Greetings
I know from reading many posts that some of you have swam in college. I am the parent of an age group swimmer who has his sights set on a college scholarship. I was a sportsmed guy in a a Div 1 school in college and all of us worked many long hours and traveled a great deal to earn our way through. The athletes worked very hard of course and really paid in time for the funds they received in the form of books and tuition. I would rather pay for his schooling and see him study rather than swim. I do not want to steal his dreams though as a result of my cynical view of the system. Have any of you swam in college and what was your experience? Do you view it as a worthy goal or would you have done it differently? Any coaches out there with insight? All advice welcome. This is a great forum!
Many Thanks
Spudfin
Parents
Former Member
I was a walk on at a Division I school back in the late 70's. I swam for two years while doing premed, then (reluctantly) quit swimming when I hit organic chemistry in my junior year. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my college swimming experience (well, maybe not the set of 20 x 300's). I think I swim Masters to try to recapture some of that. And I was by no means a star. College athletics is about more than just the sport itself--at least it was for me.
I was a walk on at a Division I school back in the late 70's. I swam for two years while doing premed, then (reluctantly) quit swimming when I hit organic chemistry in my junior year. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my college swimming experience (well, maybe not the set of 20 x 300's). I think I swim Masters to try to recapture some of that. And I was by no means a star. College athletics is about more than just the sport itself--at least it was for me.
