On this page we break down Swimming at Roger Williams University, a winter sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. RWU plays at the level of NCAA Division III without football as a member of Conference of New England.
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The RWU men’s swimming team fields 22 student athletes.
The RWU women’s swimming team fields 25 athletes.
Combined, RWU carries 47 swimming athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 25 on the women’s.
Among the 17 varsity sports RWU sponsors, swimming sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Staffing-wise, 0 are full-time and 3 part-time. At the helm is Matthew Emmert.
The women’s swimming program carries 3 coaches — 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Of those, 0 work full-time and 3 part-time. Leading the program is Matthew Emmert.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 3 coaches to the women’s 3.
Across the school’s 17 sports, swimming ranks #2 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The RWU men’s swimming program brought in $135,726 in revenue against $127,204 in expenses, a net profit of $8,522. That works out to about $4,028 in operating expense per athlete, or $88,624 per team.
The RWU women’s swimming program brought in $127,689 in revenue against $119,167 in expenses, netting $8,522. That works out to about $3,224 in operating expense per athlete, or $80,591 per team.
Side by side, the men’s team brought in $135,726 to the women’s $127,689 in revenue.
Among the school’s 17 sports, swimming ranks #2 by revenue, or about 7% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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Blank metrics mean the data was not reported for this team.