@Darcy123 Our school has always had a similar non-cut position with CC and swimming however that is changing. I coach diving as a volunteer assistant coach at the school and this year is challenging. Yesterday was the first day of practice for the girls season and our swim team had 68 girls show up and the divers had 21. We do not honestly know what we are going to do, almost 90 girls is just too many.
We have the luxury of a 12 lane pool but 3 of those lanes are taken up by the diving boards so there are 9 lanes open for swim practice. This puts 7+ swimmers in each lane which is just too crowded. By the same token trying to keep the divers engaged (and warm) when they are waiting over 5 minutes between dives is not good for anyone. We may have no choice but to cut, the last thing we want to do. Running multiple practices is not an option as the district has leased out the pool to swim clubs, water polo clubs, and kayaking clubs so there are no more hours in the day.
Some of this will take care of itself which based on what I am hearing right now which is sad. I have a family friend that has a daughter that is on the spectrum. Her older brothers both swam for the school and she has been a swimmer her whole life. She loves it but is not very good. She showed up yesterday, was overwhelmed and over powered in the pool and it sounds like she will not be back, it is heartbreaking. I am hoping I can convince her to be a manager and stay involved but I am sure she is not alone.