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A six-time All-American, she competed in three events at U.S. Olympics Trials in 2021 and helped Florida win an SEC Championship in her senior season of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored and thrilled to receive this opportunity to join the coaching staff at Washington State University!\u201d Mathieu said <a href=\"https:\/\/wsucougars.com\/news\/2024\/6\/20\/tylor-mathieu-named-cougar-swimming-assistant-coach.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a university statement<\/a>. \u201cI would like to thank Russ Whitaker, Anne McCoy, and Brad Corbin for putting their trust in me. I am excited to continue the development of the distance program and collaborate with the rest of the staff to ensure our student-athletes are competing to the best of their abilities. I can\u2019t wait to move to Pullman and to get to work! Go Cougs!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mathieu, a native of Hebron, Conn., graduated in the spring with a degree in psychology, a minor in education and a certificate in sport management. Her work with the Gators last year was with the program\u2019s director of operations to organize team events and assist with social media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker is in his first year at Washington State, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russell-whitaker-hired-as-washington-state-swimming-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hired in May<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not be more excited to bring Tylor Mathieu to Pullman to assist with our program,\u201d Whitaker said. \u201cTylor\u2019s experience as a student-athlete and as a manager at Florida will be invaluable to us as a program. More than that, Tylor is passionate about the sport, is extremely motivated, and has a work ethic that is hard to rival. 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