Hello Dartmouth Swimming and Diving,

 

The news of the elimination of Dartmouth swimming and Diving is simply

tragic. The academic opportunities at Dartmouth are without question

among the best in the world. To preclude young, intelligent

student-athletes, who happen to love their participation in the

competitive sport of swimming and diving, from being able to access

these academic and athletic opportunities is heartbreaking.

To think that future Dartmouth graduates, much like former divers Ms.

Courtney DuBois and Ms. Danielle Fritze, will be denied the opportunity

to seek both academic and athletic notoriety while attending Dartmouth

is difficult to comprehend.

 

Today is a sad day indeed. There are a large number of intelligent,

ambitious young men and women in the United States of America

participating in the sport of swimming and diving who seek the

opportunity to challenge themselves academically and athletically. As

you know, there are very few academic institutions in the world that can

provide an exceptional combination of academic and athletic opportunity

to undergraduate age students. Dartmouth is one of these few. I urge

you to reconsider this decision and continue your support for these

opportunities at Dartmouth.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gregory Gunn

Princeton Diving