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 [{{:tcswim.jpeg?400 |2022 Swimming and Diving teams.}}] [{{:tcswim.jpeg?400 |2022 Swimming and Diving teams.}}]
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 In 1929, the [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|Trowbridge Memorial]] Pool/Squash facility was completed to give students the opportunity "to avail themselves of a form of recreation which is not limited to eleven men or to nine men or to five men." On October 19, the College celebrated its opening with a swimming demonstration by Yale and Wesleyan, followed by water polo games. A swimming team of over 30 men was formed by 1930, though it was not "yet recognized as a letter sport," and by 1932, it was considered "a major sport," competing in its first varsity meet. In 1929, the [[trowbridge_pool_squash_facility|Trowbridge Memorial]] Pool/Squash facility was completed to give students the opportunity "to avail themselves of a form of recreation which is not limited to eleven men or to nine men or to five men." On October 19, the College celebrated its opening with a swimming demonstration by Yale and Wesleyan, followed by water polo games. A swimming team of over 30 men was formed by 1930, though it was not "yet recognized as a letter sport," and by 1932, it was considered "a major sport," competing in its first varsity meet.
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 The original swimming uniform was described as "tank suits, made out of either lisle, rayon, or silk. The divers are required to have a wool suit with a six-inch skirt. Gold 'T's' at a slight cost are to be sewed on each man's suit, which are a dark blue in color." The original swimming uniform was described as "tank suits, made out of either lisle, rayon, or silk. The divers are required to have a wool suit with a six-inch skirt. Gold 'T's' at a slight cost are to be sewed on each man's suit, which are a dark blue in color."
  
-Over the years, the men's swimming and diving team has had two All-Americans and eight All-NESCAC athletes. +Over the years, the men's swimming and diving team has had two All-Americans and eight All-NESCAC athletes. The women's swimming and diving team competed in its first varsity season in 1978. It has had 13 All-Americans and two All-NESCAC swimmers.
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-The women's swimming and diving team competed in its first varsity season in 1978. It has had 13 All-Americans and two All-NESCAC swimmers.+
  
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 [[https://bantamsports.com/documents/2023/1/11/sdalltimehonors22.pdf | Swimming & Diving All-Time Honors]] [[https://bantamsports.com/documents/2023/1/11/sdalltimehonors22.pdf | Swimming & Diving All-Time Honors]]
  
-[[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336074188522214&set=a.203315721798062 | Trinity Swimming and Diving Facebook]]+[[https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=336074188522214&set=a.203315721798062|Trinity Swimming and Diving Facebook]]
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3396&context=tripod | The Trinity Tripod]], 12/16/1930.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29410541|The Trinity Tripod]], 12/16/1930.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3376&context=tripod | The Trinity Tripod]], 20/15/1929.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29409192|The Trinity Tripod]], 10/15/1929.
  
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