NCAA D3 Management Council Approves Flexibility In Conducting Fall Sports
The proposal waives the current bylaw parameters and allows schools to define the season by a certain number of days, rather than weeks.
Brad Langford Promoted to Head as Coach Centenary Coaches Swap Positions
Former assistant Brad Langford has been named the new head coach of Centenary, replacing Butch Jordan, who will remain with the program as an assistant.
Top DIII Swim Programs Emory, UChicago Cancel Sports Through 2020
The announcements leave the upper ranks of Divison III scarce should any competition be happening around the country in the early winter sports season.
D3 Catholic University Hires Barton’s Tyler Ziegler As New Head Coach
Catholic University has announced the hiring of Barton College head coach Tyler Ziegler, who will return to Catholic U, this time as head coach.
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.
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.
D3 Powerhouse Kenyon Among the Latest Wave to Cancel Fall College Athletics
While the NCAC has said that it will allow limited competition in the fall, Kenyon administrators have chosen a more restrictive route.
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.
Megan Woods Commits to DIII Miserecordia University
Megan Woods has committed to swim for DIII Misericordia University and will begin her collegiate career fall 2021. She will join the Cougars’ class of 2025.
Swimming Powerhouses NESCAC Conference, SCAD Cancel Athletics for Fall 2020
The SCAD women’s swimming & diving team are the defending NAIA National Champions. They now won’t begin training until late November at the earliest.
CSCAA Announces 2020 Scholar All-America Team Individual Selections
Louisville and Virginia led all Division I women’s teams with 16 First-Team Selections, while Texas led on the Division I men’s side with 17.
2-Time 2020 Nebraska State Finalist Ben DuBay Commits to Hope College
Sprint specialist Ben DuBay has announced his decision to swim for the Hope College Dutchmen beginning in the 2020-2021 season.
MIT Cancels Fall Sports, Including Men’s WP and Early Season Swim Meets
MIT will only bring primarily rising seniors back to campus for the fall semester. No decision’s been made yet about training for winter sports like swimming.
ICE: Foreign Students Cannot Attend Online-Only School From the US This Fall
ICE announced that international students facing entirely online course loads must leave the country or transfer schools.
UMass Dartmouth Cuts Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Programs
NCAA Division III program UMass Dartmouth announced that it was cutting 8 varsity programs immediately – in spite of being July 1 already.
