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 can see what he means by exciting. The focus on one team/school being the winner at a time is better. The focus is not there if you have two teams jumping in the pool at the same time after their victory. If it is coed it is kind of like having two football games being played on the same t.v. channel at the same time - a half-screen of each game going. It would have the effect of diminishing the excitement of each game.
And besides, we women all know that you guys don't want to give up your chance to be with "just the guys."
I can see what he means by exciting. The focus on one team/school being the winner at a time is better. The focus is not there if you have two teams jumping in the pool at the same time after their victory. If it is coed it is kind of like having two football games being played on the same t.v. channel at the same time - a half-screen of each game going. It would have the effect of diminishing the excitement of each game.
And besides, we women all know that you guys don't want to give up your chance to be with "just the guys."
