ROBERT THOMPSON

CLASS OF 2022 - COACH INDUCTEE

An Olympic athlete at the 1972 Munich Olympics and a coach at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, his Hamilton Aquatic Club senior men’s teams competed in 11 consecutive Canadian final from 1971 to 1981, winning 9 of those 11 Goulden Cup championships, a record that has not been matched since the Cup was first presented in 1907. As head coach of the McMaster University men’s team, he also won 17 titles over a 19-year period, another unmatched feat. During the period of 1969 to 1981, Robert set what became the standard of coaching excellence for a generation of Canadian coaches.