Clemson Univ swimming be phased out

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Another college swim program going away. Have a couple of friends that swim there,what a shame. clemsontigers.cstv.com/.../043010aaa.html
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  • Plenty of schools would love to have that facility... -Rick I agree. It's not the best, but it's not the worst. I think the school is disingenuous when they cite the pool as the issue. It has been estimated that it costs the school a million dollars a year to run this program. Is it improper to allocate some revenue from the financially successful basketball and football programs to support the ancillary athletic programs? I don't think so since it is these programs, alumni, and community that supports the basketball and football teams. Besides who is going to enhance Clemson's student-athlete GPA if not the 65 fully matriculated swimmers?
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  • Plenty of schools would love to have that facility... -Rick I agree. It's not the best, but it's not the worst. I think the school is disingenuous when they cite the pool as the issue. It has been estimated that it costs the school a million dollars a year to run this program. Is it improper to allocate some revenue from the financially successful basketball and football programs to support the ancillary athletic programs? I don't think so since it is these programs, alumni, and community that supports the basketball and football teams. Besides who is going to enhance Clemson's student-athlete GPA if not the 65 fully matriculated swimmers?
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