Greg Meehan is an American swimming coach, as well as the women's

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for the

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swim team. In 2016, Meehan was selected to be an assistant coach for the US Women's Olympic Swimming Team. Meehan coached

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, and

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to eleven gold medals, seven silver medals, and two bronze medals. He formerly served as an associate head coach at the

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(also called Cal). Prior to Cal, Meehan was the men's and women's head coach at

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. As a collegiate athlete, Meehan swam at Rider University, in New Jersey, as a backstroker. In 2018, Meehan was announced as the head coach for women on the 2020 US Olympic Swim Team."Greg Meehan '98 Named the Head Coach for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Women's Swimming Team"
'' Rider Broncs''. December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2022.Hemker, James (December 5, 2018)
"Greg Meehan named head coach for USA women's swimming in the 2020 Olympics"
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"Who Will Be Team USA's Assistant Swimming Coaches In Tokyo?"
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''. Retrieved April 5, 2022. The women's team had a total of 35 members including pool and open water swimmers."U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Swimming: National Team Director, Women's Olympic Head Coach, Men's Olympic Head Coach Media Conference"
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''. June 20, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2022. He had five assistant coaches as part of his coaching team for the Olympic Games, there were a total of eight assistant coaches for both men and women.Gibbs, Robert (June 20, 2021)
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''. Retrieved April 5, 2022. Under his coaching guidance, the women achieved 18 total Olympic medals at the

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in July and August 2021, including three gold medals.Grybowski, Adam (August 6, 2021)
"Olympic women's swimming team shines under head coach Greg Meehan '01"
'' Rider University''. Retrieved April 5, 2022. For the

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, Meehan was one of five assistant coaches selected to the coaching squad for pool swimmers at the Championships."2022 FINA World Championships Roster"
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''. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

Awards and honors

* Golden Goggle Award,

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: 2017,Anderson, Jared (November 20, 2017)
"Full 2017-2018 Golden Goggles Winners List"
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''. Retrieved April 5, 2022. 2018"Katie Ledecky and Ryan Murphy win Golden Goggles awards"
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''. November 20, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2022.Ross, Andy (November 19, 2018)
"2018 Golden Goggles: Katie Ledecky, Ryan Murphy Win Athlete of the Year Awards"
'' Swimming World''. Retrieved April 5, 2022. *

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, Coach of the Year (for women's swimming): 2022"Pac-12 Announces 2022 Women's Swimming & Diving Postseason Awards"
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''. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022. * Rider University, Rider Broncs, Hall of Fame: 2017 inductee"Meehan Inducted into HOF"
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''. June 11, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2022.Ortegon, Karl (June 12, 2017)
"Greg Meehan Inducted Into Rider University Hall Of Fame"
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'', Swammy Award, United States Coach of the Year: 2019Neidigh, Lauren (January 1, 2020)
"2019 Swammy Awards: US Coach Of The Year Greg Meehan"
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References

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