{"id":574873,"date":"2023-12-13T19:29:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T02:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=574873"},"modified":"2023-12-13T19:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T02:29:48","slug":"morehouse-to-host-second-annual-hbcu-celebration-swim-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/morehouse-to-host-second-annual-hbcu-celebration-swim-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Morehouse to Host Second Annual HBCU Celebration Swim Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Morehouse to Host Second Annual HBCU Celebration Swim Meet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diversity in Aquatics will host the second annual HBCU Celebration Swim Meet this week in Atlanta in connection with<\/a> the Cricket Celebration Bowl.<\/p>\n

The event, which debuted in 2022<\/a>, will focus on ways to extend swimming access to students at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The meet will include a water safety festival and career opportunities. It runs over two days, Dec. 15-16.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey knew swimming was networking,\u201d said Miriam Lynch<\/strong>, executive director of Diversity in Aquatics, in a press release<\/a>. \u201cYou know what they say, \u2018You need to learn how to golf because most of your business is on the golf course.\u2019 The same thing with swimming \u2014 you need to learn how to swim because that\u2019s also where business is conducted, during those summer times at the pool. Water safety was a part of the culture, a part of the lifestyle.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is attached to the Cricket Celebration Bowl, which brings together the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for a bowl game each December since 2015. That game, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, this year pits Howard against Florida A&M on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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