by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Swimming at Wheeling University, a winter sport — with a section for each major topic and side-by-side gender and cross-sport context. Wheeling University plays at the level of NCAA Division II with football as a member of Mountain East Conference.
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The Wheeling University men’s swimming team lists 17 athletes.
The Wheeling University women’s swimming team fields 14 players.
Between the two teams, Wheeling University fields 31 swimming athletes — 17 on the men’s side and 14 on the women’s.
Among the 13 varsity sports Wheeling University sponsors, swimming sits at #7 by total roster size.
The men’s swimming program is staffed by 1 coach — 1 head coach. Of those, 1 work full-time and 0 part-time. Leading the program is William Hughes.
The women’s swimming program carries 1 coach — 1 head coach. In all, 1 are full-time and 0 part-time. The head coach is William Hughes.
Side by side, the men’s program carries 1 coach to the women’s 1.
Among the school’s 13 sports, swimming ranks #4 by total coaching staff.
The figures below come from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The Wheeling University men’s swimming program reported $228,080 in revenue against $221,976 in expenses, netting $6,104. That works out to about $3,573 in operating expense per athlete, or $60,747 per team.
The Wheeling University women’s swimming program generated $302,737 in revenue against $214,371 in expenses, for a surplus of $88,366. This comes to about $3,573 in operating expense per athlete, or $50,027 per team.
Between the genders, the men’s team brought in $228,080 to the women’s $302,737 in revenue.
Against the school’s 13 sports, swimming sits #6 by revenue, accounting for 6% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
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