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.
I am all for it IF they have a combined winner(and mixed relays would be great also.) Many have been whining about the demise of mens swimming(myself included),if you have to field a coed team to be competitive it might help(or they might just cut both.)Helping mens teams would be worth the extra time,otherwise no.More important NCAAs needs to be moved so it is not up against March Madness.If the meets were early April,or even early March they'd get more coverage.
I am all for it IF they have a combined winner(and mixed relays would be great also.) Many have been whining about the demise of mens swimming(myself included),if you have to field a coed team to be competitive it might help(or they might just cut both.)Helping mens teams would be worth the extra time,otherwise no.More important NCAAs needs to be moved so it is not up against March Madness.If the meets were early April,or even early March they'd get more coverage.
