Ernest W. Maglischo, Phd., is a former competitive swimmer for Ohio State University who taught, performed physiological research, authored books and articles, and served as a Hall of Fame collegiate swimming coach for 38 years.
[6] Again representing the Massillon YMCA at Youngstown's Northeast Ohio District Championship, a region-wide meet, on March 10, 1956, he swam with a 200-yard medley relay team that broke a pool record with a time of 2:04, leading the team to win the District Championship.
[7] In the Spring of his Senior year, on April 16, 1956, Maglischo was awarded a trophy for the Outstanding High School Swimmer at the YMCA's All Sports Banquet.
[8] Attending Ohio State from 1956 to 1960, Maglischo served as a team Co-captain for their outstanding swim program in his Senior Year.
While competing for the University, Maglischo held first places in the 50-yard freestyle, and the 200-yard Individual Medley, and led the team to a 5–1 season in 1960.
He earned two letters in swimming, and was trained and managed by Hall of Fame Coach Mike Peppe.
She researched the relationship between the forward velocity of the center of gravity and the hip in relation to the four competitive swim strokes.
[2] He more recently coached at Arizona State University (ASU) from 1993 to 98 where he led the Sun Devils to an eleventh place NCAA finish in both the 1997 and 1998 seasons.
In 1995, ASU finished second in the PAC-10 Championships, and had its first individual NCAA Champion in 13 years with Francisco Sanchez's victory in the 50-yard freestyle.
[17] Maglischo co-authored or authored six books used as texts, consisting of three booklets on swimming and two textbooks on nutrition for athletes.
He was the author of computer programs on various aspects of competitive swimming, and produced fifty-four publications for periodicals which detailed his biomechanical and physiological research.
He produced technical articles focusing on swim training and stroke mechanics and participated in government research projects.
[19] The books Maglischo has authored or co-authored include; [20] For his accomplishments as a coach, he was admitted to the Oakland University Hall of Honor in 1995.