Doc Counsilman: Making Waves

Links & Resources

Buy a Copy of Making Waves

Purchase a copy of Doc Counsilman: Making Waves on VHS or DVD. The 2-disc DVD set includes bonus interview footage, silent home movies, stroke analysis films, and a 30-minute documentary about Counsilman's Channel swim.

IU Athletics Reviews Doc Counsilman's Career

James ‘Doc’ Counsilman died On January 4, 2004. IU Athletics reviews his storied career.

The Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming

Web site for The Counsilman Center. Information about current swimming research, articles, links to other swimming web sites and organizations, and a special section on Doc Counsilman.

James ‘Doc’ Counsilman Legacy

Information about the company Doc Counsilman helped found, and audio files of Bob Costas on Doc.

USA Swimming

Site for the national governing body for the sport of swimming. Find information about events and programs, swimmers, competition results, news, and more.

International Swimming Hall of Fame

Site for the Internationl Swimming Hall of Fame. Information on inductees, awards, the museum, and more.

United States Masters Swimming

Site for United States Masters Swimming, a national non-profit corporation providing services to all adults (18 and over) dedicated to improving their fitness through swimming.

Channel Swimming Association

Site for the Channel Swimming Association. This non-profit has organized and regulated all cross-channel swims since 1927.

Indiana University Men's Swimming and Diving

Site for IU Men's Swimming and Diving. Includes history, news, schedules, results, and information about team members.

Indiana University Women's Swimming and Diving

Site for IU Women's Swimming and Diving. Includes history, news, schedules, results, and information about team members.

Indiana University Athletics

Gateway site for all IU sports.

Indiana University Varsity Club

The IU Varsity Club provides scholarships for over 600 student athletes, and helps fund improvements to athletic facilities.

Counsilman/Hunsaker and Associates

Site for the company Doc Counsilman helped found, which specializes in designing recreation and aquatic facilities.

Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

Site for IU's School of HPER, where Doc Counsilman taught for many years, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Kinesiology and many other disciplines.

Doc Counsilman Bibliography

The Science of Swimming. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1968.

The Complete Book of Swimming. Atheneum, New York, NJ, 1977. Reissued by Hungry Minds in 1979.

Competitive Swimming Manual for Coaches and Swimmers. Counsilman Company, Bloomington, IN, 1977.

The New Science of Swimming. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1994. (Co-authored by Brian E. Counsilman.)

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Doc Counsilman: Making Waves is a production of WTIU
© 2003 The Trustees of Indiana University
Updated April 27, 2004
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Production support provided by
the Indiana University Varsity Club,
Joe Hunsaker, Chairman of Counsilman/Hunsaker and Associates,
and the Indiana University School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.