By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Marshall University officially announced it was cutting the women’s swimming and diving program after the season in favor of adding women’s stunt.
Last week, the members of the team were told about the decision to cut the program for “financial reasons”. There was a public meeting discussing the decision on Tuesday while the team was out of town due to their conference championship meet, which is set to start this Wednesday, February 18th.
In a statement released today, Marshall University President Brad Smith announced that the Board of Governors approved the decision to cut the program following the 2025-26 season.
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Smith said “Let me be clear about what this decision is — and is not.
This is not a performance decision. Our swim & dive program has represented Marshall with pride, competing with strength and achieving greatness in the classroom. This is a structural decision about sustainability and alignment in a rapidly changing NCAA environment.”
In the statement, Marshall also announced they would be adding a women’s stunt program to remain in alignment with Title IX participation. Marshall will be the 2nd school to cut their swim and dive team in favor of women’s stunt in the last few months, with Cal Poly adding the sport beginning in the 2025-26 school year.
Smith said that this decision was due to “participation and Title IX alignment” highlighting the fact that a swimming roster has roughly 27-30 students while stunt supports up to 65, and that the University is “significantly expanding women’s participation opportunities.”
Smith also discussed the financial sustainability of the program, saying swimming and diving costs $819,000 annually, but a fully developed stunt program is projected to cost $330,000.
In 2024, Marshall spent $243,000 on the swim & dive team according to the EADA report from that year, though the report does not include the cost of running and maintaining the facility.
Smith discussed that in the statement as well, saying that “sponsoring Division I swimming at a championship level requires substantial capital and facility upgrades we cannot responsibly commit to at this time without compromising broader athletic priorities.”
This will be Marshall’s first and only year competing in the American conference after they finished 2nd in the Sun Belt conference last year.
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