Olympic Swimming Coach Sherm Chavoor

The top photo is the Sherm Chavoor Memorial Fountain with the monument plaque shown below at the Arden Hills Swim and Tennis Club.~ Barbara

"Coach Chavoor instilled in his swimmers the drive to excel - to swim harder, longer and faster than ever before thought possible. "

These Gold Medal Winners in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City were coached Coach Chavoor.

Mark Spitz - 9 Gold Medals
Debbie Meyer - 3 Gold Medals
Sue Pederson - 2 Gold Medals
John Nelson - 1 Gold Medal
Mike Burton - 3 Gold Medals
Ellie Daniel - 1 Gold Medal