by our College Data Analytics TeamOn this page we break down Swimming at Swarthmore College, a winter sport — the roster, coaching, finances and academics, broken out by gender and stacked against the school’s other sports. Swarthmore competes in NCAA Division III without football as a member of Centennial Conference.
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The Swarthmore men’s swimming team fields 22 student athletes.
The Swarthmore women’s swimming team fields 27 players.
Across both rosters, Swarthmore carries 49 swimming athletes — 22 on the men’s side and 27 on the women’s.
Among the 14 varsity sports Swarthmore reports, swimming sits at #4 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 5 part-time. At the helm is Karin Colby.
The women’s swimming program employs 7 coaches — 1 head coach and 6 assistants. In all, 2 are full-time and 5 part-time. The head coach is Karin Colby.
Comparing the two, men’s program carries 7 coaches to the women’s 7.
Across the school’s 14 sports, swimming ranks #1 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Swarthmore men’s swimming program brought in $204,670 in revenue against $158,045 in expenses, netting $46,625. This comes to about $1,616 in operating expense per athlete, or $35,541 per team.
The Swarthmore women’s swimming program reported $204,670 in revenue against $158,045 in expenses, for a surplus of $46,625. That works out to about $1,914 in operating expense per athlete, or $51,691 per team.
Comparing the two programs, the men’s team brought in $204,670 to the women’s $204,670 in revenue.
Against the school’s 14 sports, swimming ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
When Swarthmore 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.
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