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College Swimming League Gives Coaches Unique Opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

College Swimming\u2019s biggest headline entering the 2026-27 season has made its proper introduction.<\/span><\/p>\n

After months of rumors and anticipation,<\/span> the newly founded \u201cCollege Swimming League\u201d<\/span><\/a> unveiled the 12 teams set to compete in its inaugural season. The league will provide some of the sport\u2019s top competitors with a new regular-season showcase, while also aiming to widen interest in the sport as a whole.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to show the value of our sport and our athletes, and what they bring to the table at the college level,\u201d Georgia Coach Stefanie Williams Moreno<\/strong> said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the teams competing, all were ranked within the top 20 a season ago. Those competing cited the number of high-quality teams that have agreed to take part as a signal of confidence in the league’s success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAll of these teams putting their foot in the game shows you that this league is the future,\u201d\u00a0 Indiana Coach Ray Looze<\/strong> said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By providing a new opportunity to gain traction for individual swimmers and teams, and for the sport of college swimming as a whole, the coaches involved in the new league hope to break new ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much excitement to race in a new format, with a real different opportunity,\u201d Williams Moreno said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Teams Look to Replicate Olympic Success<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In many ways, college swimming and the Olympics are the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The world\u2019s best swimmers line up behind the block, eager to claim victory. The stakes are high, with a win crucial to their respective teams or nations. And the sport so many know and love is displayed at a high level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest difference between the two?\u00a0 A large gap in interest. Tickets for a single prelims session at the upcoming Games in Los Angeles are selling for as much $2000. \u00a0Meanwhile, all days of the NCAA Championships could have been attended for around $180 with a full-session pass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Olympics obviously have a more universal appeal, as fans look to represent their country with pride. But Looze pointed to the massive difference in interest as a failure by college swimming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t been able to take advantage of all of the people who are fans of the Olympic sport,\u201d he said. The coach referenced college softball, volleyball, and wrestling, which have seen significant growth in fan interest in recent years, compared to swimming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese are sports that were in similar places (as college swimming), and now are able to fill up stadiums, and have a large linear TV interest,\u201d Looze said. \u201cWe have to find a way to be similarly exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The College Swimming League certainly aims to make that happen through an intriguing new format. Eight \u201cmatches\u201d will take place among the 12 competing teams, with an event schedule that focuses largely on sprint and mid-distance events. There will also be \u201cskins\u201d events, an elimination-style setup popularized in the International Swimming League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great step in the right direction in terms of creating a package which speaks to the spectator,\u201d Georgia Men\u2019s Coach Neil Versfeld<\/strong> said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The participating teams viewed taking part in the league as their part in keeping the sport alive. College swimming has experienced cuts across the country, including at the Division I level with <\/span>Marshall University<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve joined together as teams, to just create a greater reach for this sport,\u201d Looze said<\/span><\/p>\n

More Competition Desired<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Long-term growth is the inevitable goal for the League. But in the short term, the coaches believed this could be a valuable opportunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re getting reps in at a high level (with this league), at a point in the season where we need to be doing a lot of racing,\u201d Versfeld said. \u201c(Seeing) how we handle doing back-to-back events at a high level will be great for us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting these \u201chigh-level reps\u201d is a new challenge for college teams in the regular season. Dual meets in college swimming don\u2019t factor into how a team competes in championships, unlike sports such as football and basketball. These sports use the regular season to determine who they will play in the playoffs and ultimately the championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDual meets have been kind of like fast food dining in the past: they\u2019re pretty intense, but then you just move on,\u201d Looze said. \u201cThis has the potential to bring us something that can have a little more weight to it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The coaches emphasized that continuing to build that “weight” across college swim meets will be beneficial. \u00a0Auburn Coach Ryan Wochomurka<\/strong> specifically indicated that it could strengthen the college swimming brand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis league could help us have another definable metric for what success looks like,\u201d Wochomurka said. \u201cOnly one team can win (an NCAA championship) per year, and doing well in this league could be an important stepping stone for a program\u2019s visibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Looze agreed, pointing to the lack of parity in college swimming as a problem stemming from individual teams\u2019 resources. Because similar teams win every year, programs can\u2019t make a name for themselves, according to the coach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to give our colleges a reason to market us,\u201d Looze said. \u201cThe hope is this will be viewed as something with potential to bring relevance, and therefore funds to schools.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fan Focus Creates Drawbacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While the new format, geared toward bringing in new fans, has many benefits, it also has some drawbacks. For one, distance events were notably left out. The league replaced the 1000 and 1650 free with the \u201cskins\u201d events in this format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want to marginalize or downplay the importance of our distance athletes, but it\u2019s hard not to acknowledge that the shorter races capture the short attention span,\u201d Wochomurka said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The league’s allowed roster size was another notable downside for some. The format only allows each team to field 14 swimmers.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something I still feel uncomfortable doing, given the way our sport continues to shrink,\u201d Looze said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams Moreno agreed, but also recognized that some value could come out of the smaller rosters for this particular format.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe smaller rosters put more pressure on the individual athlete in this format, which, I mean, pressure is a privilege,\u201d she said. \u201cThose moments (of pressure) create high-stakes entertainment for the fans.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While acknowledging the league isn\u2019t perfect, the teams recognized that it\u2019s a worthy experiment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo one really knows how this is going to go,\u201d Looze said. \u201cBut as a sport, we just can\u2019t continue to be left behind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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