STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Diving is supposed to be a young person’s game. It’s the mobility of youth that often allows divers to catapult themselves off the diving board from incredible heights and weave their bodies through the air in intricate ways before entering […]
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Michigan State swim, dive supporters: Fruitful talks with president
East Lansing — The future of swimming and diving hasn’t been sunk just yet at Michigan State, as the potential for the return of the men’s and women’s programs retained a glimmer of hope this week. It seemed like the nearly two-year long battle to reinstate the programs finally met […]
Webster Groves’ Loving caps career with third consecutive diving title
By Greg Uptain | Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Moments after the final dive of his storied high school diving career, Bennet Loving got caught up in the moment. “I was about to cry actually because I came out of the water and I saw my coach tearing up,” the Webster Groves […]
Michigan State Reverses Course on Swim and Dive Reinstatement
A Michigan State trustee said that the school will not bring back its swimming and diving program during a board meeting on Friday. The decision came after court rulings determined MSU violated Title IX by cutting the Spartans’ swim and dive program at the end of the 2020-21 season. However, […]
Swim, dive program won’t return to Michigan State University
EAST LANSING — Swimming and diving won’t be returning to Michigan State University, a trustee said during a Friday board meeting, despite court rulings that the school is not in compliance with Title IX. The university’s swimming and diving programs for both men and women were cut in late 2020 amid […]
There’s no ‘viable path’ for bringing back swimming, diving programs
Any hopes of Michigan State reinstating the women’s and men’s swimming and diving teams appear to be sunk. Michigan State trustee Melanie Foster said at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting that there is “not a viable path” for reinstatement, despite cautious optimism among program advocates in recent months. Foster cited […]