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Gus Sundstrom
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About Gus Sundstrom
Gus Sundstrom was a pioneering American swimming and water-polo coach who began teaching at New York Athletic Club in 1885. He later supervised swimming for New York City schools and coached elite swimmers and water-polo teams, including the NYAC squad that won Olympic gold in 1904. Sundstrom was inducted as a Pioneer Coach into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Read quote → ✓Source verified“As for myself, I do not know anything except swimming. Your article on that subject is exactly right.”
Read quote → ✓Source verified“Professor Gus Sundstrom at 68 can swim around Manhattan Isle — Has saved 3 lives, coached America’s first great swimmers and is still one of the greatest examples of a good, healthy body.”