published July 17, 2012 at 4:58pm EDT
PLANTING SEEDS OF CHANGE THROUGH SERVICE
"They won't remember all that you said. They won't remember all that you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel." It's official, all three BAWSI Girls sites in San Jose are underway.andnbsp; After months and weeks of preparation and visioning, it feels amazing to truly be connected to the pulse and heartbeat of our work in such a concrete way. After taking the BAWSI Pledge and signing their name with their little pinkies in commitment, receiving their personalized BAWSI Girls jersey, and taking notes in their very own BAWSI playbook, we inducted another 175 girls from at-risk and underserved schools to the BAWSI Team and Family. Armed with their BAWSI Gear and love, it was beautiful to see the girls, in mind, body and spirit transformed a la Wonder Woman style, into stronger and more confident girls empowered to take charge of their own lives. Upon my own reflection with these opening weeks in the books, I am feeling honored in a place to be able to affect so much chang [Read More]published March 17, 2012 at 11:32am EDT
CAL WOMEN SEEK REPEAT TITLE AT NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS
[Read More]published March 15, 2012 at 11:01am EDT
2012 NCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS: WOMEN'S EVENT-BY-EVENT PREDICTIONS
[Read More]published March 12, 2012 at 1:25pm EDT
1886 ARTICLE AND ILLUSTRATIONS - SWIMMING FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN
July 24, 1886 andndash; Frank Leslieandrsquo;s Illustrated Newspaper NATATION FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN Besides the numerous private swimming-baths and schools of natation, the eleven free saltwater baths of New York city are open to the weaker but more graceful sexandmdash;Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week being andldquo;ladiesandrsquo; days.andrdquo; On an average, about ten thousand girls and women avail themselves of this privilege. They make excellent swimmers, as a rule; and no one can deny that in these days of liability to boating or bathing accidents it is of great practical benefit for a woman to have some further dependence than the buoyancy of her skirts or the promptness of a rescuer in case of her getting into deep water. Our artistandmdash;whose open sesame to the seraglio-like privacy of a ladiesandrsquo; swimming-bath we may account for by explaining that she herself is a ladyandmdash;has depicted a whole bevy of girls disporting themselves like mermaids in the cool, clear salin [Read More]published April 27, 2011 at 12:32pm EDT
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA CUTS SWIMMING AND DIVING
The University of North Florida in Jacksonville, citing financial constraints, conference affiliation, and facilities, announced earlier this week that it will cut its women's swimming and diving team. There was no mention of any plans to add a different women's sport. Right now UNF meets the proportionality prong but cutting the swim team puts it in dangerous territory. Based on numbers from the 2008-2009 season cutting women's swimming places the percentage of opportunities afforded to women at just below 50 percent. Female students comprise and#40;again as of 2008-09and#41; 57 percent of the undergraduate population.If UNF does not have plans to add a women's team, and the current numbers are similar to last year's, members of the swim team may have a case that the university is not providing equitable opportunities for female student-athletes. [Read More]published March 24, 2010 at 9:17am EDT
DIVING COACH LAWSUIT MOVES TO FEDERAL COURT
We blogged about the lawsuit filed by former Texas Aandamp;M diving coach Kevin Wright when he filed for wrongful termination in state court under a whistleblower protection statute in Texas. At that time we wondered whether there would also be a Title IX retaliation claim.There is now--because Wright has moved his case to federal court. As a brief reminder, Wright, who had served 17 seasons as the diving coach, was terminated last September. He alleges that it was because he complained about Title IX violations.Wright said that a diver was asked to lie about travel accommodations to an investigator examining gender equity within the department. Said diver heard a female swimmer actually lie in the interview. Wright complained about the inequitable travel arrangements. He also expressed concerns over potential recruiting violations.The university, should this go to court, is likely to accuse Wright of anger management issues and potential sexual harassment of a fellow coach. The validity [Read More]published March 4, 2010 at 8:22am EST
DARIEN SCHOOLS HAVE SOME TITLE IX ISSUES
Findings from the second and#40;out of threeand#41; investigation in three years at the high school in Darien, Connecticut have found inequities that affect four girl's sports. Also revealed was that the three complaints have been filed by the same party whose identity was not made known.The team from OCR found that four of the girls' teams have inadequate facilities. Gymnastics, which practices at the local YMCA, does not have locker rooms, has a small facility, and also and#40;for some unnamed reasonand#41; only competes against one other team.The softball field, now on campus, still have some issues including lack of dugouts and foul poles and#40;must be tough for umps!and#41;.There are disparities between the practice facilities of the boys' and girls' swimming and diving teams regarding access to the pools where the team competes and the ability to practice with the rest of the team and#40;for diversand#41;.The boys also had pre-season access to dry land conditioning facilities that the girls did [Read More]published June 4, 2009 at 3:14pm EDT