William Wilson (aquatics)

"A successful teacher of the art of swimming ought to devote as much thought, application, hard work and constant practice as almost any branch of education or science" (Photo courtesy of the International Swimming Hall of Fame)

William Wilson (13 November 1844 – 1 June 1912) was a late 19th-century British journalist, swimming instructor and coach, contributor to the scientific techniques behind competitive swimming, and originator of the game of water polo.^[1] In 1883, Wilson published "The Swimming Instructor," one of the first books on swimming to define modern concepts of stroke efficiency, training, racing turns and water safety.

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