NYU Swimming Recruit: Will it Help Chances?

cgath
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:22:44 +0000

The way nyu works is that the coaches have a list of recruits, which i’m assuming you are on if you talked to the coach, being on this list does in fact help you get into nyu providing that your grades are not too low. Your grades and sat are high enough that you shouldn’t have to worry about that anyway. The nyu swim team is division III and as a result you would be on a team with people who are swimming because they want to be swimming and not because they have athletic scholarships like at many division I/division II schools. Having a coach put a word in for you does not obligate you to swim beyond whatever moral obligation you might have. The time commitment is the same as any other schools team(5 afternoons, 2 mornings, and saturday) you may be on now, only more specialized to the swimmer. The nyu swim team is one of the better division III teams and has been consistently improving over the last 3 years, and should probably crack the top ten at NCAAs this year. Looking at there times they are certainly in need of breaststrokers and a sub minute breastroke is a greatly desired asset to any team. Just make sure to stay in contact with the coach. Good luck!