SIUC coaches Rick Walker and Dave Ardrey are getting a chance to coach more than just their respective Saluki athletes, as both are scheduled to coach exclusive swimming and diving meets this summer.

For the second consecutive year, Walker, the SIUC men’s swimming coach, has been invited to coach at the prestigious Pan Pacific games. These games are known to swimmers as the third most important event, ranked just behind the Olympics and World Championships.

Walker qualified for the competition by training Chuck Wiley, who is the 25,000 meter national champion. Wiley will be up against athletes from nations that border on the Pacific Ocean, the prerequisite for the competition.

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The three year Saluki head coach said he met Wiley about eight years ago, when the swimmer did not

see COACHES, page 11