Thinking of swimming in college?
As your child continues with their swimming journey into high school, it may become a natural thought process to start exploring the possibility of continuing to swim in college as well. Some swimmers (and parents) may think of swimming as a platform to get into their dream college and incorrectly assume it can lead to a full-ride athletic scholarship. So, can swimming really help a student-athlete to be admitted to their dream college? Possibly, yes – it could indeed be a factor that could help the student’s case for college admission, but it should not be relied upon as the “only” factor. As for a full-ride athletic scholarship in swimming, I would say the answer would be a “no” in most cases. <Royalty free image from Pexels > Full-ride athletic scholarships are generally offered to what is called a “headcount” sport. A “headcount” sport generally produces a lot of revenue for the university and examples include sports such as men’s basketball & Division 1 F