{"id":393692,"date":"2019-09-10T08:58:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=393692"},"modified":"2019-09-10T08:58:46","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T15:58:46","slug":"georgia-tech-swimming-and-diving-adds-francisco-rego-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-tech-swimming-and-diving-adds-francisco-rego-as-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Tech Swimming and Diving Adds Francisco Rego as Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia Tech<\/a> swimming and diving finalized its coaching staff on Monday, as head coach Courtney Shealy Hart<\/strong> announced the addition of Francisco Rego<\/strong> as assistant coach.<\/p>\n

Rego joins the Yellow Jackets with nearly 15 years of coaching experience, both on the world\u2019s stage for Brazil and in Auburn. He\u2019s coached swimmers to more than 15 national championship and world championship medals, as well as nearly 100 state championship medals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be able to welcome Francisco to Georgia Tech and our program,\u201d Shealy Hart said. \u201cWhat \u2018Chico\u2019 has been able to accomplish both internationally and here in the U.S. makes him the perfect fit to help mentor our swimmers and continue our recruiting momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rego comes to The Flats after spending the last two years in Greenville, S.C., coaching Team Greenville swim club to both its first long-course and short-course state championships in more than 14 years. While in Greenville, Rego was also elected to be the head coach of the 2019 South Carolina Zones Team, where he led them to its best finish in history (fourth).<\/p>\n

Prior to Team Greenville, Rego coached for two-plus years at Auburn and with the Auburn Pro Team \u201cTiger Elite\u201d club. During that time, Rego coached a myriad of world-class swimmers, including Kevin Cordes<\/strong> (multi-time medalist in Budapest 2017; gold medal in Rio 2016), Marcelo Chierighini<\/strong> (silver medal in Budapest 2017; finalist in Rio 2016) and Felipe Lima<\/strong> (finalist in Budapest \u201917; bronze medal at Short Course World Championships in 2016).<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst, I want to thank Courtney and the entire coaching staff for the process and for welcoming me to Georgia Tech<\/a>,\u201d Rego said. \u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to be joining a place like the Institute, where both the academics and athletics operate at an elite level. I\u2019m ready to hit the ground running and get working with one of the fastest-growing programs in the country.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Francisco Rego\u2019s coaching highlights include:<\/strong><\/p>\n