{"id":615658,"date":"2025-06-22T08:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=615658"},"modified":"2025-06-22T08:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T15:42:24","slug":"saint-francis-pa-adds-mens-swimming-in-move-to-division-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/saint-francis-pa-adds-mens-swimming-in-move-to-division-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Francis (Pa.) Adds Men\u2019s Swimming in Move to Division III"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Saint Francis (Pa.) Adds Men\u2019s Swimming in Move to Division III<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania this week announced the addition of men\u2019s swimming as part of its transition to Division III.<\/p>\n<p>The program will launch in 2026-27. It\u2019s the 23rd intercollegiate athletic offering for the Red Flash, and it complements a women\u2019s swim team. Women\u2019s head coach <strong>Phil Hurley<\/strong> will lead both squads, with Hurley about to enter his seventh season in charge of the women\u2019s team in 2025-26. The university will add a full-time assistant coach position to work with both rosters, and the teams will share on-campus facilities at the Stokes Natatorium.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/ncaa-division-iii-coverage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA Division III Swimming News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis announcement is more than the addition of a sport\u2014it\u2019s a symbol of forward progress,\u201d Director of Athletics <strong>Jim Brazill<\/strong> said <a href=\"https:\/\/sfuathletics.com\/news\/2025\/6\/19\/inside-athletics-saint-francis-university-adds-mens-swimming-as-first-new-sport-in-division-iii-era.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a press release<\/a>. \u201cMen\u2019s swimming embodies our vision for a vibrant, student-centered Division III experience where athletic opportunity, academic focus, and community connection thrive together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saint Francis is transitioning from Division I to Division III, a rare move for a college <a href=\"https:\/\/sfuathletics.com\/news\/2025\/3\/25\/inside-athletics-saint-francis-university-announces-move-from-ncaa-division-i-athletics-to-division-iii-athletics.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">that it announced in March<\/a> in the name of sustainability given the rising cost of athletics. It came against the backdrop of their men\u2019s basketball team making an unlikely run to the Northeast Conference title with a 16-18 record to secure its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 1991. The stated goal of the move is to achieve \u201ca sustainable model of athletics that prioritizes academic success, values-driven competition, and community engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school will join the Presidents\u2019 Athletic Conference (PAC) in Pennsylvania as the eighth member of the conference with men\u2019s swimming. The women\u2019s team competed in the Division I Northeast Conference until last year, when it finished third out of seven teams, its highest placement since 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled that Saint Francis will add men\u2019s swimming as their 23rd varsity sport when the Red Flash joins the PAC,\u201d PAC Commissioner <strong>Joe Onderko<\/strong> said. \u201cComing off a year in which two PAC men\u2019s programs had All-Americans shows the quality of swimming in the conference. Adding Saint Francis, who already fields a very competitive women\u2019s program, will only enhance the level of swimming in the PAC for both the women and men and provide more opportunities for Red Flash student-athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Francis (Pa.) 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