Sergio Lopez

OW Champion Chase Travis Wins 3/3 Races at Hokies Belt Challenge (Race Videos)

After Dual Meet #2, Team Orange now leads in overall point scores over Team Maroon. Dual Meet #3 on October 24th will decide the Hokies Belt Challenge winner.

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Former NC State Swimmer Daniel Graber Joins Virginia Tech Coaching Staff

Former NC State swimmer Daniel Graber has joined the staff at Virginia Tech as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2020-2021 season.

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Emma Atkinson Impresses With Best Time in Virginia Tech “Belt Challenge” Meet

After the first of 3 intrasquad meets over the next month, the Orange and White teams are tied in the battle for the honorary team belt.

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Aidan Lohr To Join Sergio Lopez At Pinnacle Racing After Iowa Program Cut

Lohr was just about a week into his freshman year at Iowa when the decision was made to cut the swimming & diving programs.

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Coach Sergio Lopez Reflects on Joseph Schooling’s 2016 Homecoming Parade

Olympic coach Sergio Lopez reflected on the impact of Joseph Schooling’s 100 fly win at the 2016 Olympics, earning Singapore’s first gold.

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Rising Virginia Tech Junior Blake Manoff Swims 46.4 in 100 Yard Fly

Training as part of the Pinnacle Racing USA Swimming club group, Manoff was one of a handful of swimmers who participated in simulated racing on Saturday in Christiansburg.

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La Velocista Española Carmen Weiler Firma Con Virginia Tech Para 2022

La velocista Carmen Weiler, nacida en España y residente en Singapur, pasará en 2022 a las órdenes del técnico español Sergio López en Virginia Tech.

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The Meet Of Tears: U.S. Olympic Trials

At every Trials, there’s a small subset of about 25 swimmers who carry a heavy burden: they miss qualifying for the Olympics by a single spot.

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Virginia Tech Signs Spain’s Nadia Gonzalez, Sister of NCAA Standout Hugo

The Virginia Tech H2Okies have added Spain’s Nadia Gonzalez to their incoming freshman class – the freestyler will start at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2020.

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Backstroke Specialist Ben Eckerson Verbally Commits to Virginia Tech for 2021

Backstroke specialist Ben Eckerson has announced he will be joining the Virginia Tech Hokies as a member of the class of 2025.

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Podcast: Schooling Tore Bicep Twice Post-Rio, Regrets Not Red-Shirting

On coach Sergio Lopez’s podcast, Olympic champ Joseph Schooling says he tore his bicep twice in the fall after Rio and wishes he’d sat out the college season.

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Breaststroke Clinic With Jozsef Nagy

The legendary breaststroke coach shares his insights on where the stroke has come and what the future holds.

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Farida Osman Details Arranging Travel Back To Egypt, Thoughts On Olympic Delay

The two-time World Championship medalist had the Egyptian Government schedule a specific Egyptair flight to get her and other athletes in the U.S. home.

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With Renewed Fire, Schooling Temporarily Returns To Singapore

Joseph Schooling will return to his native Singapore temporarily, but his overall outlook is positive and aggressive heading into the new Olympic timeline.

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Top Quotes From the (Unexpected) Last NCAA Taper Meets — Women’s ACCs

While it’s tragic that the 2020 NCAA season ended this way, the season we did have was filled with amazing individual and team performances.

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