Scott A Woodburn, Influential Coach Who ‘Ignited a Fire’ in Bob Bowman for Swimming, Dies, 82
By Braden Keith on SwimSwam
Influential swim coach Scott A Woodburn died overnight after a long battle with auto immune illness. He was 82.
Among Woodburn’s long resume was the former youth coach of Bob Bowman, one of the most famous and most successful swim coaches in history. In a social media post on Tuesday, Bowman credited Woodburn with “igniting a fire in me that still burns bright today.”
Bowman dedicated an entire chapter about Woodburn in his book The Go
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