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Aguilar will serve as an assistant for the upper school team and as a lead coach with the swim club.<\/p>\n<p>Formerly a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Alabama, Aguilar joins a staff headed by <strong>Payton Brooks<\/strong> and includes veteran club coaches <strong>Laura Pittman<\/strong> and <strong>Brian Gill,<\/strong> one of the nation\u2019s top high school programs based out of Chattanooga, Tenn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRudy is an exceptional addition to the Swimming and Diving staff at Baylor School,\u201d Brooks said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattanoogan.com\/2023\/4\/24\/467967\/Rudy-Aguilar-Joins-Baylor-Swimming-As.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a school statement<\/a>. \u201cHe has an unmatched passion and enthusiasm for the sport \u2013 his energy, fresh perspective, and knowledge as both an athlete and coach are exactly what we were looking for in our search. He embodies the core values and vision we have at Baylor School, and we look forward to welcoming him to Chattanooga as we continue building upon the rich traditions of our program.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aguilar won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2020-horizon-league-swimming-and-diving-championships-day-4-oakland-win-7th-consecutive-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">four conference team championships<\/a> at Oakland University. He was the Horizon League freshman of the year and won four conference titles in the 200 free as well as being part of title-winning 400 free relays all four years. He graduated in 2020. He qualified to compete for Venezuela at the 2016 Short-Course World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he helped Alabama finish in the top 20 at NCAAs in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s competition \u2013 the women finished 14th with the men 19th. 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