Edward Stickles

Stickles was born April 7, 1942, in San Francisco. He attended and competed in swimming for nearby San Mateo's Hillsdale High, where he was voted Most Valuable Player all four years, and at one time held every varsity swimming record at the school. As a Junior in July 1959 at the National AAU Outdoor Swimming Championship in Los Altos he placed second in the 200-meter Individual Medley with an AAU record time of 2:26.7. In August, 1959, at the Redwood City AAU Championships, Stickles came within .5 seconds of breaking the American record in the 200-yard Individual Medley with his time of 2:08.1, which broke the Pacific Association record. In club competition, Stickles swam for the San Mateo Marlins. ==Indiana University==

Stickles swam with James Counsilman's Indiana University team from 1962 to 1965, and as a three-time All American earned Varsity letters in 1962, 1963, and 1964. Between the years 1962–1964, he captured five championships in Big Ten competition in the 200 and 400 Individual Medley events. In National AAU championships in both the 200 and 400 Individual Medley, he won six championships. In the 200 and 400 Individual Medley, he held both American and World records. At one point during his career, he and his roommate, Chet Jastremski, held a total of seven world records. Stickles broke a total of nine world records in the individual medley in the early 1960s. Records • Four world records – 400m individual medley • Eight U.S. National AAU Championships – 200 m individual medley, 400m individual medley Honors Stickles was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Indiana University Hall of Fame in 1998. ==Coaching career==

After graduating Indiana in 1965, Stickles coached the Libya, North Africa National Swimming team, and then served for one year as an Assistant Coach at his alma mater, Indiana University. ==Personal life==

Stickles now resides in Louisiana with wife and two children. His sister Terri is a former Olympic swimmer. Ted developed tendinitis in his elbow and consequently missed the 1964 Olympics – otherwise Ted and Terri would have been the first brother and sister to make an Olympic team. ==See also==