What's it take to get a swimming scholarship?
The following is a repost from the October 2023 SwimCloud Newsletter. SwimCloud is a useful tool for our Senior Prep/ Senior age group swimmers. If you have completed your USA Swimming registration your swimmer's times at major meets are automatically uploaded for you. You can track your swimmer's progress in all their events. You must create an account to use the tools, but it is free to use. Sign up at https://www.swimcloud.com How Many Scholarships Are There? No topic generates more interest (or angst) as that of athletic scholarships. Families will spend countless weekends at meets and thousands of dollars on “consultants” with the hope that it will help their child pay for school via an athletic scholarship, so before going any further, let’s start by resetting some expectations. There are roughly 300 men’s and 600 women’s swimming scholarships available in a given year. The majority of college swimmers do not receive a scholarship offer and of those who do, most do