Western Illinois University has officially cut its swimming & diving program, which was suspended and without a coach since February. WIU announced in June that it would be suspending its women’s and men’s swimming & diving programs, citing budgetary and COVID-19 concerns. The school promised to re-evaluate the situation within the coming year. But for many, the writing was already on the wall. WIU had been without a head coach since February, and had cycled through two different head coaches in the previous year. The school terminated Greg Naumann in September. (The school originally refused to comment on Naumann’s departure, but SwimSwam’s request for public records showed Naumann was terminated for “a lack of control and responsibility to ensure the principle of student-athlete well-being”).
https://swimswam.com/coach-less-western-illinois-drops-swimming-diving-program-citing-budget/
