Sherm Chavoor

Sherm Chavoor (1919 – September 3, 1992)[1] was a swimming coach from the United States. He notably coached Olympic swimmers Mark Spitz, Debbie Meyer and Mike Burton, among others at Arden Hills Swimming and Tennis Club, in Carmichael, California, which he founded in 1954.[2] Chavoor coached at the Sacramento YMCA prior to starting Arden Hills.[3]

Sherm Chavoor with his trainees, Sue Pedersen (left) and Debbie Meyer (right) in 1967

He was named Coach of the Year by the American Swimming Coaches Association in 1968. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1977.[3] He was a coach for the USA's Olympic Swimming teams in 1968 and 1972.[4]

References

Sherm Chavoor, 73, A Swimming Coach. Obituary published by the New York Times on September 5, 1992; retrieved 2014-01-17.
Our Story page, from the Arden Hills website; retrieved January 17, 2014.
Sherm Chavoor. International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Olympic Swimming Coach Sherm Chavoor, from West Sacramento Photo of the Day, August 3, 2008; retrieved 2014-01-17.

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[1] Sherm Chavoor, 73, A Swimming Coach. Obituary published by the New York Times on September 5, 1992; retrieved 2014-01-17.

[2] Our Story page, from the Arden Hills website; retrieved January 17, 2014.

[ISHOF-3] Sherm Chavoor. International Swimming Hall of Fame.

[4] Olympic Swimming Coach Sherm Chavoor, from West Sacramento Photo of the Day, August 3, 2008; retrieved 2014-01-17.