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Plummer, Now an Olympic Champion, Returns to the University of Minnesota
The 30-year-old former Gopher swimmer returned to the campus for the first time since winning a gold medal at the Olympic games.
Former Minnesota Golden Gopher swimmer David Plummer returned to the United States from Brazil as an Olympic champion, claiming a bronze and gold medal in two swimming events at the games in Rio.
Plummer, 30, took bronze in the men's 100 meter backstroke and gold in the 4 by 100 meter medley relay.
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Plummer took time Friday to visit his old stomping grounds at the University of Minnesota campus:
Plummer, a native of Oklahoma City, came to the University of Minnesota in 2005. He was a 14-time NCAA All-American and eight-time individual NCAA finalist before graduating in 2008.
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Plummer currently coaches swimming at Wayzata High School.
Image Credit: US Olympic Committee
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