{"id":569862,"date":"2023-09-22T10:53:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=569862"},"modified":"2023-09-22T10:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:55:33","slug":"legendary-texas-coach-eddie-reese-to-retire-after-2024-olympic-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/legendary-texas-coach-eddie-reese-to-retire-after-2024-olympic-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Texas Coach Eddie Reese to Retire After 2024 Olympic Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"

Legendary Texas Coach Eddie Reese to Retire After 2024 Olympic Trials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Long-time Texas coach Eddie Reese<\/strong> announced on Friday his intent to retire following the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

He will serve his 46th and final season at Texas in 2023-24, at which point a national search for his successor will commence. Reese will stay on with Longhorn Aquatics through late June, one the U.S. team for the 2024 Olympics is set.<\/p>\n

“Where we are today and where I am today is made possible by everyone who has swum here before and is swimming here now,” Reese said in a university release<\/a>. “They are the reasons behind the success of this program. When people get together with the mindset of accomplishing something, even though it is tough during that year in time, it adds up to something truly amazing. I want to thank those guys who trusted me, did all the hard workouts and made the sacrifices in and out of the water.<\/p>\n

“Working with swimmers has been one of the true joys of my life. In my life, I’ve discovered that the most important thing for us to do in this world is help others, whether it be for something simple or complex. It has been an honor for me to be a part of this program.”<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Reese has announced this intention: Reese announced at the conclusion of the 2020-21 season that he would retire<\/a> but had a change of heart and announced his intention to stay on that July<\/a>.<\/p>\n