MADISON, Wis. \u2013Every team\u2019s early-season aims are set on Big Ten championships but the newest addition to Wisconsin\u2019s coaching staff knows a thing or two about winning them.<\/p>\n
Madison\u2019s own Derek Toomey<\/strong> is returning to the pool deck, this time as a volunteer coach for the Badgers.<\/p>\n \u201c<\/strong>It is a pretty special thing to be part of the team I grew up cheering for,\u201d Toomey said. \u201cAfter spending my collegiate years at Minnesota, it feels good to return to my roots.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cWe are really excited to add Derek to our staff,\u201d first-year UW head coach Yuri Suguiyama<\/strong> said. \u201cHe brings great energy, a wealth of expertise and the ability to connect with our athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n A master of the 50-yard freestyle, Toomey became the first Big Ten swimmer to eclipse 19 seconds in the event while competing for the Gophers. At the 2013 NCAA Championships, Toomey sprinted to a third-place finish in the 50 free with a time of 19.10 seconds.<\/p>\n The product of Verona High School then secured a 2014 Big Ten title with his time of 19.05 in the 50 free.<\/p>\n \u201cDerek has an invaluable sprinter\u2019s mentality,\u201d Suguiyama said. \u201cWe are lucky to have his experience as a big-time competitor on our team.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Swimming for the Badger Swim Club in New Jersey, Toomey competed at the 2016 USA Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n Toomey then decided to further his swimming repertoire outside the pool, helping coach the USC Swim Club, Southern California Aquatics team and Trojan Swim Club.<\/p>\n Look for Toomey to bring his freshly-minted coaching prowess home to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n \u201cI am really excited to establish good technique and race strategy,\u201d Toomey said. \u201cMy goal is to help our sprinters and relay squads win Big Ten titles and national championships.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Wisconsin Swimming and Diving<\/i>. For press releases and advertising inquiries please contact<\/i>\u00a0Advertising@SwimmingWorld.com<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MADISON, Wis. \u2013Every team\u2019s early-season aims are set on Big Ten championships but the newest addition to Wisconsin\u2019s coaching staff knows a thing or two about winning them. Madison\u2019s own<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":55101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[62493,60966,36297,24960,55911,65611,71760,8376],"class_list":["post-334897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college","tag-big-ten-swimming","tag-college-swim-coach","tag-college-swimming","tag-derek-toomey","tag-division-i-swimming","tag-wisconsin-swimming","tag-wisconsin-swimming-diving","tag-yuri-suguiyama"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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