Frank Elm (October 30, 1929 – November 30, 2021) was an American competitive swimmer and a Hall of Fame swimming coach for Rutgers University from 1961 to 1993.

In August 1948, Elm received the Lloyd B. Marsh and Robert Wardle Trophies for winning two swimming races during the American Legion Carnival at Pompton Lakes.

[8] In March 1949, swimming for the Paterson YMCA, he also won the Junior Men's 120-yard medley event at a New Jersey AAU championship with a time of 1:19.6.

[9] Diverse in his stroke skills, in March 1949, he won the Junior 150-yard individual medley at an AAU meet in Newark, New Jersey with a time of 1:43.4.

In the summers of 1952 and 1953, Elm continued working as a swimming instructor for the Radburn Association while still a student at Indiana University.

[7][3][5] At Indiana, Elm swam under Head Coach Robert Royer, a former IU swimmer and 1928 graduate who had served as Chairman of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

[5] Nearing the end of his tenure, Elm coached Rutgers during the building of the Busch Campus Sonny Werblin Recreation Center, having some input into its design.

[5] While coaching Rutgers, Elm mentored swimmers who made the Olympics, including two gold medal winners.

As mentioned later here, Elm also worked for many years with 1972 Munich Olympic competitor in the 400-meter medley relay Judy Melick.

As a 1972 Munich Olympian, she swam the breaststroke leg for the gold medal-winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4×100-meter medley relay.