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The college program that was cut on March 7 by the athletic department is looking to raise enough money to keep the program going.<\/p>\n<p>The program has earned a second chance, but it amounts to a tall order as the group must raise $25 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople can say whatever they want about the amount of money that we have to raise but I think we&#8217;re all hopeful that we can do it,&#8221; Cal Poly junior swimmer Camilo Vargas told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksby.com\/san-luis-obispo\/cal-poly-swim-and-dives-25-million-fundraising-goal-finding-traction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KSBY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite meeting an $80,000 fundraising goal this season, it was not enough to secure long-term safety, but Cal Poly President <strong>Jeffrey Armstrong<\/strong> allowed the program one last chance. The program is now raising $25 million for an endowment that would fund the program for many years, according to coach<strong> Kim Carlson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we made that money [$80,000}, we thought for sure we were out of the woods in terms of that,&#8221; Carlson told the station. &#8220;Then now we&#8217;re being asked to raise $25 million, which just seems like a lot of money for, for a swim team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the program has been able to raise $2.1 million, giving the team hope that they can reach their first hurdle of $10 million by April 15 before needing to come up with the remaining $15 million by mid-June.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s been really encouraging and I think it&#8217;s motivating everyone who&#8217;s pitching in,&#8221; Vargas said.<\/p>\n<p>That includes some of the big names of the sport like <strong>Missy Franklin Johnson<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Murphy,<\/strong> who have donated and encouraged others to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me know how I can help, I really hope we can save this program,&#8221; Franklin said in a video message to the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cal Poly swimming and diving team isn&#8217;t gone yet. 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