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UTPB Men's Swimming Coach Rankin’s Biography 1st Year as Swimming Coach 2002 Personal E-mail: rankin_r@utpb.edu Married 26 plus years, three daughters. Enjoy numerous sport activities, camping, hiking. Hobbies include Jeep trail riding in BLM or Forest Service lands . Swimming Background Swam competitively from age 10 in Abilene, Texas Team captain and school record-holder at Abilene High Swam Collegiately at West Texas A&M University Coaching Background Assistant age-group coach 1979-81 Head age-group coach 1983-1988 High school head swimming coach 1983-1994 (Ft. Stockton, Denton, Amarillo) Three district championships and two top 10 state finishes Initiated swim program at UTPB in 2003 Educational Background West Texas A&M University-Bachelor of Science Hardin-Simmons University-Masters of Science, Sport and Recreation Management Rob Rankin , Director Gym and Aquatics Office: Gym 102 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762-0001 Office phone: (432) 552-2335 Home phone: (432) 697-8571 Fax: (432) 552-3675 Assistant Coach Maggie Kroemer Office: Gym 102 4901 E. University Blvd., Odessa, TX 79762-0001 Office phone: (432) 552-2335 Fax: (432) 552-3335 E-mail: mkroemer3383@msn.com Maggie Kroemer is in her second season as the graduate assistant swim coach. Prior to coaching at UTPB, she coached for two years for both the Schroeder YMCA Swim Team and Nicolet High School in Milwaukee, WI. Kroemer swam at NCAA Division I Valparaiso University from 2001-2005. While at Valpo, she earned academic all conference honors and was a 6 time Mid Continent Conference finalist. She finished her career ranked amoungst Valpo's all time top ten in the 500 free and 200 fly, and the all time top five in the 1000 free and 1650 free. Kroemer graduated in 2005 with a degree in education. Kroemer is currently pursuing her master's degree in kinesiology.