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Skip Kenney passed away - Spiny_Norman - 11-29-2022

News from yesterday - former Stanford men's swimming coach Skip Kenney passed away at 79 after a short stay in hospice care.

https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/skip-kenney-iconic-stanford-and-olympic-swimming-coach-dies-at-79/

Quote:Kenney was one of the most successful college coaches of all time. He was also the head Olympic coach in 1996 in Atlanta and was an assistant coach on the 1988 and 1984 teams, coaching 18 Olympic swimmers who totaled 16 Olympic medals during his career.

At Stanford, he led the Cardinal to seven NCAA championships and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2004, then in 2005, the American Swim Coaches Hall of Fame. He is also a member of the Fresno Athletics and Stanford Athletics Halls of Fame.

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RE: Skip Kenney passed away - newguy - 11-29-2022

an accomplished man.
he'll be missed.

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RE: Skip Kenney passed away - M T - 11-29-2022

Sad to hear.  He had a good run.

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RE: Skip Kenney passed away - vataha - 11-29-2022

And now Skip. He was always good to me and supportive. Rest in peace Skip.

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RE: Skip Kenney passed away - Sakibomb25 - 11-30-2022

(11-29-2022, 08:29 PM)vataha Wrote:  And now Skip. He was always good to me and supportive. Rest in peace Skip.

He was definitely a controversial figure especially towards the end of his tenure. I did love his team first mentality, especially for an individual sport like swimming.

A lot of touching memories from former swimmers, including Olympian Markus Rogan.

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