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Coach Dickemann (Langsford) name in 100 Greatest swimmers of all times

Coach Dickemann (Langsford) name in 100 Greatest swimmers of all times

Today Sun Coast Swim Team (SCST) coach and former collegiate swimmer Michelle Dickemann (Langsford) was honored as one of the100 greatest swimmers in collegiate history alongside swimmers like Katie Ledecky. 

Today, November 9, 2021, the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) as a part of the CSCAA’s 100th-year celebration announced the 100 Greatest Swimmers & Divers of the past century. (See CSCAA announcement at https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/cscaa-names-100-greatest-womens-swimmers-divers/)

Michelle Langsford (now Dickemann) or more commonly known around the SCST pool deck as Coach "D" was among the 100 athletes named. Langsford-Dicksmann's impress carer highlights are below.

Congratulations Coach "D"!

Michelle Langsford

Drury University / College of the Ozarks – Springfield, MO
Splitting her career between Ozarks and Drury, Langsford earned 21 NAIA All-American honors and captured fourteen NAIA titles, including five in 1984. When she transferred to Drury, Langsford was the only woman on the team, and in 1984 and 1985, as a team of one, single-handedly lifted the Panthers to a pair of top-ten finishes.

  • National Titles: 1982: 100m Breast 1:17.99, 100m IM 1:09.08 / 1983: 50 Free 24.54, 100 Breast 1:09.28, 100 IM 1:02.08 / 1984: 50 Free 24.01, 100 Free 52.39, 200 Free 1:54.52, 100 Breast 1:07.86, 100 IM 1:00.63 / 1985: 50 Free 23.57, 100 Free 51.69, 100 Breast 1:06.31, 200 Breast 2:26.00
  • Other: 1984 & 1985 NAIA Swimmer of the Year