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Nicolás García , a brand new Olympic finalist in 200 backstrokes, has announced on social networks that in the coming weeks he will leave to train and study in the United States. Specifically, he has accepted a scholarship from Virginia Tech University .

This will allow him to put himself under the command of Sergi López , Olympic bronze in Seoul 1988 and consolidated coach in the American university system. Nicolás, who exploded last December after achieving the Olympic qualification and took another giant step after entering that final of the Games of his fetish test, until now trained under Pedro Simón at Gredos , his club.

" Proud to start a new stage at Virginia Tech and thank you for giving me this opportunity to grow as an athlete, student and person, " Nico has communicated on social media.

Nicolás will continue like this with the list of Spanish swimmers who in recent years have been placed under the command of the Catalan Olympic medalist. Hugo González took the step in 2017 to sign for Auburn, where the then Spanish coach was. He then followed him to Virginia Tech, although he eventually ended up signing for California-Berkeley for the 2019-2020 season.

Those who do remain under López's command and will be Nicolás's companions are Carles Coll, Nadia González and Luis Domínguez . The Sabadell bracista, trained in Tàrraco, arrived last season at this university. The same did Nadia, Hugo's sister and who belongs to the Real Canoe. For his part, Domínguez has arrived at the university this year.
[Post edited by dallasvt at 09/28/2021 4:46PM]