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Mike Stromberg<\/strong>, former student-athlete and head coach at the University of North Dakota Swim Team, recently penned a letter expressing his disappointment over the swimming and diving teams being cut.\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Stromberg is a member of the UND Class of 1977 and was Head Coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams from 1980-2002, earning the title of NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1999. In 2005, he was inducted into the University of North Dakota Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

Read Stromberg’s letter in full:<\/p>\n

A legacy of UND Swimming and Diving came to an abrupt end this spring. To say I am disappointed by the decision is an understatement. There seems to be some who firmly believe the only way to create a successful Division I program is through athletic dollars. \u00a0But I pose this question: What is the definition of success? \u00a0How do we measure success and whose responsibility is it to raise those dollars? \u00a0A program whose success had already been built on drive and gumption isn\u2019t the program that when gone, will save the University\u2019s athletic budget. Over the years, exemplary student athletes charged the UND flag to the national level in swimming, diving, and desire. These swimmers and divers do so because it is as internal to their daily needs as eating or breathing. These athletes swim with their hearts, a passion as real to each student as seeing the sun rise and set each day. \u00a0And for emphasis, they do it their own dime! In the words of an old favorite movie, \u201cIf you build it, they will come.\u201d And come they did.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was March of 1997 and the University of North Dakota (UND) Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming & Diving teams had recently returned from NCAA Division II Nationals with a strong sense of accomplishment. \u00a0The women\u2019s team finished third at Nationals, and was the thirteenth year in a row finishing top six in the nation and securing their legacy as the most successful athletic program in the history of UND Athletics. The men\u2019s team finished tenth that year, the ninth year that the men\u2019s program had secured a top ten finish at NCAA\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was an exciting spring for UND athletics which also included an individual National Champion title in the Women\u2019s 100 yard butterfly by junior Tania Younkin<\/strong>, a UND Women\u2019s Basketball Team National Championship, and the UND Men\u2019s Hockey team winning an NCAA Division 1 championship title. \u00a0After a long winter of snow and cold, it was especially gratifying.<\/span><\/p>\n

A few short weeks later, the Red River started to rise as the winter of record breaking snowfall began to thaw. \u00a0Thousands of homes were at risk, and Sandbag Central was established as the community jumped in to help. \u00a0The men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving program was no exception. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I received a call from the University\u2019s administration who asked me to coordinate a quick response team to handle any requests of help that came into the University. The University provided us a few cell phones and we used one of the swimmer\u2019s homes as a staging location. \u00a0For the final week prior to the city of Grand Forks evacuation order, the team responded to calls almost 24 hours a day to fill, carry, and put down sandbag after sandbag. \u00a0The final mission we conducted involved creating a sandbag wall around eight homes on 47th and Belmont. \u00a0At end of the day, the call for the city of Grand Forks evacuation was made by the Mayor and the swimmers looked at me with trepidation and said, \u201cCoach, we have got to leave town.\u201d \u00a0We knew we had done all we co<\/span>uld do.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After the flood waters receded, I received a phone call from Dr. Wanless<\/strong>, our Athletic Director, requesting that I return for a meeting. \u00a0I met with Dr. Wanless and UND Housing Director Terry Webb<\/strong> that day at the Hyslop Sports Center. Terry Webb asked if I would coordinate the effort to house volunteers on the UND campus. Of course, I accepted and immediately knew I could count on my team to help.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was no small feat. \u00a0We housed over 3000 volunteers that summer in the Hyslop Sports Center. \u00a0The volunteers arrived and our group located them according to the longevity of their stay. \u00a0We ensured each volunteer had a cot and daily meals, we assisted with transportation, and the Hyslop Swimming Pool locker rooms provided a place to shower – and even a place to swim if one so chose. \u00a0Days were long, but the reward was great and the experience was unforgettable.<\/span><\/p>\n

That fall, the UND Swimming and Diving teams were back in the pool for another great season and gearing up to host the 1998 USA Swimming Junior Nationals at the Hyslop pool. \u00a0There was a movement to take this event from Grand Forks due to the flood damage and infrastructure that had to be rebuilt, but the community pulled it off. The Junior National swim meet had over 1000 swimmers, coaches, and fans from all over the western United States and Hawaii. \u00a0The event lasted five days and the news coverage was fantastic. \u00a0The UND Swimming and Diving team ran the meet. \u00a0In October of 1998, I secured Grand Forks as the processing center for United States Pan American team prior to participating in the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. All USA athletes, coaches, staff and news media went through Grand Forks and many of them stayed on campus and trained in the local schools throughout East Grand Forks, MN and Grand Forks, ND over the five week period.<\/span><\/p>\n

After only two years since the flood, the community continued feel the flood\u2019s devastation yet backed each of these efforts as each played a key role in giving our city the re-birth it so desperately needed following the flood. <\/span><\/p>\n

Those three years flew by, and the UND Swimming & Diving Teams and coaching staff were taxed, but it hardly fazed us. \u00a0Giving back was embedded so deeply into our team culture; we always felt we were a part of something larger than ourselves. It was team tradition that each fall we took to the streets and helped our Grand Forks and East Grand Forks neighbors rake leaves, or completed odd jobs for the elderly population at their homes. \u00a0That is who we were.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As these stories point out, the success of the men\u2019s and women\u2019s swimming and diving teams over the years wasn\u2019t always in the pool. UND Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s teams were continuously in the top academic rankings both at the school, and nationally \u2013 and that was expected of our athletes. \u00a0And while that is telling \u2013 our largest success was the family we created; something that was not created due to athletic scholarships or an overflowing budget. \u00a0We raised a third of our budget each year and it was not uncommon for a UND President or Athletic Director tell me, \u201cUND swimming doesn\u2019t need our help, you guys are successful. We have to focus our efforts on the teams that are not successful.\u201d \u00a0The spirit of our success came from within \u2013 we loved to train, we loved to race, we loved being a part of a wonderful university, and a fantastic community. Kids came to swim at UND because this culture was apparent from the first contact; it certainly wasn\u2019t due to scholarship dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that culture carried over to our success in the pool. The women\u2019s program had more success than any other women\u2019s program in the history of UND and produced more All-Americans than all the other women teams put together. \u00a0It has more NCAA National trophies than all UND Athletic programs put together. In 1984, the team produced the first and only individual Division I National Qualifier in Kimber Edwards<\/strong>, from Minot, ND. \u00a0In 1982, the UND Women\u2019s Swimming & Diving program participated in its first NCAA National Championship for any women\u2019s athletic team, and then went on to represent UND at NCAA\u2019s for 24 years, placing in the top six in 22 of those years before becoming Division 1. \u00a0This year, the women\u2019s program was beginning to make its mark at the Division I level as they won four of five relay titles at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships, and crowned numerous individual conference championships.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Men\u2019s program represented UND nationally for twenty-one consecutive appearances at the NCAA\u2019s, finishing in the top 10 eighteen years in a row. \u00a0The men\u2019s team had multiple NCAA National Individual Champions, along with NCAA National Championship Relays. \u00a0Over all those years it produced more All-Americans than all the other men\u2019s sports put together. \u00a0After the University moved to Division I athletics, the men\u2019s swimming and diving programs continued their success in the WAC. \u00a0Swimmers have been tenths of seconds from qualifying for the NCAA Championship meet, which is the fastest and most difficult meet to qualify for in the world \u2013 even faster than the Olympics. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During my years as coach, 90% of the student-athletes on the women\u2019s team were paying their own tuition. On men\u2019s team, 95% paid their own tuition. At present 60% of women and 70% of men pay their own tuition while representing UND in swimming and diving. \u00a0Both programs are near the bottom of all teams on a cost-per-athlete basis. 70% of the other athletic teams were costing the university more dollars to maintain. When tuition revenue is included, the program actually saves the University $180,000 per annum. For many years the UND Swim Lesson program, run by the UND Swimming and Diving programs, made more money for the Athletic Department than the football program. The UND Swimming and Diving programs brought approximately $23 million in economic dollars to the city of Grand Forks during my tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n

It seems a bit too easy to simply close a door to one of the most successful athletic programs in the history of UND. There were NCAA Championship trophies, more than 202 All-Americans, and 30 Individual and Relay NCAA National Champions along the way. \u00a0A legacy was created and celebrated – so much so that many in the region grew up dreaming of one day attending UND and joining the team \u2013 and many did. <\/span><\/p>\n

The University could have chosen a handful of options that would have achieved the same or perhaps a better financial goal. \u00a0Had they considered a reduction in scholarships? I feel certain that swimmers would have chosen to continue to swim. The pride in the UND program is reward enough for the long hours spent in the pool. UND has three primary forces at work that have driven athletes to the program year over year: a superior education, a culture of family and commitment, and a nationally acclaimed swimming and diving program. When UND swimmers and divers reflect on their years at UND, the love and passion spent in the pool is just as important, if not more so, than the degree hanging on the wall. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Grand Forks, the Red River Flood of 1997 was devastating. Today, in 2017, a similar feeling has overtaken me as our team, our legacy, has been willfully drowned by a flood of poor decisions. The UND Swimming and Diving Alumni are fighters. Together with swimmers from all over the state of North Dakota and the five state region, we will work tirelessly to bring this celebrated program back to UND and help create a new era of UND Athletics.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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