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How do we get news posted?
The fastest way to get news posted on the site is to
have Coaches and SID's can create an account.
Creating an account lets you post news articles,
host a team blog, edit your team page and
more. Alternatively, press releases can be
e-mailed to our News Staff. E-mails to the webmaster
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I'd like to write for you. How can I do
that?
CollegeSwimming.com frequently accepts freelance
submissions. We even pay for some of
them. If you have interest or a story idea,
e-mail us at news@collegeswimming.com. |
We posted a news article or sent it to you, why
isn't it up yet?
There could be multiple reasons for this.
Sometimes our volunteer staff is overwhelmed and
doesn't get to them. Sometimes the articles
are not deemed newsworthy for whatever reason.
We do not generally publish articles about
"announcements" of schedules, intrasquad meets,
individual releases that are better served in
broader announcements (Academic All-American,
National Team Selections, etc). Sometimes your
article has been posted but is buried by a busy news
day. It is also possible that you sent your
release to the wrong person. Releases should
be sent to news@collegeswimming.com. If you
sent yours to webmaster@collegeswimming.com it was
probably deleted. |
How do we get our Twitter / Team Blog on
CollegeSwimming.com?
Coaches and SID's can can add blog entries or your
Twitter feed to CollegeSwimming.com through their
user account. Twitter feeds are monitored to
ensure a balance among teams and ensure that posts
are germane to the CollegeSwimming.com audience. |
Results / Top Times
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How do we get meet results posted to
CollegeSwimming.com?
Schools should send Hy-Tek meet manager result files
to results@collegeswimming.com. Result files
should include results from ALL participating teams.
For inclusion in the USA Swimming top times files
should be e-mailed to ncaa@usaswimming.org. |
A time/name/school is missing/wrong
Our top times list is constructed from meet result
files sent to us by schools. To get a time
added to the list, please submit the Hy-Tek result
file to results@collegeswimming.com
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Can you produce a top times list or host our
meet results for our team or conference?
YES, and we can do it for free. To get your
own live results or meet results page set up.
Simply contact Greg Earhart and ask him to set it up
for you.
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What type of file do you need?
Here's
a link to show you how to create the correct file.
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Recruiting
Rankings and Profiles
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How
are recruits ranked?
That's such a big question we gave it its own
page. You can find an outline of the process
at www.collegeswimming.com/recruitstandards/. |
I
can see my profile but the times are not
updated. How do I do this?
Recruits' times are updated either through meet
results submitted by coaches or by the swimmers and
parents themselves. To update your times,
register your profile at www.collegeswimming.com/recruitme/. |
Why would I want to register with
CollegeSwimming.com?
Registering with CollegeSwimming.com is FREE and
allows recruits and parents to :
- Update Their
Profile. With an account you can help
college coaches discover you and find out how to
contact you. An account enables you to
update your times, indicate interests and tell
coaches more about you.
- Access
Exclusive News & Advice. Registered
users have access to exclusive tips from the
nation's top college coaches. If you have
a question about the recruiting process we've
probably asked it for you.
- Search for A
Team. With CollegeSwimming.com's
exclusive School Search Tool you can search for
a college swim team based on location, size,
academics and competitiveness.
- Compare
Schools Side-by-Side.
CollegeSwimming.com enables you to find detailed
information about each schools size, cost,
academic standards, graduation rates and
more.
- Find a Fit.
Wondering how your times stack up on different
teams? With the "How do I Fit" button you
can see where your times would rank on each
team.
- Announce Your
Decision. Once you've chosen a school
you can announce it to the world. Just
click on the "Make a Commitment" button.
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Do swimmers and parents really use
CollegeSwimming.com?
The best ones do! Swimmers from all fifty
states and over sixty countries use
CollegeSwimming.com to help them find the right
place to swim. Over 70% of the top 2,000 high
school recruits created a FREE profile on
CollegeSwimming.com including nearly two-thirds of
all 2012 NCAA Qualifiers.
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Do college teams really use CollegeSwimming.com?
The best ones do! In 2012, CollegeSwimming.com
clients won nineteen Division I and four Division
III conference championships.
CollegeSwimming.com clients included either the
champion or runner-up from the ACC, Big 10, Big
East, Big Ten, C-USA, Ivy, MWC, Pac-12, and SEC and
in two conferences both the champion AND runner-up
teams were clients.
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Rankings/Awards
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How are teams ranked?
There are two primary in-season ways of ranking
teams. The first are CollegeSwimming.com's
Performance Rankings. The second is the
Coaches' Poll that is administered by the College
Swimming Coaches Association of America.
- CollegeSwimming.com
Rankings - are produced weekly
throughout the season. These rankings are
calculated from each team's most recent meet
result. CollegeSwimming.com also
publishes the Mid-Major Poll designed to
highlight successful programs from non-BCS
Conferences.
- CSCAA Poll - The CSCAA produces a series of
polls based on coaches' votes. These can
be found at www.cscaa.org.
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What are Mid-Majors?
Mid-Major teams are those programs that are either
not affilliated with a BCS conference or offer fewer
than 50% of the maximum number of scholarships
allowed by the NCAA. CollegeSwimming.com
produces a Mid-Major ranking throughout the season
and recognizes Mid-Major All-Americans each
April. To be eligible for the Mid-Major
All-American programs swimmers must be ENTERED into
the NCAA Championships. Individual qualifiers
are named to the first team while non-qualifiers are
designated as Honorable Mention.
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How do I nominate our swimmer for
Swimmer-of-the-Week?
Coaches and SID's can nominate swimmers for the
Counsilman-Hunsaker National Collegiate Swimmer of
the Week by e-mailing the NCSW Coordinator.
Nominations should include swimmer's name, results,
times, hometown and team result. Nominations
are due by Noon each Monday with selections made on
Tuesday afternoon.
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How do I nominate someone for
Assistant-Coach-of-the-Year
CollegeSwimming.com names two
Assistant-Coach-of-the-Year awards. Awards are
made in two categories - Established/Career
Assistant and Rising Assistant. Nomination
procedures are published in April. Candidates
are nominated by their head coach and current or
past swimmer.
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General Inquiries
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How can we advertise on the website?
We're glad you asked. CollegeSwimming.com
works to provide exposure for partner
organizations. When you work with us we
consider you a partner, not a client. If you
would like a simple banner advertisement, find us
through Google Adsense. If you would like to
explore an official partnership with
CollegeSwimming.com please contact Greg Earhart. |
Who is behind CollegeSwimming.com?
CollegeSwimming.com is a not-for-profit website
established in 2000 out of a desire to provide
coaches and teams resources to help support their
teams. It is largely staffed by volunteers
with adminstrative support provided by Greg Earhart
and technical development provided by Ivan
Manolov. If you feel there is something we
could do better or would like to help out, please
contact Greg Earhart. |
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