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Guest Commentary: ‘We’re Still Here’: How the Michigan State ‘Unlucky 13’ Survived Program Cut Michigan State University cut

Michigan State swimming and diving, which last year was cut as a varsity program, has won the 2022 College Club Swimming title.

One year after cancelling the varsity team, swimmers now representing the MSU college club team won the 2022 CCS National Championships team title.

MSU swimmers dive into season with an uncertain future News Highlights: MSU swimmers dive into season with an uncertain future. The MSU swimming and diving teams are still there with their caps and suits to compete for MSU. Still competing – after an announcement last October that the men’s and women’s teams would be cut due to financial strains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they will no longer be able to play in the pool against their Big Ten enemies. Saturday, for the seemingly last time as a varsity sport at MSU and with a lawsuit filed on behalf of the women’s team, MSU plunged...

Public participation: calls to save swim and dive, advocacy for sister survivors A screenshot from the Dec. 18, 2020, MSU Board of Trustees meeting. — At the Michigan State Board of Trustees meeting Friday, Dec. 18, the swim team, advocates for sister survivors, and College of Veterinary Medicine representatives spoke during public participation, the last opportunity to address the board directly and publicly before the new year. Swim Team Jack Hiss, a sophomore on the swimming and diving team spoke about the size of the pool and how it is within NCAA regulations. “To my understanding,...