James Edward "Doc" Counsilman (December 28, 1920 – January 4, 2004)[5] was an Olympic and hall-of-fame swimming coach from the United States.

[8] He swam collegiately for Ohio State University under Hall of Fame Coach Mike Peppe, and while in college set world-records in the 50 and 300 yard breaststrokes.

During his tenure, Peppe's Ohio State teams won 11 NCAA Championships and between 1943-63 finished first or second in national competition in all but two years.

Ultimately, Counsilman was credited with molding Breen into one of the finest Olympic distance swimmers in United States history.

[13] Swimmers who swam for Counsilman include: Jim Montgomery, Gary Hall, John Kinsella, Mike Troy, Charlie Hickcox, Larry Barbiere, Don McKenzie, Chet Jastremski, Wally Ris, Bowen Stassforth, Tom Stock, George Breen, Mike Stamm, Alan Somers, Ted Stickles, John Murphy, Bill Heiss, Fred Tyler, John Waldman, Gary Conelly, Tom Hickcox, and Mark Spitz.