Jeno Tihanyi

Dr. Jeno 'Doc' Tihanyi (1936 - March 4, 2007) was a Canadian swim coach inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004. He was the fourth coach in Canadian History to receive such an honour. He was named Ontario University Association (OUA) Coach of the Year in 1990 and OWIAA Coach of the Year in 1994. He was best known for coaching famed Olympic swimmer Alex Baumann.

He earned a diploma in Physical Education from his homeland of Hungary. After immigrating to Canada, he earned both a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Physical Education at the University of British Columbia. In 1972, he earned a Ph.D. at the University of Alberta.His thesis (Ph.D.) was entitled "Relationship of selected maturational determinants to competitive swimming."

He was a professor at Laurentian University located in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada since 1974. He was a professor in Child Growth and Development in the School of Human Movement. He founded both the Laurentian University Aqua Vees Varsity Swim Team and the age-group Laurentian University Swim Club (now known as Sudbury Laurentian Swim Club) as Head Coach. He was the director of the division of Physical Education from 1993-1996 (now known as the School of Human Kinetics).

Although Doc coached several national and international level athletes, his coaching philosophy actually focused on personal self-improvement first.

References

* [http://www.universitysport.ca/e/story_detail.cfm?id=2404 Induction into Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.olympic.ca/EN/organization/news/2004/files/hof_bios.shtml#3 Hall of Fame bio]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/story/2007/03/05/baumann-coach-obit.html CBC bio]
* [http://www.swimming.ca/swimming/index_e.aspx?ArticleID=4011 swimming.ca bio]