Club Profiles
HEAD COACH
Last Name | NAGY |
First Name | József |
Club | IRON |
Date of birth | 06/06/1952 |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Hungary |
Career | Creator of the revolutionary 'wave style' breaststroke technique His swimmers broke World Records 9 times Attended 5 Olympic Games from 1980 to 2012 as a coach, leading the Hungarian, USA, Spanish and Canadian national swimming teams Olympic Gold medal with Mike Barrowman (USA) in 1992 on 200m breaststroke 9 of his swimmers swam finals on Olympic Games · Three times nominated for ASCA coach of the year. · Swimming Canada Coach of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 · Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame Class 2014 · Former Board Member and Founding Member of WASCA (World Association of Swimming Coaches). |
Best Achievement | Olympic gold (Mike Barrowman) World Championships - gold (M. Barrowman) - silver (Annamay Pierse) - bronze (Martha McCabe). 9 World Records |
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