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
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My big question is ,"How many people went to US News & World Reports top 100 undergrad schools & swam?"
I went to MIT and swam. Yes, they even had a women's team way back in the early 80's when the school was only about 25% women. The men's and women's teams swam together, we had lots of fun and were a team, but ultimately we were all there for the education. Our coach was totally supportive of our class schedule. It's kind of ironic that he was the best coach I ever had, and yet he was coaching a team of nerds.
My big question is ,"How many people went to US News & World Reports top 100 undergrad schools & swam?"
I went to MIT and swam. Yes, they even had a women's team way back in the early 80's when the school was only about 25% women. The men's and women's teams swam together, we had lots of fun and were a team, but ultimately we were all there for the education. Our coach was totally supportive of our class schedule. It's kind of ironic that he was the best coach I ever had, and yet he was coaching a team of nerds.
