Co-Ed championship meets ......... No thanks.
Keep the NCAA championships separate. It's part of what makes the NCAAs exciting.
collegeswimming.com/.../
Co-Ed ChampionshipsThe prospect of co-ed meets took two steps forward – one large, and one small. The small step was made in Division I where the committee endorsed the concept of a co-ed swimming and diving championship. The committee stopped short of fully sponsoring a proposal until such time as a suitable facility could come online. There have been discussions that the NCAA, the Indiana Sports Commission, and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI) could work together towards renovations to the storied IUPUI facility.
The big step forward came in Division III where a combined meet will be held in 2009. A shortage of bids for two consecutive weekends, combined with the availability of the University of Minnesota for a combined meet, led the committee to the decision.
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The NCAA decided none of the new suits are allowed this season. No suits not available before Jan. 1 2008 are allowed. That means no LZR or Tracer. I don't know if the B70s were available before Jan. 1.
The B70 suits were approved by FINA in October 2007 so this could be good for them, but I don't know the definition of "available" they are using or when the B70 was available for purchase. There is nothing on their web site news page between the Oct 15 2007 approval item and Mar 20 2008.
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The NCAA decided none of the new suits are allowed this season. No suits not available before Jan. 1 2008 are allowed. That means no LZR or Tracer. I don't know if the B70s were available before Jan. 1.
The B70 suits were approved by FINA in October 2007 so this could be good for them, but I don't know the definition of "available" they are using or when the B70 was available for purchase. There is nothing on their web site news page between the Oct 15 2007 approval item and Mar 20 2008.