Gennadi Touretski
Gennadi Touretski | |
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Touretski in 2020 | |
| Born | Геннадий Геннадьевич Турецкий 17 July 1949 |
| Died | 7 August 2020 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | USSR (1949－1991) Russian (1991－) Australian (1996－) |
| Occupation | Swimming coach |
| Known for | coach of Alexander Popov, Michael Klim and Ian Thorpe |
| Spouse | Inna Abramova |
| Children | Alexandra Touretski, Svetlana Turetskaya |
Gennadi Gennadiyevich Touretski (Russian: Геннадий Геннадьевич Турецкий, 17 July 1949 – 7 August 2020) was a swimming coach, best known for training multiple Olympic gold medalists Alexander Popov and Michael Klim through the 1990s to early 2000s at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). In 2011 he trained Ian Thorpe in Switzerland.