Background
Gerschwiler was born in Arbon, Switzerland.
Gerschwiler was born in Arbon, Switzerland.
Arnold Gerschwiler joined the staff of the Richmond Ice Rink in 1937. He was head coach there from 1938, and served as director in 1964 until the facility was demolished in 1992. Other European top skaters he coached included Vladislav Čáp, Helmut Seibt, Michael Booker, Daphne Walker, Hanna Eigel, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Patricia Dodd, and Joan Haanappel.
Gerschwiler was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1997.