Wagner College has announced that it was establishing men's swimming and diving as a varsity intercollegiate sport beginning in Fall 2021. In doing so Wagner becomes the second Division I institution to announce the addition of a men’s team this summer.
Read MoreBluefield State University has become the first university to announce the addition of men's and women's swimming for the 2021-22 season. In doing so, the Big Blues become the second Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to sponsor swimming, joining Division I Howard University. The announcement brings the total of new teams established since 2016 to seventy-three.
Read MoreWhile descending from the backcountry on Sunday morning, my phone blew up. "Oh s$%t!" I thought before my alarm turned to anger "Who cuts their team on a SUNDAY?" Anger gave way to appreciation as I saw that Emma Sougstad, our social media manager, decided to let Instagram, Twitter and the Snapface know I had a birthday. That sense of appreciation yielded to apprehension as I read Emma's post and saw the words "Fearless Leader" next to my name.
Read MoreThe CSCAA has named 1,479 swimmers and divers to Scholar All-American Team for the 2019-20 season. The award recognizes students that have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher and qualified for their respective national championships.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected a record 789 programs from 461 institutions to the Scholar All-America Team for the Spring 2020 semester. Teams were selected on the basis of their Spring grade point averages and represent 17,982 student-athletes.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) is calling on the NCAA to limit recruiting in the upcoming year. In a letter to members of the NCAA’s Student-Athlete Experience Committee (SAEC) and Division I Council Coordination Committee (CCC), the association requested an extension of the current recruiting dead period until December and a prohibition on on-campus visits through March of 2021.
Read MoreMandy DiSalle of the University of Cincinnati, Jeanne Fleck of Fresno State University, Patrick Snively of Fairmont State University, Teresa Fish of Illinois Wesleyan University and Purdue University’s Brad Boswell have been elected to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Board of Directors. Additionally, University of Utah Head Coach Joe Dykstra officially began his two-year term as the association’s president.
Read MoreIn response to the financial impact COVID-19 is having on higher education and intercollegiate athletics, Division I swimming and diving coaches have banded together to slash costs and identify ways to make our sport more sustainable. To date, our coaches have voluntarily given back more than $6.2 million dollars from budgets for the coming year. The process is not easy, but we are more than just competitors. We are educators and stewards of a sport that has taught us the value of sacrifice and the importance of being a team player.
Read MoreRick Walker, head coach of Southern Illinois University, has been selected to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Executive Board of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA).
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has unveiled a list of nine candidates for its Board of Directors and one for its Executive Board. The candidates include five men and five women representing each NCAA Division. This year's election, which will take place online, will fill two divisional vacancies and a newly-created administrative position established last year. Members of the Board of Directors serve a two-year term and are eligible for up to three terms
Read MoreLong Island University announced today that it was establishing men's swimming as a varsity intercollegiate sport beginning in Fall 2020. In doing so Long Island becomes the tenth institution to add the sport for the upcoming season.
Read MoreClark Campbell has history with the Jayhawks at Kansas University. After giving up his eligibility as an NCAA swimmer to be a pro triathlete, he wanted to give back to a field that had given so much to him. Accepting a graduate assistant position at KU after completing his undergraduate degree it was the start of his coaching career; making stops at West Virginia Wesleyan, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Evansville. Campbell shares that swimming has allowed he and his family to love something collectively and he will be forever grateful for the sport.
Read MoreRoger Von Jouanne, an accomplished Boeing engineer and Walter Rogers, III a notable broadcast journalist have been awarded the Charles McCaffree Award by the Executive Board of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA). Rogers and Von Jouanne, both Southern Illinois University graduates, were selected in recognition of their accomplishments outside of the pool.
Read MoreThe leadership of the Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition (ICAC) issued the following statement after the NCAA Division I Board of Directors finished their April meetings.
Read MoreOn April 13, the commissioners of the American Athletic Conference, Mid-America Conference, Sun Belt Conference, Conference USA, and the Mountain West Conference sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert, asking for consideration of a reduction in NCAA Division I sports sponsorship minimums. This represents the single greatest threat college swimming and diving has ever faced*.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced Youngstown State’s President James Tressel and Athletic Director Ron Strollo will receive Special Recognition Awards for their roles in reinstating men’s swimming and diving at the university. The award is a first for the organization and is, according to the CSCAA President Clark Campbell, the result of the extraordinary efforts of Strollo and Tressel.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected its Division I All-American team. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected its Division III All-American team. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division.
Read MoreThe College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected its Division III All-American team. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division. In Division III, selections were based upon those individuals and relays that were selected to the championship and members of the CSCAA.
Read MoreMichael Rawleigh, who led the Gettysburg College men’s and women’s swimming teams for thirty-four years, was selected as the 2020 Richard E. Steadman Award. The selection was made by the Executive Board of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) in recognition of the coach who, in the opinion of the CSCAA and International Swimming Hall of Fame, has done the most to spread happiness in the sport of swimming and diving.
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