SWIM & DIVE • 1957-59

Joe Hunsaker spent a lifetime making his mark in aquatics, first as a national-champion swimmer, and later as a founder of one of the nation’s leading aquatic design firms, Counsilman-Hunsaker. He won an NCAA championship in the 200y individual medley as a UI junior and was twice named an All-American. In addition to his NCAA title in 1958, Hunsaker won a National YMCA Championship in 1955 and one AAU U.S. National Championship in the 200y individual medley in 1959. He set the world record in the 200y individual medley on New Year’s Day in 1959, a record that stood for almost a year. Later that year in a dual meet against Indiana, he set a Big Ten and American record in the same event. After college he joined forces with his legendary former coach James “Doc” Counsilman from high school as an industry leading firm in the creation of international-class swimming pools, including projects for the 1996 Olympic Games among many others. Hunsaker also served as a board member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame among several other professional organizations. He was recognized as one of the premier designers of international class competition pools. Hunsaker passed away in 2012 at the age of 74.