Robert Koehler | Class of 1956
Player/Coach, Water Polo, 1953–56
Robert Koehler was a founder of the QC Water Polo Team. He
served in the U.S. Navy in WWII and entered Queens in 1947. He was
chosen multiple times for the Eastern Collegiate Conference
All-Star Team and AAU All-American Indoor Team, and was NYAC Team
Captain in 1956. Notably, Robert swam for the 1952 U.S. Olympic
Water Polo Team in Helsinki. In addition to coaching his 1953-56
teams, he participated in the AAU Senior National Championship
Outdoor and Indoor Teams and the Mid-Ocean Championship Team in
Bermuda. He served as a college-level referee (1972–82),
fundraiser for AAU & Olympic Water Polo teams, and was elected
to the U.S. Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1982.
