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Quincy will not sponsor diving competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States recently won an impressive 30 Olympic medals for swimming. However, despite the remarkable number of youth swimmers in this country, some universities have eliminated swimming programs in recent years,&#8221; Quincy University president Dr. <strong>Brian McGee<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/quhawks.com\/news\/2021\/8\/13\/qu-adds-womens-and-mens-swimming-in-fall-2022.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a university release<\/a>. &#8220;We are proud to add women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s swimming as the thirteenth and fourteenth Olympic sports at QU and to provide new opportunities to these student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks will compete in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, which already includes 10 men\u2019s and nine women\u2019s swimming and diving teams. The addition of Quincy and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cameron-kainer-named-inaugural-head-coach-at-southern-indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Southern Indiana in 2022<\/a> will bring those numbers to 12 and 11. The GLVC is a Division II conference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are thrilled to implement swimming as part of our sport offerings at Quincy University.\u00a0 This will allow us to attract new students to our campus who will represent QU in the sport they love,&#8221; Quincy athletic director <strong>Josh Rabe<\/strong> said. &#8220;At a time when several universities nationwide have eliminated their swimming programs, we recognize the pressing need for more opportunities for student-athletes in this Olympic sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quincy\u2019s swim team will compete at QU\u2019s Health and Fitness Center Pool. 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