﻿{"id":302447,"date":"2018-04-03T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=302447"},"modified":"2018-04-02T16:33:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-02T23:33:54","slug":"eastern-magician-says-goodbye-to-mens-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eastern-magician-says-goodbye-to-mens-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Michigan Says Goodbye to Men&#8217;s Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Guerby Ruuska, Swimming World Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> was dethroned in the 200 fly at the London Olympics&#8211; sometimes the greats fall. But unlike Phelps, some of us, no matter how hard we try to stay at the top, get the short end of the stick. We still fall. Recently, the Eastern Michigan University men&#8217;s swim team has seen its final days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 20 the news was released that the Division 1 Eastern Michigan men\u2019s swim program would be cut along with four other athletic programs. Among those programs were women\u2019s tennis, men\u2019s wrestling, and women\u2019s softball. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI have had the great good fortune to work with and befriend some great coaches and great people,&#8221; EMU head men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oach <strong>Peter Linn<\/strong> said. \u201dI think the key is in always challenging yourself and your athletes to find a better way and to believe in themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linn has completed his 29th season as head coach. During his tenure, he led his men\u2019s team to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23 Mid-American Conference Championships. Among those came eight victories in a row from 1988-1996, and then continued that dominance more recently when they won from 2015-17.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMU has done everything right, but sometimes, even the right pieces won\u2019t fit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As I write this my whole focus has been on helping my athletes on both teams work through their challenges,&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linn said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But despite the sad news that has occurred, Linn is still able to recall the special moments. Some highlights for Linn include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAthletes surprising themselves with what they are capable of achieving. There have been sad times with an athlete or coach&#8217;s death, there&#8217;s watching a person find themselves and becoming an amazing adult, there are marriages and children&#8230;it\u2019s simply too broad to answer and after 29 years it\u2019s hard to narrow things down even within a specific category.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMU men\u2019s swimming\u2019s time has expired, but that does not take away all that the team has accomplished, not just in the pool, but within the community as well. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I have always hoped that they brought a true sense of pride and accomplishment to the community,&#8221; Linn said. &#8220;That they could be a program that the university could be proud of. I have been deeply touched by all of the past swimmers and divers that have written to tell me how much the program helped them become the person that they are today.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A GoFundMe account was created in hopes that the men&#8217;s swim team could be saved but the news got out recently that the money raised and donation effort would not be enough to save the program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linn is aware of how dismal the situation is for his team, and the longtime coach is focused on helping his athletes get through it all. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere are lots of X\u2019s and O\u2019s but it really comes down to taking care of your athletes and helping them grow. The Magic is in them,\u201d Linn said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Eagles will forever fly high in the memories of many EMU swimmers and divers. 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