Mid-American and CAA Latest to Alter Fall Sports Due to the Coronavirus
The Mid-American Conference and Colonial Athletic Association have become the latest Div. 1 conferences to alter their fall sports amid the coronavirus.
Atlantic 10, America East Pushing Fall Sports to Spring Semester
Two more Division I conferences, the Atlantic 10 and America East, have postponed fall sports. Neither conference sponsors football.
Rachel Strickland Transfers from ECU to Liberty after Program Cut
Rachel Strickland has committed to swim for Liberty beginning in the fall of 2020. She joins the team after East Carolina cut its swimming program.
Horizon League Delays Start of Fall Athletics Until October 1
The Oakland Grizzlies won the 2020 men’s and women’s titles in swimming & diving. For the men, it was a record-setting 7th straight title.
All the Cuts and Cancellations to College Aquatics Programs for 2020-2021
SwimSwam’s running list of all the college swim & dive, synchronized swimming and water polo teams that have been cut or canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He Swam for Eastern Michigan, Then East Carolina; Ben Gingher Transfers Again
Having to transfer schools because the swim team got cut is emotional and difficult; Ben Gingher is doing it for the second time in his NCAA career.
NCAA D1 Council Votes to Allow Stacking of Merit/Need Aid and Athletic Aid
The NCAA passed legislation to allow equivalency sports such as swimming and diving to stack need-based aid and/or merit aid with athletic aid.
St. Thomas Approved for Historic Move from NCAA Division III to Division I
While we’ve seen programs make the switch from Division II to Division I, this will be the first transition from Division III in modern history.
Bucknell Picks Up Summit (NJ) Breaststroker Will Hedges for Class of 2025
At the 2019 Y-Nats in long course, Hedges was 12th in the 50 breast (30.32), 13th in the 100 breast (1:07.09) and 18th in the 200 breast (2:27.19).
Seidt, Hansson, and Marsh Among 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees
3-time NCAA champion Louise Hansson (above) was among 53 swimmers & divers nominated for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year honor.
Sydney Metzler Hands Verbal Commitment to Wyoming for 2021-22
Elevation Athletics backstroker Sydney Metzler has announced her intention to swim for the University of Wyoming beginning in 2021-22.
Jamie Platt Resigns as Head Coach at D1 La Salle University
Jamie Platt has spent 18 years coaching at La Salle University in Philadelphia, including the last 5 as the program’s head coach.
Patriot League Cancels Fall Sports, Except for Army & Navy
The cancellation by the Patriot League means that NCAA National Championship quarterfinalists in men’s water polo Bucknell won’t compete this fall.
Boise State Swimming & Diving, Baseball Raise Half-a-Million Dollars in Pledges
Boise State swimming & diving has teamed up with Boise State baseball to try and save both programs from elimination.
Distance Swimmer Caitlin Hefner Commits to DI UNC Asheville
Rising senior Caitlin Hefner has committed to swim for UNC Asheville beginning fall 2021. She will be joining the Bulldog’s class of 2025.
