PHOTO VAULT: UNC-W’s ring ceremony from the season that almost wasn’t

Just over a year ago, the swimming & diving programs at UNC Wilmington were set to be cut from the school’s lineup. But last week, the Seahawks were instead receiving their 2014 CAA Championship rings.

Every now and then in sports, you’re lucky enough to get compelling “back-from-the-dead” stories like these. In May of 2013, the University of North Carolina – Wilmington recommended the cutting of five sports to help balance its athletic budget. Men’s and women’s swimming and diving were among those five.

But the team and its supporters rose up to save the programs, and the season ended with a storybook finish for the men’s program, which won the Colonial Athletic Association title for the 13th straight season in March.

Check out photos of the team receiving its official conference championship rings, courtesy of UNC-W swimming & diving:

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alum
9 years ago

Glad to see the university is holding the event in the volleyball court (have they put an AC unit in there yet?) Heaven forbid they hold it in Trask . . .

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