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FILE – Coach Anthony Nesty watches as swimmers warm up at the U.S. nationals swimming meet in Indianapolis, June 27, 2023. Nesty made more history Thursday, Sept. 21, when he was picked to lead the U.S. men’s swimming team in Paris, where he will become the first Black head coach for the powerhouse American squad at the Olympics. Nesty’s selection was announced by USA Swimming, which also appointed Todd DeSorbo to head the women’s squad next summer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Olympic swimming gold medalist, Anthony Nesty made history again when it was announced Thursday that he will lead the U.S. men’s swimming team in Paris. Coach Nesty was born on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad and later moved to Suriname, when became the first Black male swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100-metre butterfly in 1988 at the Soeul Games. Nesty is the current University of Florida swim coach.
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