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COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina head swimming and diving coach McGee Moody<\/strong> announced that Mike Simpson<\/strong> will join the Gamecocks as an assistant coach of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming programs. Simpson comes to South Carolina after spending the previous 19 seasons as the head coach at Gardner-Webb University since the program\u2019s inception in 1999.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am so excited to join Gamecock swimming and diving. It\u2019s tough leaving a place where you put down roots for 19 years but my wife and I are ready to take a leap of faith and make a difference in Columbia,\u201d said Simpson.<\/p>\n

The announcement of Simpson\u2019s hiring comes one day after the team welcomed Pam Swander<\/strong><\/a> as the first new addition to the Gamecocks\u2019 2018-19 coaching staff. \u201cMcGee (Moody) has put together a great staff that\u2019s going to have a lot of fun and a fantastic team culture that Coach Pam (Swander) and I hope to contribute to,\u201d continued Simpson.<\/p>\n

Simpson spent his entire collegiate head coaching career at Gardner-Webb after taking over the women\u2019s program in 1999 prior to its first season. He would later oversee the inception of the GWU men\u2019s program prior to the 2007-08 season.<\/p>\n

Simpson led Gardner-Webb\u2019s women\u2019s program to four straight Northeast Conference Championships from 2003-07. In nearly two decades at the helm, he was named NEC Coach of the Year on four occasions and had 96 all-conference selections (65 women and 31 men).<\/p>\n

\u201cMike has a wealth of swimming knowledge that he has used to create and build the Gardner-Webb program. His ability to connect with athletes and bring out the best in them is invaluable,\u201d described Moody. \u201cHe is one of the country\u2019s best swimming minds and showed me immediately that he cares deeply about our program and investing in the future success of all of our Gamecock swimmers and divers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am excited to see Mike\u2019s impact on our team culture and the extent to which he will continue to help us climb in the national rankings. This is a dream staff. I couldn\u2019t be happier with the coaches that now make up the Gamecock swimming and diving staff. The future is bright,\u201d concluded Moody.<\/p>\n

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