Frank Busch, the University of Arizona’s longtime swimming coach who coached USA Swimming at the Olympics, has died at 75. Busch died Sunday, September 27, after returning from a fishing trip in Idaho when he collapsed at Phoenix airport, as per Arizona Daily Star.
His sister, Dorothy Rackstraw, also confirmed his death in a Facebook post. “He was a former OLYMPIC COACH for USA swimming and had been a coach for his entire life starting at age 16,” Rackstraw wrote.
Busch was a father of five and had seven great-grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Patty, whom he has been married to for more than 50 years.
Frank Busch's cause of death
Frank Busch died of a heart attack, according to the outlet. Frank’s sister’s Facebook post goes on to detail the cause of death, saying it was a “massive heart attack.”
