<p>5am-The coaching staff can have a great effect on recruitment as well. The head coach for Harvard was also the USA Olympic Open water coach. This can have a big effect on recruitment. The goal of most of the top 100 high school swimmers is to swim in the NCAA D1 national championship. By demonstrating that they can qualify some of their swimmers for the national championship an Ivy League coach can gain an advantage in recruiting top ranked high school swimmers.</p>