Represent the USA at the FISU America Games

Held in even-numbered years, the FISU America Games are a multi-sport event similar to the Pan-American Games for FISU member-countries. BTI Events, managing partner for the US-IUSF, is seeking teams interested in representing the United States at the 2020 Games in Merida, Mexico.

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Greg Earhart
Florida and California lead the Dual Meet Ranks in the TYR Top 25 Poll

The second TYR Top 25 Division I poll is in the books . After two weeks worth of meets since the preseason poll was released (October 9), the committee saw enough evidence to keep the California men at number one. Also remaining in their preseason position are the Texas (2) and NC State (3) men. Missouri (4) and Indiana (5) climb into the top five. The Florida Gators moved into the top spot on the women’s side, after convincing road wins against Minnesota and Missouri. The Stanford women drop one spot to number two this week, while the Lady Vols made the largest climb from number 15 to number three after beating preseason #2, Virginia in Knoxville. Auburn and California take fourth and fifth on the women’s side.

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Samantha Barany
Emory and Denison Top First DIII Poll

This year's CSCAA / TYR Top 25 Division III Pre-Season Poll puts the Denison men and Emory women in the top spots. Denison finished the 2018-2019 season ranked first in the men' poll while Emory ended last season ranked second, behind the Denison women. 

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Samantha Barany
Hire Slow - Fire Fast

By Greg Earhart
Whether filling a trophy case, generating donation or tuition dollars, or creating transformational experiences each of us adds value to our campus. Simultaneously, we're becoming increasingly disposable with the number of college coaches fired rising for the third straight year. A handful of firings were performance-related and a few more the result of the coach’s own failings. The majority, though, were the result of behavioral issues on the team, staff insurrection or both.

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EditorialGreg Earhart
Board Spotlight: Jeff Hegle

Jeff Hegle is beginning his 19th season on deck with St. Cloud State. In his 18 completed seasons, Hegle has led the Huskies to numerous NCAA Division II Championship meets, consistently finishing among the best in the country and a plethora of accolades in the classroom. In 2015 Coach Hegle was elected to the CSCAA Board of Directors with the goal of“[...] giving back to college swimming on a larger scale and representing Division II.” In May, Coach Hegle will complete his third term on the Board.

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Crisis Management for Coaches

Coaches rarely get the opportunity to address crisis management until it’s too late.  In May of 2019, Brian Curtis of Paradigm Four Consulting offered CSCAA member coaches a glimpse of the crisis management process and how coaches can prepare for it.

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Grand Valley Men, Rice Women Capture Open Water Titles

Moritz Bartels of Grand Valley State University and Taylor Pike of Texas A&M captured individual titles while Rice University and Grand Valley won team titles at the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Open Water Championship at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. The top five finishers for each gender earned automatic invitations to the USA Swimming 5K Open Water Championships.

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Give a Little . . . on Tuesday

Autumn’s here. You’re undefeated, the team has a 4.0, everyone’s got best times, nobody’s been written up, and all of your recruits are still interested. That can only mean one thing. ...It's all downhill from here.

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AlumniGreg Earhart
It's All Downhill From Here

Autumn’s here.  You’re undefeated, the team has a 4.0, everyone’s got best times, nobody’s been written up, and all of your recruits are still interested.  That can only mean one thing. ...It's all downhill from here.

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EditorialGreg Earhart