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This is a new chapter for me.” Before his coaching career began, Holmes was coached in the pool by former Head Coach Mel Nash. Holmes began his A&M career in 1980, swimming in breaststroke and butterfly events and graduated with a degree in business administration. A year removed from the competitive side of pool, the assistant coaching position came open and Nash offered it up to his former student. It would was the beginning of an 18-year career, during which Holmes helped lead the Aggies to nine straight top 25 finishes and four top 15 finishes in the past six years. “I think most people see me and they think Texas A&M because I’ve been here such a long time,” Holmes said. “And now people will think head coach when they see me.” Byrne, who recently hired new track Coach Pat Henry as well, said he was approached by many swimmers who felt Holmes deserved a shot at the vacant position. “We’re going to give Jay the opportunity to see what he can do as the head coach of our men’s swimming program,” Byrne said in a press release. “I hope that Jay can improve our level of competitiveness and help us in our goal of building champions.” Holmes said Byrne informed him that he would be head coach last week, even though the official announcement wasn’t made until Wednesday. Holmes said the day Byrne informed him of his promotion seemed to be a blur because Holmes was focused on other concerns. “I thought about it some, but the emphasis was on those guys who were getting ready to go into the trials,” Holmes said. “I didn’t want to take away from what they had been working toward. But I’ve been able to collect my thoughts a little since I’ve been back.” Holmes said he will make some changes to the program, but that many things in place have been done correctly and don’t need to be changed. “My first priority is to hit the road. Anytime you have a switch in a head coach, there’s going to be uncertainty, and I have to ease that,” Holmes said. “But when I’m back, one thing I will do is to make sure all the guys are on the same page with me, because the buck stops here now.” Astros fire manager Jimy Williams after disappointing season By Joel Anderson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Houston Astros made it clear they're making one final push for the postseason, firing manager Jimy Williams Wednesday and bringing in Phil Garner. A season that began with World Series aspirations for the Astros has been slip ping away, so general manager Gerry Hunsicker wanted dn immediate and “dramatic” change. “There's a cloud that hung over our team for so long,” he said. “Time is of the essence. We can’t waste too much time here.” Garner, a former Astros player, is tak ing over on an interim basis. The team will conduct another search at the end of the season. “I’m excited. 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