﻿{"id":309553,"date":"2018-05-14T18:46:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T01:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=309553"},"modified":"2018-05-14T18:47:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T01:47:29","slug":"southwest-minnesota-state-university-to-add-womens-swimming-and-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/southwest-minnesota-state-university-to-add-womens-swimming-and-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest Minnesota State University To Add Women&#8217;s Swimming and Diving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Southwest Minnesota State University announced today that the university will be adding women&#8217;s swimming and diving as a new varsity program starting during the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p>The new team will compete in Division II in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, bringing the total number of schools sponsoring women&#8217;s swimming and diving to eight. 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SMSU had previously sponsored men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s swimming and diving during the 1970&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the full press release from SMSU Athletics below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Southwest Minnesota State University Director of Athletics\u00a0<strong><dfn><a href=\"http:\/\/smsumustangs.com\/staff.aspx?staff=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener smarttag\" rev=\"3\">Chris Hmielewski<\/a><\/dfn><\/strong>\u00a0announced today the school will add women&#8217;s swimming and diving as a varsity program and begin competition during the 2019-20 season.<\/p>\n<p>A search for a full-time head coach will begin this spring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to reinstate the women&#8217;s swimming and diving program at SMSU,&#8221; Hmielewski said. &#8220;This is a great opportunity for SMSU Athletics to support the University&#8217;s enrollment while increasing student opportunities to compete in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SMSU sponsored women&#8217;s swimming and diving for several seasons in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>The team will compete in the Don Palm Natatorium, which has six, 25-yard lanes and a separate 13-foot diving well. The facility hosted four NAIA Men&#8217;s National Championships in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The addition of women&#8217;s swimming and diving will allow SMSU to reach a new group of students and grow the numbered of sponsored sports to 18. Our goal is to have a roster size of 32 student-athletes in the program.&#8221; Hmielewski said. &#8220;Adding swimming and diving will allow us to increase the utilization of our swimming pool, provide community outreach with camps and recruitment efforts and reconnect with a very loyal and supportive group of swimming and diving alumni.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of SMSU, a total of eight schools will sponsor women&#8217;s swimming and diving in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. SMSU joins Augustana, U-Mary, Minnesota State, MSU Moorhead, Northern State, St. Cloud State and Sioux Falls with swimming and diving programs.<\/p>\n<p>SMSU sponsored men&#8217;s swimming and diving for 10 seasons from 1970-80.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The above\u00a0<span class=\"il\">press<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">release<\/span>\u00a0was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Southwest Minnesota State University. For\u00a0<span class=\"il\">press<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">releases<\/span>\u00a0and advertising\u00a0inquiries\u00a0please contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:advertising@swimmingworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advertising@<wbr \/>SwimmingWorld.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Southwest Minnesota State University announced today that the university will be adding women&#8217;s swimming and diving as a new varsity program starting during the 2019-20 season. 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