Duncan Laing Dies
September 15, 2008 – 8:12 am
Swimming coach legend Duncan Laing has died. He had been ill for some time.
Laing coached 11 Olympic athletes, including Danyon Loader who won 2 golds in Atlanta and a silver in Barcelona. Laing was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007, and had an OBE for services to swimming.
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He will be farewelled in a public memorial service at the Edgar Centre, Dunedin.
