names 100 Greatest Coaches". Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "History of Suburban Swim Club". gomotionapp.com. gomotionapp. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter Daland". ISHOF.org. International Swimming Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008.
- ^ Litsky, Frank (October 20, 2014). "Peter Daland, Who Coached Swimming Champions, Is Dead at 93". New York Times. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c Chawkins, Steve, "Coach of Swimming Champions", New York Times, New York, New York, pg. 15, 21 October 2014
- ^ Crowe, Jerry (April 11, 2011). "Crowe's Nest: Even at 90, life for former USC coach Peter Daland is going swimmingly". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Rutemiller, Brent, A Coach to Model a Life After, October 21, 2014". Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Swimming World obituary
- ^ a b Williams, Larry, "Southern California Coach Pools His Talent," The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, pg. 28, 30 July 1982
External links
- Peter Daland at the ASCA Hall of Fame at the Wayback Machine (archived November 21, 2008)
- Peter Daland at the International Swimming Hall of Fame
- Swimming World obituary, Swimming World Co-founder Peter Daland Passes Away
