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Leta Gatton begins her first
season as the Trinity Tigers assistant swimming coach.
Coach Gatton, who earned the
Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Trinity in 2008, was a five-time
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion in the 100 and
200-yard freestyle events. She captured the 100 freestyle in 2006
and 2008, and the 200 freestyle in 2005, 2007 and 2008. Coach Gatton
earned All-SCAC honors in the 100 and 200 freestyle, along with the
50-yard freestyle, and numerous relay races.
A team captain in 2007 and
2008, she is the Trinity record-holder in the 100 and 200 freestyle,
as well as the 200, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays. Coach Gatton
is the SCAC record-holder in the 200 freestyle.
Coach Gatton competed in the
NCAA Division III Championships on two occasions, in 2005 and 2008.
She swam her specialties, the 100 and 200 freestyle.
She previously served as a
volunteer assistant at Trinity, and was an assistant coach at The
Club at Sonterra, in San Antonio.
Coach Gatton conducted
psychology research at Trinity. She also worked as a peer leader in
Trinity’s Female Student-Athlete Body Image Project. |