James ‘Jim’ Gaughran was Stanford’s swim team captain, a two-time All-America swimmer (1953, 1954) a member of the 1956 USA Olympic Water Polo team, a 5-time U.S. Water Polo All-America, five-time Outdoor All America (1956-1960), two-time AAU Outdoor Swimming champion for the San Francisco Olympic Club, and multiple winner of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim . As Stanford’s coach for 1960 to 1980, he trained 26 Olympic swimmers winning eight gold, two silver and five bronze medals.