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Wells College in NY Closing, Costing the State Another NCAA Swimming Program

Wells College on the shores of Cayuga Lake in New York will close its door for good, citing financial pressures exacerbated by cultural shifts.

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College of Saint Rose Will Close, Making 7th NY Collegiate Swim Program Lost in 2023

College of Saint Rose in New York will close its doors at the end of this year, eliminating its D2 swimming & diving programs.

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SUNY Cobleskill Becomes 6th NCAA Swimming & Diving Program in New York Cut in 2023

College swimming in the state of New York has been decimated in 2023, with a sixth program pulling the plug, citing pool repairs.

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Buffalo State (NCAA D3) Cuts Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Programs

Buffalo State University, an NCAA D3 school in Buffalo, New York, has announced the elmination of its men’s and women’s swimming & diving program.

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Oklahoma Baptist Cuts Swimming & Diving, 5 Other Sports Programs

Oklahoma Baptist put both men’s and women’s programs in the top 5 at their first NCAA Division II National Championship meet in 2018.

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William & Mary Athletic Director Samantha Huge Resigns Amid Protests

In the wake of criticism over the school’s cutting of seven varsity sports, William & Mary athletic director Samantha Huge is resigning, reports say.

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Dartmouth Cutting Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams

Dartmouth will cut its men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams, making it the only Ivy League school that doesn’t sponsor the sport.

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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.

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Cincinnati Cuts Men’s Soccer: A Canary in the Coal Mine for College Athletics

A month after the program’s head coach (above) resigned, Cincinnati cut their men’s soccer team. Collegiate athletics departments face huge uncertainty in the coronavirus era.

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New Mexico Administration Plans to Cut Diving, Expand Swimming

The administration at the University of New Mexico unveiled a plan on Wednesday to make a $1.15 million dent in…

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Limestone College to Cut Men’s & Women’s Swimming & Diving

Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina informed their swimming & diving teams on Wednesday afternoon that the school would be…

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The University of Idaho Could Add Men’s Swimming, or Cut Women’s

The University of Idaho is hoping that some ‘creative’ accounting will help them become more profitable by adding sports, not dropping them.

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Eastern Michigan Says Fundraising Won’t Be Enough to Save Swimming

In a statement released on Friday, Eastern Michigan University says that the efforts by athletes to raise funds to save…

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SIU Found Out of Title IX Compliance In Spite of Swimming Reductions

Southern Illinois University has been found out-of-compliance with federal Title IX regulations. The findings of the investigation comes in spite…

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Wright State’s Rivals Reach Out With Donations to Save Program

Update 6/13: the fundraising effort is now up to $27,921. Among the names that jumped out to have donated are…

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