UNI Swimming & Diving Raise Funds for Blocks
6/1/2018 9:14:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The UNI Swimming and Diving team is conducting a crowdfunding project to bring equipment up to competitive standards in the Glen F. Henry Swimming and Diving Pool.
The Panthers use the Wellness and Recreation Center for its practices and competitions. The WRC opened in 1998 as a top-of-the-line facility with the most up-to-date equipment for swimming and diving. As with most sports, swimming has evolved, and the starting blocks have now changed to the point that they alter the way starts for individual events and relays are performed.
In addition to making UNI student-athletes better, updating the WRC starting blocks will allow UNI to come into code with requirements to host high school championships and USA swimming meets. This will make UNI and the Cedar Valley a more desirable location to host top-level events for the college, high school and local club teams.
Currently, the UNI swimming and diving team is unable to practice starts at the WRC and has to travel to other pools outside of the Cedar Valley area to train. Updating the blocks will help UNI student-athletes prepare better every day with the equipment that is common at most competitions and at the MVC Championships.
This project has been recognized as a priority by UNI alumni, as a former UNI Swimming and Diving team member has pledged $26,000 to this project. This leaves $10,000 needed to purchase and install new starting blocks by the 2018-19 season.
Fans can donate online to have the new starting blocks installed for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
The Panthers use the Wellness and Recreation Center for its practices and competitions. The WRC opened in 1998 as a top-of-the-line facility with the most up-to-date equipment for swimming and diving. As with most sports, swimming has evolved, and the starting blocks have now changed to the point that they alter the way starts for individual events and relays are performed.
In addition to making UNI student-athletes better, updating the WRC starting blocks will allow UNI to come into code with requirements to host high school championships and USA swimming meets. This will make UNI and the Cedar Valley a more desirable location to host top-level events for the college, high school and local club teams.
Currently, the UNI swimming and diving team is unable to practice starts at the WRC and has to travel to other pools outside of the Cedar Valley area to train. Updating the blocks will help UNI student-athletes prepare better every day with the equipment that is common at most competitions and at the MVC Championships.
This project has been recognized as a priority by UNI alumni, as a former UNI Swimming and Diving team member has pledged $26,000 to this project. This leaves $10,000 needed to purchase and install new starting blocks by the 2018-19 season.
Fans can donate online to have the new starting blocks installed for the upcoming 2018-19 season.
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