Coleman Hodges, Author at SwimSwam

2020 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

Full Name:	Coleman Hawkins Hodges
Born:	January 17th, 1992
	Columbia, Missouri
Nationality:	United States
Status:	Retired

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on his one true dream of becoming a professional breakdancer, Coleman begrudgingly decided to commit his time to the pool. It wasn’t all bad though, and by high school graduation, he actually came to love the sport and all it had taught him. After high school, he earned a bachelor's in Communication from the University of Missouri and coached for Columbia Swim Club through all 4 years of his degree (And 2 years after it). Currently, Coleman acts as both the Production Manager and Good Looks of Swimswam. He lives in Austin, Texas where you can find him trying to be too trendy for his own good, eating endless pancakes, and changing his hairstyle until he reaches nirvana. Coleman also has a brother named Wyatt who swam for Purdue collegiately and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Trials. You may recognize Wyatt from the stellar meet he had in June 2018 in Santa …

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In College

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CSC Names Men’s Swimming and Diving Academic All-American Teams for 2024-25 Season

In Training

Best Triathlon Wetsuits for Speed, Comfort & Buoyancy

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The Best Women’s Swim Training and Lap Swimsuits

In Video

Gold Medal Minute

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In Lifestyle

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Swim Across America Grants $900,000 Toward First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Innovation

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Articles by Coleman Hodges

2020 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Taylor Ruck Will Not Continue Swimming NCAA, Is “Unsure” If She Will Stay At Stanford

2023 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2023 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Texas Men Return the Most NCAA Points, While Cal’s Streak Goes Into Serious Rebuild Mode

Gui Caribe’s 47.10 Puts Two Brazilians In 100 Free All-Time Top 10 For First Time Since 1988

Let’s Run The Numbers: Since 2002, Which World Records Have Improved The Most?

Texas Men Now Have the 2nd-Most NCAA D1 Swimming Event Titles

2026 “Honorable Mention” Alyce Lehman Verbally Commits to Stanford

Ella Antoniewski, #8 Swimming Recruit in the Class of 2026, Commits to Georgia

Aquajets’ Frances Muir Verbally Commits To Harvard For Fall 2026

CSC Names Men’s Swimming and Diving Academic All-American Teams for 2024-25 Season

Best Triathlon Wetsuits for Speed, Comfort & Buoyancy

A Feedback Loop Swimmers Can Use to Improve Like Crazy

2025 Best Budget-Friendly Tech Suits for Competitive Swimmers: A Buyer’s Guide

The Best Women’s Swim Training and Lap Swimsuits

Olympic Swimmer Caeleb Dressel Would Like To Do Rowdy Gaines’ NBC Job

10x Olympic Medalist Caeleb Dressel Unpacks His Paris Olympic Games

Gretchen Walsh Unpacks Her Olympic Debut and Looks Ahead To New Goals, a 54 100m Butterfly

9-time Olympic Medalist Ryan Murphy Unpacks Team USA’s Paris Performance

SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

How Come Many Swimmers Don’t Do This? The Untapped Business Hiding in Our Sport

Swim Across America Grants $900,000 Toward First-of-Its-Kind Gene Editing Innovation

Shouts From The Stands: An Open Letter To USA Diving

Articles by Coleman Hodges

2020 SwimSwam Swimsuit Issue

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