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in 1951, and they had six children, four sons and two daughters (one deceased). Besides coaching he was an Otago rugby selector in the 1980s, and ran the Moana House rehabilitation centre with his wife.
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visited New Zealand to train under Laing. He had since retired from professional coaching, and received treatment in 2006 for melanoma on his leg and a brain tumour.
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One of the pools within the Moana Pool complex was renamed the Duncan Laing Pool in November 2010 in his honour.
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He was born in New Plymouth on 20 June 1933 and died in Dunedin on 13 September 2008 at the age of 77.
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in 1966, and over forty years training in Dunedin included 11 Olympic athletes. In 2003,
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CNZM
OBE
New Zealand
swimming
Dunedin
Danyon Loader
1996 Atlanta Olympics
Barcelona
Philip Rush
English Channel
Moana Pool
Michael Phelps
Betty Burgess
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
1993 Queen's Birthday Honours
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2006 Queen's Birthday Honours
"Another great honour for Duncan Laing, CNZM, OBE"
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"Swimming: Plaque in honour of Laing's legacy"


"Champion coach was an inspiration"
"Swim Coach Duncan Laing to have Tumor Surgery"
"How Phelps got his edge in NZ"
"Swimming: Testimonial dinner for iconic coach Laing"

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