{"id":512411,"date":"2022-08-28T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T17:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=512411"},"modified":"2022-08-28T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T17:41:29","slug":"west-virginia-hires-alum-david-dixon-as-assistant-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/west-virginia-hires-alum-david-dixon-as-assistant-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia Hires Alum David Dixon as Assistant Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>West Virginia Hires Alum David Dixon as Assistant Coach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Dixon<\/strong> was hired on Friday as an assistant coach for the University of West Virginia\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams.<\/p>\n<p>Dixon was a standout in Morgantown, spending five seasons as a Mountaineer. While competing there, he was an assistant coach at Club Mountaineer Aquatics, leading high schoolers. He graduated from West Virginia in 2022 with bachelor\u2019s degrees in sports and exercise psychology and athletic coaching education.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m extremely excited to work with the swimming and diving team,&#8221; Dixon said <a href=\"https:\/\/wvusports.com\/news\/2022\/8\/26\/womens-swimming-diving-riggs-announces-dixon-as-assistant-swimming-diving-coach.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a university statement<\/a>. &#8220;This program has been incredible to me as a student-athlete, and I cannot wait to give back to it as an assistant coach. I&#8217;m incredibly grateful for this wonderful opportunity to stay involved within a program I&#8217;m so passionate about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The native of Richmond, Va., was an All-American, the first and only Mountaineer to earn NCAA Championship bids in five straight seasons. He\u2019s the program\u2019s record holder in the 200 butterfly (1:41.59) and graduated second in program history in the 100 fly and 200 individual medley. Dixon won three Big 12 conference championships.<\/p>\n<p>He finished 12th in the 200 fly at the 2021 NCAA Championships, his best result at NCAAs. He won the 100 fly and 200 fly at Big 12s as a sophomore, finishing 20th in the 200 fly at 2019 NCAAs. As a freshman in 2018, he made NCAAs in the 200 fly and both individual medleys.<\/p>\n<p>At the 2022 NCAA Championships, Dixon finished 28th in the 200 fly, 40th in the 100 fly and 52nd in the 200 IM. 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