I play football in the fall, swimming in the winter, and baseball in the spring & summer. Football is no longer much fun to play. I was wondering if I shouldn't play football next year and do cross-country instead. Cross-country would be more beneficial, and would get me in better shape, and I am seriously trying to get a swimming scholorship. Should I quit football and do cross country instead?
Originally posted by JC_FLY
"...That's a total of 1,810.8 Swimming scholarships for Men in the NCAA alone. For Women the total number of scholarships in the NCAA is 3,108.4."
I WILL GET ONE OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS!
Phew! For a moment, I was wondering if you were considering a sex-change operation, in order to increase your chances by 60%. ;) (On a more serious note, as long as you know the size and steepness of the mountain you are trying to climb, I'll be part of the crowd trying to cheer you on.)
"The NCAA allows each Division 1 Swimming program 9.9 Scholarships for Men and 14 for Women. In Division 2 the ratio is 8.1 Scholarships for Men and 8.1 for Women."
"As a High School Swimmer you should be aware that the standard of swimming at college level is very high. I would recommend that you attend a few meet's to gauge the actual intensity of swimming at this level.. Remember that only the absolute top swimmers will be approached with offers."
"There are 142 Division 1 and 50 Division 2 Colleges that offer Swimming Scholarships for Men. There are 185 Division 1 and 64 Division 2 Colleges that offer Scholarships to Women. That's a total of 1,810.8 Swimming scholarships for Men in the NCAA alone. For Women the total number of scholarships in the NCAA is 3,108.4."
I WILL GET ONE OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS!
I went a 21 in the 50 free in high school (this was 10 years ago) and received zero scholarship offers. Zip. I had great grades and a very high SAT. However, the reason I did not get a scholarship offer is because the only Div 1 school I applied to was U of Mich. No way was I scholarship matieral.
I too believe you can get a scholarship. Heck, you could get a scholarship to U of Michigan. However, don't be affraid to look at schools like American University, East Carolina, Oakland University, all of the MAC schools etc.
Also, most schools offer half scholarships or even quarter scholarships. They would rather offer 16 half scholarships than 8 full (to fill out the roster). I believe that Dolan was on a half ride for a while at Michigan.
Finally, the guy who finised last at D1s in the 50: Here is the way the meet works. If you qualify for the meet in any event, you can swim up to 3 individual events as long as you swim atleast on of the events in which you qualified. A lot of times a breaststroker or backstroker will swim the 50 on the first day of the meet simply for the heck of it. So the guy who went a 21.01 was swimming an OFF event.
Hey, I watched Jason Lezak, 26, and OUT of college, swim a 19.11 in the 50 SCY Free in OKlahoma City....at the Kerr McGee Pro Am Classic in Dec. 2001....then the next night, he swam a very, very fast 42.22 in the 100 SCY free. My point, their are some very, very, very fast folks out there....and they are everywhere! Do not let the other guy keep you from giving it a whack....Go for it!
I plan to qualify for state this year, get 1st in all my events as a junior, and as a senior I want to be able to swim a 50 under 20. sounds impossible, but I think I can get there with committment and dedication. none of my friends think I can get statet this year, I'm going too. nobody thinks I can get under 20? I will. I plan to show everybody up. left, I;m going to send out more applications than to michigan. Michigan will be one of them, but not the only one.
