The video above comes from swimmer and filmmaker Dan Kutler, a 1996 Olympian for Israel who once swam for the legendary coach Ron “Sticks” Ballatore.
Ballatore passed away last night at the age of 71 after a long battle with bone cancer.
He was a 5-time Olympic coach for three different countries (including the 1984 and 1988 games for the United States), and among others coached Tom Jager and Brian Goodell. He coached for 16 years at UCLA, leading them all the way up to the program's demise in 1994, at which time he took over at the University of Florida, where he became a fixture in Gainesville even after his retirement.