﻿{"id":452850,"date":"2020-11-09T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=452850"},"modified":"2020-11-09T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:30:17","slug":"why-all-girls-swim-teams-need-more-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/why-all-girls-swim-teams-need-more-praise\/","title":{"rendered":"Why All-Girls Swim Teams Need More Praise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why All-Girls Swim Teams Need More Praise<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Ellie Martin, Swimming World Intern<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike most sports, swimming is one of the few sports that really competes with all genders as an integrated team. The majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Swimming<\/a> teams have both men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams that have the opportunity to practice together and compete at the same meet. While most sports like lacrosse and basketball have completely separate teams for different genders, the majority of swim teams are unified.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Why Co-Ed?<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some obvious benefits that come with a mixed gender team. Growing up, swimming athletes have the opportunity to interact and build friendships with the opposite gender that they may have not had before. Having mixed gender sports can also help children from building gender based stereotypes. This can allow boys and girls to build different character skills that they might not if they weren\u2019t on a co-ed team. Being able to learn more social skills and engage with the other gender is a great opportunity, and one of the many reasons why swimming is praised for being mostly co-ed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most co-ed teams are applauded, a lot of all girls teams are looked down on as not being as serious or competitive, especially all girls swim teams in college.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>The Cause of Women-Only Teams<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1972, when Title IX was established, the roles of both\u00a0 education and athletes changed for women all across the country. Title IX established that all federally funded institutions, like colleges, are legally required to provide girls and boys with equal sports opportunities and funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because Title IX entails that colleges have equal scholarship opportunities for men and women, there has been many cuts of men\u2019s teams as they don\u2019t have resources to allocate to smaller men\u2019s sports. Because of this, there has been a rise of all girls teams, especially in swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a multitude of reasons why college athletes choose to attend a school with an all girls team. Being on an all girls team may turn away some athletes, but for a lot of swimmers it can be ideal. Being on an all girls team can amplify the team spirit and lead to a more positive and welcoming environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>UVM&#8217;s Swimming and Diving Team: A Great Example<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The University of Vermont Swimming and Diving Team, whose men\u2019s swim team was cut in 2006, has fully accepted being an all women\u2019s team. From the moment that you walk into the Forbush Natatorium, you can just feel the atmosphere the team has created, being a perfect example of how there is nothing wrong with an all girls team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sophomore <strong>Cailin Campbell<\/strong> had nothing but positive things to say about being on University of Vermont\u2019s all women&#8217;s team: \u201cI really enjoy being on an all girls team because we are all able to be our authentic selves; which makes our practices, meets, team activities, and honestly our college experience just so much more real.\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Campbell said, being on an all girls team has allowed for more female athletes to feel more like themselves. This can led to being more comfortable in and out of the pool. Being on an all girls team can be seen as less pressure, and give the opportunity to athletes to choose to express their femininity, or not. An all female team helps push the motive of girls supporting girls, and allows for swimmers to constantly push each other to be the best athlete they can be in and out of the pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For junior <strong>Kira Parker<\/strong>, her favorite thing about being on the University of Vermont\u2019s Swimming and Diving team is that she &#8220;knows that the girls are there and I am there for them no matter what.&#8221; The atmosphere that is typically created in an all girls team is unmatched, and only makes the group of girls stronger and closer. 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