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Athletics at Swarthmore
USINFO | 2013-07-22 11:44
Swarthmore offers a wide variety of sporting teams with a total of 22 Division III Varsity Intercollegiate Sports Teams. 40 percent of Swarthmore students play intercollegiate or club sports.[33] Varsity teams include badminton, baseball, basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field and volleyball. Notably lacking among these teams is football, which was controversially eliminated in 2000, along with wrestling and initially badminton. The Board of Managers offered a number of reasons for eliminating football, including lack of athletes on campus and difficulty of recruiting.[57][58] Swarthmore also offers a number of club sport options, including men's and women's rugby, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, fencing, and squash.
Swarthmore is a charter member of the Centennial Conference, a group of highly-selective private colleges in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Swarthmore is a charter member of the Centennial Conference, a group of highly-selective private colleges in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
