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====== Swimming and Diving ======

[{{:tcswim.jpeg?400 |2022 Swimming and Diving teams.}}]
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In 1929, the [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|Trowbridge Memorial]] Pool/Squash facility was completed to give students the opportunity "to avail themselves of a form of recreation which is not limited to eleven men or to nine men or to five men." On October 19, the College celebrated its opening with a swimming demonstration by Yale and Wesleyan, followed by water polo games. A swimming team of over 30 men was formed by 1930, though it was not "yet recognized as a letter sport," and by 1932, it was considered "a major sport," competing in its first varsity meet.
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The original swimming uniform was described as "tank suits, made out of either lisle, rayon, or silk. The divers are required to have a wool suit with a six-inch skirt. Gold 'T's' at a slight cost are to be sewed on each man's suit, which are a dark blue in color."

Over the years, the men's swimming and diving team has had two All-Americans and eight All-NESCAC athletes. The women's swimming and diving team competed in its first varsity season in 1978. It has had 13 All-Americans and two All-NESCAC swimmers.

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===== Sources =====

[[https://bantamsports.com/documents/2023/1/11/sdalltimehonors22.pdf | Swimming & Diving All-Time Honors]]

[[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336074188522214&set=a.203315721798062|Trinity Swimming and Diving Facebook]]

[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29410541|The Trinity Tripod]], 12/16/1930.

[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29409192|The Trinity Tripod]], 10/15/1929.

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