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As Evan Austin<\/strong> mounted a charge for what he hoped would be a third Paralympics, he recognized that he needed a change.<\/p>\n

It was the fall of 2019, and Austin was fresh off arguably his greatest accomplishment in the pool, a gold medal in the 50-meter butterfly at the 2019 World Championships<\/a>. A veteran of six championship finals at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Paralympics, Austin sought a new training challenge.<\/p>\n

So after being a resident team member at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, he returned closer to his roots, the Terre Haute, Indiana, native joined the training group at Purdue University.<\/p>\n

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Evan Austin at the 2016 U.S. Paralympic Trials; Photo Courtesy: Kevin McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n

One equally important factor in that move was the chance for Austin to renew his interest in coaching, as a volunteer assistant<\/a> for the Boilermakers\u2019 women\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gives you a new perspective and changes how you see things, how you see strokes, and also how you receive criticism,\u201d Austin said last week via Zoom as part of a panel at the USOPC Media summit<\/a>. \u201cSo I think it\u2019s really valuable that I\u2019ve had the ability to be on both sides of my sport. It\u2019s something I look forward to in the future. I think coaching and being on the outside of the pool looking in is something maybe that\u2019s in my future. I think it\u2019s a valuable asset that I\u2019ve had and gotten to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cValuable asset\u201d is how Purdue women\u2019s coach John Klinge<\/strong> describes Austin\u2019s time at the school. Austin is in Klinge\u2019s training group, so he both coaches and coaches with Austin. It\u2019s an arrangement Klinge has had with plenty of swimmers in his 13 seasons at the helm of Purdue<\/a>, but few have had the effect Austin does.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe brings such a big amount of heart and passion to practice every day, whether he\u2019s swimming or he\u2019s on deck coaching,\u201d Klinge told Swimming World.<\/em> \u201cHe\u2019s motivating to be around in every way. \u2026 The biggest thing he brings is he\u2019s had some struggles that other people haven\u2019t had in their lives and is able to stay so incredibly upbeat and passionate, but more than that, optimistic. That just rubs off on everyone everyday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austin, who competes in S7, SB6 and SM7 classifications<\/a>, brought experience to West Lafayette. A graduate of Terre Haute South Vigo High, he worked as an assistant at Terre Haute South. In between, he earned his degree in public communications at Indiana State in 2015.<\/p>\n

Now 28, Austin is looking toward a future in coaching when his days in the pool are over. Klinge sees obvious potential in him to do big things on the deck. As proof, he cites how many of the early obstacles Austin has surmounted with such professionalism.<\/p>\n

One fear Austin expressed was about how he\u2019d be perceived by the women he was coaching. Klinge didn\u2019t clock Austin\u2019s apprehension in that department until they talked about it well into his tenure. And the ease with which Austin adapted gave Klinge no reason to be concerned.<\/p>\n

Klinge instead was on the lookout for another potential friction point: Sometimes, when you have a coach who also trains with his pupils, there can be points of tension. Again, Klinge saw Austin navigate that dynamic flawlessly.<\/p>\n

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Evan Austin; Photo Courtesy: Kevin McCarthy<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI was afraid that they were going to maybe not accept me and maybe not listen to me, thinking that maybe I don\u2019t really know what I\u2019m talking about,\u201d Austin said. \u201cBut I\u2019ve been welcomed here like a member of the family and everyone seems to accept the critiques and techniques, the work that I give and relate to my swimmers. I\u2019m with them in the trenches when they hop in the pool. That\u2019s something that\u2019s helped me grow as a swimmer and as a person, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe bridges that very easily,\u201d Klinge said. \u201cIt\u2019s not been an issue. Even when he\u2019s in the water, there\u2019s a certain level of respect for him that the team gives, so he\u2019s like a coach in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Austin spent plenty of time in 2020 out of the water due to COVID-19-related closures. A friend let him use their family\u2019s lake house to shift to open-water training, with the friend in a paddleboat as a spotter for errant boats and tubers.<\/p>\n

All the anticipation over the last year for the chance to finally get to Tokyo has made Austin all the more excited and appreciative for that opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re ready to compete,\u201d he said. \u201cWe were in that mindset last year that it was going to happen and then the postponement happened and I believe that was the right call, I really do. I think safety is the most important thing for all the athletes. And now we get the opportunity. I just had the itch for a year now to race. \u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the Olympics are obviously a significant sporting event in themselves. They stand alone as a feat of what the world can do when it comes together, and I feel like this is going to have an extra pinch of sugar and spice on it because the world had to come through this whole thing together. And now we get to put not only Team USA\u2019s athletes but everyone\u2019s athletes on display and show the world that we\u2019re a resilient species.\u201d<\/p>\n

When that training is done, Klinge will be eagerly awaiting his return to West Lafayette.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s made it incredibly easy,\u201d Klinge said. \u201cHe\u2019s so professional and passionate about what he\u2019s doing. Whether he\u2019s working with me on deck and we\u2019re coaching or he\u2019s in the water, it\u2019s kind of a seamless transition.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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