Article: Auburn swimming elite set stripes aside for Olympic pride

Andriena Baldwin
University Wire
07-23-2004
(The Auburn Plainsman) (U-WIRE) AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn swimmers hope to dominate the 2004 Olympics as nine Tigers head to Greece.

Among the swimmers are Eileen Coparropa competing for Panama, Kirsty Coventry for Zimbabwe, Fred Bousquet and Romain Carriner for France, George Bovell for Trinidad & Tobago and Bryce Hunt, Mark Gangloff, Caesar Garcia and Margaret Hoelzer will be swimming and diving for the United States.

Hoelzer was the most recent edition to Team USA, qualifying in the 200-meter backstroke last week at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Long Beach, Calif.

Coach Kim Brackin will assist Coventry in Zimbabwe and diving coach Jeff Schaffer ...

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