Cool Down?

My coach today told me that cooling down at the end of practice was not good for the body. He said it could rip muscles that were just worked. I have always been taught that the cool down was important, especially after working hard and getting the heart rate up. Keep in mind that this is an USA-S practice and those I'm swimming with are teenagers. I'm curious what others think?
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  • We do about 200 cool/warm down. I would think just getting out after a long/hard workout would be against all things I know about lactate build up !
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  • We do about 200 cool/warm down. I would think just getting out after a long/hard workout would be against all things I know about lactate build up !
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