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Kenneth Monfore "Monte" Nitzkowski (September 7, 1929 – July 28, 2016) was an American former competition swimmer and water polo coach. He represented the United States in the 200-meter butterfly at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, where he finished with the eleventh-best time overall.[1] Nitzkowski acted as the U.S. water polo assistant coach at the 1968 Olympics and was appointed head coach for the 1972, 1980 and 1984 games.[2]

Monte Nitzkowski

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Monfore Nitzkowski
Nickname(s)	"Monte"
National team	United States
Born	(1929-09-07)September 7, 1929 Pasadena, California
Died	July 28, 2016(2016-07-28) (aged 86)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, Butterfly, Water Polo
College team	University of California, Los Angeles

After transferring from Fullerton Junior College, he swam and played water polo for the UCLA Bruins in 1950 and 1951. He became one of the world's foremost authorities in water polo by coaching Long Beach City College to 32 conference water polo championships and 12 conference swim titles during 1954 to 1989.

Nitzkowski was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1991, the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1993,[3][4] the Fullerton College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005, and the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.[5] In 2016, he was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame.

See also

• List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
• List of University of California, Los Angeles people

References

Bibliography

• Nitzkowski, Monte, United States Tactical Water Polo, Sports Support Syndicate / Mark Rauterkus (1994). ISBN 1-878602-93-4.

External links

• Monte Nitzkowski at International Swimming Hall of Fame
• Monte Nitzkowski at USA Water Polo Hall of Fame
• Monte Nitzkowski at Olympedia

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