Nelson represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, and competed in the men's 200-meter butterfly, finishing fourth in the event final. He later served as the head coach for the U.S. Olympic women's swim team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec.[1]
Nelson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Coach" in 1994, and the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009.[2][3]
Nelson died on November 5, 2014, of complications from Alzheimer's disease; he was 82.[4]
Nelson has been accused by Diana Nyad and others of molestation. Nyad and her teammate first reported sexual assault incidents to the headmaster of Pine Crest, William McMillan, in 1971–72; McMillan subsequently terminated Nelson's contract.[5] Nyad more recently said publicly that Nelson molested her beginning when she was 14 years old and continuing until she graduated from high school at Pine Crest School, as he did with other girls he coached.[6][7][8]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
jack, nelson, swimmer, jack, weyman, nelson, november, 1931, november, 2014, american, competition, swimmer, swimming, coach, jack, nelsonpersonal, informationfull, namejack, weyman, nelsonnational, team, united, statesborn, 1931, november, 1931chickamauga, ge. Jack Weyman Nelson November 8 1931 November 5 2014 was an American competition swimmer and swimming coach Jack NelsonPersonal informationFull nameJack Weyman NelsonNational team United StatesBorn 1931 11 08 November 8 1931Chickamauga GeorgiaDiedNovember 5 2014 2014 11 05 aged 82 Fort Lauderdale FloridaHeight5 ft 4 in 1 63 m Weight161 lb 73 kg SportSportSwimmingStrokesButterflyClubNorth Carolina Athletic ClubCollege teamUniversity of MiamiNelson represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Australia and competed in the men s 200 meter butterfly finishing fourth in the event final He later served as the head coach for the U S Olympic women s swim team at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Quebec 1 Nelson was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Coach in 1994 and the American Swimming Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009 2 3 Nelson died on November 5 2014 of complications from Alzheimer s disease he was 82 4 Nelson has been accused by Diana Nyad and others of molestation Nyad and her teammate first reported sexual assault incidents to the headmaster of Pine Crest William McMillan in 1971 72 McMillan subsequently terminated Nelson s contract 5 Nyad more recently said publicly that Nelson molested her beginning when she was 14 years old and continuing until she graduated from high school at Pine Crest School as he did with other girls he coached 6 7 8 See also EditList of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of University of Miami alumniReferences Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Jack Nelson Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on November 13 2012 Retrieved October 1 2012 Jack Nelson USA ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on June 16 2012 Retrieved October 1 2012 The ASCA Hall of Fame SwimmingCoach org American Swimming Coaches Association Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved October 1 2012 Jack Nelson the Coach Behind 1976 Epic Relay Win Dies After Battle with Alzheimer s Disease swimmingworldmagazine com November 5 2014 Harrell Ashley June 14 2007 Jack and Diana Broward Palm Beach New Times Levy Ariel February 10 2014 Breaking the Waves New Yorker Nyad Diana November 9 2017 My Life After Sexual Assault New York Times Funcheon Deirdra June 5 2014 An Underage Sex Scandal Leads to South Florida s Swimming Hall of Fame Miami New Times External links EditJack Nelson at the International Swimming Hall of Fame Jack Nelson at World Aquatics Jack Nelson at Olympedia Jack Nelson at Olympics com This biographical article related to a United States swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Nelson swimmer amp oldid 1104274074, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
