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Podcast: The SwimSwam Podcast
Episode: Dartmouth Swim & Dive Share Thoughts on Reinstated Program, Moving Forward
Description: After reinstating men and womenâs swimming and diving and 3 other varsity athletic programs , Dartmouth Athletic Director Harry Sheehy held an evening Zoom call with the returning teams â a Zoom call that the college newspaper described as âhostile.â The teams went into the hour-long call hoping for an apology and accountability for the decision to cut their sports which negatively affected recruiting efforts and potentially violated Title IX compliance.
âIt was chaos,â former Dartmouth swimmer Connor LaMastra told The Dartmouth in an interview. LaMastra, who transferred to Northwestern in August to finish his collegiate career, says he asked Sheehy for a...