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Kiphuth

American  
[kip-uhth] / ˈkɪp əθ /

noun

  1. Robert J(ohn) H(erman) Bob, 1890–1967, U.S. swimming coach.


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The 71-year-old is the longest tenured athletic director in school history, serving two years longer than Delaney Kiphuth, who served 22 years and retired in 1976.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2017

He had then opened the door to Mr Kiphuth, and both had proceeded to look for the paper while keeping the door blocked.

From BBC • May 5, 2017

Fellow student Troy Kiphuth has also been charged.

From BBC • May 5, 2017

Kiphuth, who was retiring, was a five-time Olympic coach and one of the greatest collegiate coaches ever, amassing an unparalleled dual-meet record of 528-13 in more than 40 years at Yale, according to the university.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2012

A watchful spectator through the whole record-smashing meet was Yale's Bob Kiphuth, coach of the 1948 Olympic swimming team which scored an unprecedented sweep of every event.

From Time Magazine Archive