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Swim Coach Resigns After Swimmer Injured During TP Tradition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Naperville Central High School head swimming coach <strong>Mike Adams<\/strong> has resigned from his post, following a team incident that left him on administrative leave.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the boys team had a toilet paper night before the season for their girls team to celebrate Sectionals, a tradition that has gone on for years at Naperville Central and other area high schools. Freshman wrestling also occurred during the night and has been part of the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>During the course of the evening, one of the swimmers was injured, and officials at the school placed Adams on administrative leave since he knew about the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Adams coached the boys team for 33 years, the girls team for 13. During his tenure, the boys team won the state championship in 2002 and 2010.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the top swimmers left the team at the beginning of the season, but most of the team remained intact.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Adams, nor the school responded for requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>NCHS administration has hired <strong>Brian O&#8217;Dowd<\/strong>, a club coach for MAVS who stepped in as head coach for the boys.<strong>\u00a0Krista Gensler<\/strong> was picked as girls head coach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naperville Central (Ill.) 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