{"id":444764,"date":"2020-08-24T09:37:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=444764"},"modified":"2020-08-24T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:37:32","slug":"the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &#038; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week in the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to ravish the United States.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stripping-ncaa-mens-champs-from-iowa-is-only-answer-to-schools-disrespect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Swimming World\u00a0<\/em>has since called for the 2021 Men&#8217;s NCAA swimming and diving championships to be moved<\/a> from Iowa City to a location where swimming &amp; diving will be supported.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAA has approved an extra year of eligibility for Division I athletes in fall sports that have had their seasons affected by COVID-19 out of their control.<\/p>\n<p>Read below the five biggest stories in The Week That Was sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/suitmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: Anthony Nesty Named Member of SEC Council on Racial Equality &amp; Social Justice<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_317466\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317466\" data-attachment-id=\"317466\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/introducing-the-anthony-nesty-era-of-uf-swim-dive\/nestyanthony_180323_1782_timcasey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NestyAnthony_180323_1782_TimCasey-e1588091283664.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1061\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;TimCasey&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;during the Gators&#039; third day at the NCAA Men&#039;s Swimming &amp; Diving Championships on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn. \\\/ UAA Communications photo by Tim Casey&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1521818557&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 2018 University Athletic Association, All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"anthony-nesty-uf\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/28\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\nduring the Gators&#8217; third day at the NCAA Men&#8217;s Swimming &amp;amp; Diving Championships on Friday, March 23, 2018 at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis, Minn. \/ UAA Communications photo by Tim Casey Gators, Florida Gators, University of Florida, Univ of Fla, SEC, Southeastern Conference, photo by Tim Casey, NCAA swimming, college swimming, swimming, diving, swimming &amp;amp; diving, NCAA swimming &amp;amp; diving, college swimming &amp;amp; diving, swim meet, swim, NCAA Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Tim Casey&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NestyAnthony_180323_1782_TimCasey-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NestyAnthony_180323_1782_TimCasey-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-317466\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/NestyAnthony_180323_1782_TimCasey-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"florida-swimming-diving\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-317466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Tim Casey<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/anthony-nesty-named-member-of-sec-council-on-racial-equality-social-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridagators.com\/sports\/mens-swimming-and-diving\/roster\/coaches\/anthony-nesty\/1110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Florida\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0men\u2019s men\u2019s swimming and diving head coach\u00a0<strong>Anthony Nesty<\/strong>\u00a0and men\u2019s tennis head coach\u00a0<strong>Bryan Shelton<\/strong>\u00a0and were named their respective sports\u2019 representatives on the newly formed Southeastern Conference Council on Racial Equity and Social Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Created in July 2020, the council is comprised of administrators, student-athletes and coaches across all 14 SEC institutions, and will focus on providing guidance through pinpointing resources, strategies and implementation efforts to the promotion of racial equity and social justice.<\/p>\n<p>SEC student-athletes will participate utilizing existing conference football, men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball and student-athlete advisory councils (SAAC) to minimize time demands while maximizing student-athlete input. Additionally, racial equity and social justice will be standing agenda items during all leadership and advisory council meetings. Councilors from other panels will participate to share information and learn what questions and concerns exist for student-athletes.<\/p>\n<h3>#4: Cali Condors Add Beata Nelson, Erika Brown &amp; Coleman Stewart to Team, Among Others<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_367127\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-367127\" data-attachment-id=\"367127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/beata-nelson-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;beata-nelson-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1553281843&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;beata-nelson-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"beata nelson 2019 NCAA Division I Womens Swimming and Diving Championship Austin Texas Swimming World\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;beata-nelson- 100 Backstroke, 2019 NCAA DI Women&#8217;s Championsh, Nelson Beata&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-367127\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"beata nelson\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World-278x200.jpg 278w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/beata-nelson-2019-NCAA-Division-I-Womens-Swimming-and-Diving-Championship-Austin-Texas-Swimming-World-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-367127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cali-condors-add-coleman-stewart-erika-brown-veronica-burchill-for-isl-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Matthew De George<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three swimmers \u2013\u00a0<strong>Coleman Stewart, Erika Brown, Beata Nelson\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Veronica Burchill<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 announced they are joining the Cali Condors for the 2020 International Swimming League season.<\/p>\n<p>All three swimmers, whose college eligibility ended in the spring, made their announcements via Instagram.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Claire Tuggle Verbally Commits to Virginia For 2022<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_444218\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-444218\" data-attachment-id=\"444218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-juniors-gold-medalist-claire-tuggle-sends-huge-verbal-commitment-to-virginia\/claire-tuggle-virginia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/claire-tuggle-virginia.png\" data-orig-size=\"1129,841\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"claire-tuggle-virginia\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;claire-tuggle-virginia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: @clairetuggle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/claire-tuggle-virginia-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/claire-tuggle-virginia-1024x763.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-444218\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/claire-tuggle-virginia-700x500.png\" alt=\"claire-tuggle\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-444218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: @clairetuggle<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-juniors-gold-medalist-claire-tuggle-sends-huge-verbal-commitment-to-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/virginiasports.com\/sports\/swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Cavaliers<\/a>\u00a0continued to crush the recruiting game on the women\u2019s side with a recent 2022 commitment from\u00a0<strong>Claire Tuggle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>She swims for the Santa Maria Swim Club in California and has a gold medal from the 2019 World Juniors in the 4\u00d7200 freestyle relay. Tuggle is one of the best recruits in the class of 2022 as she is primarily a middle distance freestyler but can also branch out to the 100 freestyle and 400 IM.<\/p>\n<p>Claire Tuggle made the A-Finals in the 200 &amp; 400 freestyle at the 2019 US Nationals as she finished sixth in the 200 free and fourth in the 400 freestyle. She also reached the C-Final in the 200 IM where she placed 23rd overall. At the 2019 Juniors a week later, she won the 800 freestyle.<\/p>\n<p>At the international level, she finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:59.83) and seventh in the 400 freestyle (4:12.39) at the 2019 World Juniors in Budapest as well as anchoring the gold medal winning 4\u00d7200 free relay with a 1:58.39.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: NCAA Grants Extra Year of Eligibility to Fall Sport Athletes<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_246579\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246579\" data-attachment-id=\"246579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/venue-92\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0029.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489590590&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-2017 wncaa 0029\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/13\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\nvenue- 2017, Women&#8217;s NCAA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0029-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0029-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-246579\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0029-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-246579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-i-grants-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-fall-athletes-will-try-for-spring-ncaa-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Division I Board of Directors voted to officially grant an extra year of eligibility to fall athletes with the seasons being pushed to the spring or possibly canceled by conferences around the country.<\/p>\n<p>The move does not affect swimming and diving, which is a winter sport, but sets the precedent if winter seasons are altered.<\/p>\n<p>Division I will also work toward hosting scaled back fall championships in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>The board met by videoconference Friday and adopted the Division I Council\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/reports-ncaa-recommends-eligibility-relief-for-fall-sports-athletes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommendation<\/a>\u00a0regarding fall championships.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #1: University of Iowa to Cut Swimming &amp; Diving After 2021 Season<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_387962\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-387962\" data-attachment-id=\"387962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iowa-women-swim-past-rutgers\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-5-107\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-5-107.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,863\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Connor Trimble&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564938693&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-iowa\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/21\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/11\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/5\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n2019-usa-nationals-prelims-iowa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-5-107-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-5-107-1024x589.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-387962\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2019-usa-nationals-prelims-day-5-107-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2019-usa-nationals-prelims-iowa\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-387962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-iowa-to-cut-swimming-diving-after-2020-21-season-updated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Iowa will be cutting its swimming and diving programs \u2013 both men and women, after the conclusion of the 2020 \u2013 21 season due to the ongoing financial struggles caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. This would be the first school in the power five Division I conferences to cut its swim team since the COVID-19 pandemic began as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/east-carolina-university-cuts-mens-womens-swimming-and-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Carolina<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-connecticut-proposing-to-cut-mens-swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecticut<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/boise-state-university-to-cut-swimming-and-diving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boise State<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dartmouth-cuts-mens-womens-swimming-programs-amid-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dartmouth<\/a>\u00a0out of the mid-majors made similar announcements.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made by University of Iowa President\u00a0<strong>Bruce Harreld<\/strong>\u00a0and Athletic Director\u00a0<strong>Gary Barta\u00a0<\/strong>as men\u2019s gymnastics and men\u2019s tennis were also cut.<\/p>\n<p>In an open letter, Harreld and Barta make the following statement:<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"m_2921095123387767592BodyText\">\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a financial exigency which threatens our continued ability to adequately support 24 intercollegiate athletics programs at the desired championship level. With the Big Ten Conference\u2019s postponement of fall competition on August 11, UI Athletics now projects lost revenue of approximately $100M and an overall deficit between $60-75M this fiscal year. A loss of this magnitude will take years to overcome. We have a plan to recover, but the journey will be challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The University of Iowa men finished sixth at the 2020 Big Ten Swimming &amp; Diving Championships out of ten teams as the Hawkeyes become the first men\u2019s swim team cut in the Big Ten since Illinois finished competing after the 1993 season.<\/p>\n<p>Iowa\u2019s women\u2019s team was ninth at Big Ten\u2019s this year out of 13 teams as no women\u2019s team in the Big Ten, besides the University of Maryland, has cut women\u2019s swimming, making this decision a truly historical one.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"430318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-asks-if-you-are-one-in-a-thousand\/one-in-thousand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" data-orig-size=\"197,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ONE IN THOUSAND&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-430318 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'segoe ui', verdana, helvetica; font-size: 16px; border: 0px; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: left; margin: 5px 20px 20px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" width=\"197\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"430318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-asks-if-you-are-one-in-a-thousand\/one-in-thousand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"197,200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ONE IN THOUSAND&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Show how special you are and become a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product-category\/ishof-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One In A Thousand\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Club. Help keep the International Swimming Hall of Fame moving forward toward a new vision and museum by joining now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week in the fallout of the COVID-19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":129266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,41226],"tags":[666,50769,41576,41614,125025,776,67708,10973,124993],"class_list":["post-444764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-weekly-review-videos","tag-anthony-nesty","tag-claire-tuggle","tag-coleman-stewart","tag-erika-brown","tag-iowa-swimming-diving","tag-ncaa-division-i","tag-the-week-that-was-sponsored-by-suitmate","tag-university-of-iowa","tag-virginia-swimming-diving"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &amp; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &amp; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"920\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"612\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andy Ross\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@andy_ross4\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy Ross\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Andy Ross\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6570435d5efc99e0022928b0dc3acbe1\"},\"headline\":\"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &#038; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\"},\"wordCount\":1004,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Anthony Nesty\",\"Claire Tuggle\",\"Coleman Stewart\",\"Erika Brown\",\"Iowa Swimming &amp; Diving\",\"NCAA Division I\",\"The Week That Was - Sponsored By SuitMate\",\"University of Iowa\",\"Virginia Swimming &amp; Diving\"],\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"The Week That Was\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\",\"name\":\"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming & Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg\",\"width\":920,\"height\":612,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &#038; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6570435d5efc99e0022928b0dc3acbe1\",\"name\":\"Andy Ross\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd42964a366e605792c6b733fe0b043f?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd42964a366e605792c6b733fe0b043f?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Andy Ross\"},\"description\":\"Andy Ross is the new man on board at Swimming World. He is based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is a 2017 graduate of Southern Illinois University where he graduated cum laude.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/andy_ross4\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/andy-ross\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming & Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports - Swimming World","description":"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming & Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports","og_description":"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":920,"height":612,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Andy Ross","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@andy_ross4","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andy Ross","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/"},"author":{"name":"Andy Ross","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6570435d5efc99e0022928b0dc3acbe1"},"headline":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &#038; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports","datePublished":"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/"},"wordCount":1004,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","keywords":["Anthony Nesty","Claire Tuggle","Coleman Stewart","Erika Brown","Iowa Swimming &amp; Diving","NCAA Division I","The Week That Was - Sponsored By SuitMate","University of Iowa","Virginia Swimming &amp; Diving"],"articleSection":["-Home Slider","The Week That Was"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/","name":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming & Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","datePublished":"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-24T16:37:32+00:00","description":"The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. The University of Iowa made the startling decision to cut its swimming and diving programs this week.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","width":920,"height":612,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-iowa-cuts-swimming-ncaa-approves-extra-year-of-eligibility-for-division-i-fall-sports\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Week That Was: Iowa Cuts Swimming &#038; Diving; NCAA Approves Extra Year of Eligibility For Division I Fall Sports"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/6570435d5efc99e0022928b0dc3acbe1","name":"Andy Ross","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd42964a366e605792c6b733fe0b043f?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fd42964a366e605792c6b733fe0b043f?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Andy Ross"},"description":"Andy Ross is the new man on board at Swimming World. He is based out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is a 2017 graduate of Southern Illinois University where he graduated cum laude.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/andy_ross4"],"url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/andy-ross\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick","source_text":"","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iowa-natatorium-venue-starting-block-mncaa-di-2015-2239-e1542342893595.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1RHC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}