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May 6, 2008

Sean Schimmel has been selected as coach of the Maryland men's and women's swimming and diving program, athletic director Deborah Yow said yesterday.

Schimmel comes to College Park after serving as the associate head coach for two years at LSU and for seven years as an assistant at Harvard. He has coached 43 All-Americans, first team and honorable mention.

Schimmel was a prep All-American at Ridgewood (N.J.) High School and swam at Southern California from 1987 to 1991.

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