Monte Nitzkowski

Monte Nitzkowski
Monte Nitzkowski
Medal record
Swimming
Men’s Water Polo
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze 1972 Munich Team Competition
Silver 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition

Monte Nitzkowski is a former Olympic swimmer and water polo coach. He represented the United States in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, where he came eleventh.[1] Nitzkowski acted as assistant United States water polo coach at the 1968 Olympics and was appointed head coach for the 1972, 1980 and 1984 games.[2]

After transferring from Fullerton Junior College, he swam and played water polo for the UCLA Bruins in 1950 and 1951. He became one of the world's foremost authorities in water polo by coaching Long Beach City College to 32 conference water polo championships and 12 conference swim titles during 1954 to 1989.

Nitzkowski was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1991 and the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Swimming - Men's 200 m Breaststroke". Full Olympians. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/srswimr2.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. 
  2. ^ Beck, Martin (2000-06-27). "Putting Resources in the Pool; Training: Cooperative effort by city, military, USOC and U.S. Water Polo has given national teams home in Los Alamitos.". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/55545061.html?dids=55545061:55545061&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+27%2C+2000&author=MARTIN+BECK&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Putting+Resources+in+the+Pool%3B+Training%3A+Cooperative+effort+by+city%2C+military%2C+USOC+and+U.S.+Water+Polo+has+given+national+teams+home+in+Los+Alamitos.&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-05-07. 
  3. ^ "Monte Nitzkowski Inducted Into UCLA Athletics Hall Of Fame". UCLA Water Polo. http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-wpolo/spec-rel/100406aaa.html. Retrieved 2008-05-07. 

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