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The streak could have been eight years if COVID-19 had not forced the cancellation of the 2020 meet after just one day.<\/p>\n<p>However, a new challenge has arrived for the Royals. Queens is making the jump to NCAA Division I, although it\u2019ll have to wait four years to swim at the D-I Championships. Coach <strong>Jeff Dugdale\u2019s<\/strong> teams will eventually compete in the same division as other North Carolina schools such as the University of North Carolina and Duke University, not to mention all of the Power Five programs, including Cal, Texas, Virginia and Stanford.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur dominance in D-II was because we acted like we were D-I,\u201d said Dugdale, also known by the title of Director of Swimming Operations. \u201cWe were able to get the best of the best athletes. We didn\u2019t have anyone transfer because it wasn\u2019t a leap. We don\u2019t get to swim in the NCAA Championships until the transfer is complete (four years), but everyone is focused on something whether it be a conference meet or focused on the U.S. Open or the Olympic Trials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>ONE-SIZE-FITS-ONE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The move is affecting the program in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat made us unique in D-II is we were a one-size-fits-one, not fits-all. We have increased our level of women drastically. We have had a good women\u2019s team, but our numbers now are way up,\u201d Dugdale said.<\/p>\n<p>While it seems like a natural fit for swimming, Queens University, a private school of nearly 1,700 students, made the decision to move to Division I in all sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are D-I in all the sports now. After COVID-19, D-II and D-III are funded through March Madness. When that was canceled, the board asked the trustees to come up with a plan in case this happened again. We wanted to remain viable as a small school,\u201d Dugdale said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe took a risk and went D-I and wanted to increase the student body altogether. Then there is the marketing part of it. The athletic department is the gatekeeper. If we can get on TV, then people will know about us. We would increase our visibility and our viability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>DIVISION I EXCITEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So far, the Division I excitement has rubbed off on the athletes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we will arguably have one of the best recruiting classes. We have multiple swimmers who could place in the top 10 in NCAAs right away. We are recruiting the same people, and without NCAAs, we tell them we are getting ready for Paris\u2014(the Olympics in 2024),\u201d Dugdale said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe focus on the \u2018why\u2019 and the process. The \u2018why\u2019 is building leaders for life. 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