🌅 🏊 IRSC Pauses Swim Cut Vote

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I posted about this when it first broke and again yesterday when news came in about the pause. Here is where things actually stand 🏊.

The Indian River State College Board of Trustees met Tuesday in Okeechobee and voted to table President Timothy Moore’s proposal to eliminate the swimming and diving programs. The room was packed with current swimmers, former athletes and community members. The men’s team has won 52 consecutive national championships. The women’s team has won 48. The board did not vote yes or no. They asked for a comprehensive report with community input and set November 17th as the next moment of reckoning.

The president’s position is that it comes down to money and the math is not working.

What Moore said 📋:

A petition started by former swimmer Ella Smith crossed 12,500 signatures in under a week. November 17th is when the board meets again.

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