Davis Tarwater joins Vols swim team as volunteer asst. coach

7:11 PM, Sep 4, 2012   |    comments
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Olympic gold medal winner Davis Tarwater is staying in Knoxville for a while longer. UT Athletic Department announced Tuesday that Tarwater will be the volunteer assistant coach for the UT Swimming and Diving Team.

Tarwater won a gold medal in the men's 4x200 free relays in the London Olympics.

The Knoxville-native already has a relationship with UT's head coach Matt Kredich; he coached Tarwater in 2008.