March 9, 2020
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Coach Mike Hastings passed away last week . In the comments section, John Naber , double Olympic backstroke champion with two relay golds for the USA and a silver over 200m free the three-Olympic backstroke at the 1976 Games in Montreal, left the following tribute to his coach. It is well worth publishing in its own right: I found out last week that Mike Hastings , my club coach at the Ladera Oaks Aquatic Club from 1973-1977 , passed away at his home in Oregon. He lived alone. Mike came from the Arden Hills program where Mark Spitz had been groomed for succ ...
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John Naber writes a very nice #tribute to Coach Mike Hastings #swimming
March 6, 2020
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Mike Hastings , a former swim coach for California Capital Aquatics, has passed away on Sunday, February 29. Hastings was inducted into the American Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2013 and mentored Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders.
March 5, 2020
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1991 USA Swimming Award-winning coach Mike Hastings died last week, Olympian Summer Sanders posted on Facebook. Hastings was Sanders’ longtime coach and founded California Capital Aquatics in 1983 before building into a national powerhouse.
