UW Athletic Hall of Fame
John Hickman
- Induction:
- 1997
- Three-year (1933-35) varsity swimmer at Wisconsin, he was team captain as a junior and senior
- Participated in water polo at UW for three seasons and captained that team in 1933
- Served as Wisconsin assistant swimming coach for two stints (1935-39 and 1946-51) before his promotion to head coach (1951-69)
- Elected president of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America in 1963
- Won the 1971 College Swimming Coaches Association of America Distinguished Coach Award
- Elected to the UW Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame in 1987
- Served on the Natatorium Building Committee from 1958-63
- President of the Student Athletic Board as a senior
- Received a B.A. degree in economics (1935), an M.A. in education and physical education (1939) and a PhD in guidance and special personnel services (1955) from UW
- Worked as a professor at UW (1959-78), he retired with emeritus status
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