Physical Education Rancho

Ernie Maglischo retired from active coaching in **98 after 35 years during which he coached swimming at both the college and club levels. Over twenty-nine (29) years of college coaching his teams won a total of 13 NCAA Division II Championships and 19 Conference Championships at three different Universities. He was selected NCAA D-II Swimming Coach of the Year on several occasions. He was also the 1991 recipient of the National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Award, presented by the College Swimming Coaches Association. His last position was as men's swimming coach at Arizona State University where his teams had three top ten NCAA finishes during his five years at the helm. He was chosen PAC-10 men’s swimming coach of the year in 1995. During his stay at Arizona he coached 3 time World Short Course Champion, Francisco Sanchez as well as several Olympians from Ecuador, Brazil, Iceland, and Mexico.

Ernie has authored or co-authored seven textbooks and three booklets on various aspects of competitive swimming. He also co-authored two booklets on nutrition for athletes. In addition, he has authored or co-authored more the 50 papers concerning topics pertaining to competitive swimming and original swimming research. His last book was A Primer for Swimming Coaches, Vols. 1 & 2.

He has lectured on aspects of competitive swimming in nearly every state in the US and in more than 20 different countries. He has also been a presenter of original research at 4 different meetings of the Society for Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming.

His academic training includes a Ph.D. in Physical Education from Ohio State University in 1974, an M.S. degree from Bowling Green State University in 1961 and a B.S.Ed. degree from Ohio University in 1960. He presently resides in Rancho Mirage, CA.