What role, if any, should USMS play in saving college swimming? How about USA Swimming? Are either currently doing anything about the shrinking base? What can they do?
Aside from the participants themselves (including coaches), both institutions seem to be the greatest benefactors of keeping college swimming around:
USA Swimming benefits because its membership believes it has the ability to earn a scholarship or admission to a college or university that they might not otherwise. They may continue in the sport when there is the belief that they may be rewarded down the road. Some may continue training for significant International competition while not losing time on their education by competing and training while in college.
US Masters Swimming benefits because they have a significantly larger recruitment base because of existing college swimming programs.
so what is left to do other than lobby state legislatures and private university boards to maintain funding?
That's the essence of my question...what can be done, what is being done, etc. I am hoping to see some ideas. Maybe the answer is they are doing nothing and that they can do nothing, but maybe there is a creative solution out there too.
so what is left to do other than lobby state legislatures and private university boards to maintain funding?
That's the essence of my question...what can be done, what is being done, etc. I am hoping to see some ideas. Maybe the answer is they are doing nothing and that they can do nothing, but maybe there is a creative solution out there too.
