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Ohio State Women's Synchronized Swimming (34x National Champions)

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Stanford cuts 11 sports varsity sports from athletics department due to 'limited financial resources'

Stanford University announced Wednesday that it will cut nearly one-third of its Division I sports programs at the end of the 2020-21 academic year as the COVID-19 crisis has threatened to worsen an already existing athletics department deficit. The move will affect more than 240 student-athletes and 22 coaches, according to a letter from school leadership.

The 11 sports that will be discontinued are as follows: men's and women's fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men's rowing, co-ed and women's sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men's volleyball and wrestling. University president Marc Tessier-Lavigne, provost Persis Drell and athletic director Bernard Muir signed the letter which detailed the "heartbreaking news."

Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/general/n...epartment-due-to-limited-financial-resources/

WOW.....Very interesting that they cut synchronized swimming, they were usually Ohio State's main competitor for the national championship.
https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/natio...zed-swimming-sweeps-u-s-collegiate-nationals/
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Just sayin': Stanford just did a 180 on eliminating 11 varsity sports.

With 'new optimism based on new circumstances,' Stanford reverses controversial decision to eliminate 11 varsity sports

Stanford has reversed a decision it made last summer and will not eliminate 11 varsity sports, the school announced Tuesday.

The decision comes after months of pressure from high-profile alumni, students and coaches, as well as a fundraising effort -- spearheaded by a group called 36 Sports Strong -- aimed at helping the sports become financially self-sustaining.

"We have new optimism based on new circumstances, including vigorous and broad-based philanthropic interest in Stanford Athletics on the part of our alumni, which have convinced us that raising the increased funds necessary to support all 36 of our varsity teams is an approach that can succeed," Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a statement.

Roughly 240 athletes who participate in men's and women's fencing, field hockey, lightweight rowing, men's rowing, co-ed and women's sailing, squash, synchronized swimming, men's volleyball and wrestling were set to be impacted by decision.

Leadership from 36 Sports Strong applauded university leadership for working with the group to "find a better way forward" for the athletic department.

"We are grateful for their engagement, and we are looking forward to getting to work with them," the group said in a statement. "Champions persevere, and they find new ways to win. That's what Stanford has done here. Facing challenges, Stanford and its alumni have come together to build a solution that will cement its status as the best Athletics Department in the country."

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/college-sports...oversial-decision-eliminate-11-varsity-sports
 
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