by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Swimming at William Peace University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. WPU is classified as NCAA Division III without football as a member of USA South Athletic Conference.
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The WPU men’s swimming team carries 8 student athletes.
The WPU women’s swimming team fields 8 players.
Across both rosters, WPU fields 16 swimming athletes — 8 on the men’s side and 8 on the women’s.
Of the 10 varsity sports WPU sponsors, swimming sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 1 work full-time and 2 part-time. At the helm is Rowan Poppen-Eagan (Interim).
The women’s swimming program employs 2 coaches — 1 head coach and 1 assistant. Of those, 0 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Rowan Poppen-Eagan (Interim).
Between the genders, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 2.
Across the school’s 10 sports, swimming sits #2 by total coaching staff.
These numbers are reported to the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The WPU men’s swimming program reported $66,167 in revenue against $72,596 in expenses, running a deficit of $6,429. This comes to about $1,912 in operating expense per athlete, or $15,295 per team.
The WPU women’s swimming program reported $66,167 in revenue against $73,449 in expenses, coming up short by $7,282. This comes to about $2,004 in operating expense per athlete, or $16,030 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team generated $66,167 to the women’s $66,167 in revenue.
Among the school’s 10 sports, swimming ranks #6 by revenue, accounting for 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When WPU places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
Some figures may be missing where the school did not report them.