MIAMI (July 15, 2016) – FIU's
Randy Horner will serves as coach for Botswana's swimmers in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Aug. 5-21), announced on Friday.
Horner will coach FIU's
Naomi Ruele in the 50m free and Nova Southeastern's David Van Der Colff in the 100 back next month in Rio.
"It's an honor to be selected to coach Naomi and David at the Olympics," Horner said. "It's a privilege to be a part of something these athletes have worked so hard for."
Horner guided FIU to its second-straight conference title this past season, scoring the second-most points in C-USA Championship history. The Panthers claimed 15 of the 21 total titles during the four-day championships en route to a 954-point result – the most-decisive victory in C-USA Championships history.
In all, FIU won 28 medals, including 15 gold, while setting seven school records as Horner was named the C-USA Coach of the Year – his third such award in the last six years.
Swimming events for the Summer Olympics begin Aug. 6.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
