A note from Coach Ryan...

Dear Coaches,

I hope you and your team enjoyed a fun and rewarding winter season.  It sure went by fast!

I'm writing to ask that you share this information with some of your current sophomores and juniors.  We are eager to introduce Trinity University to as many swimmers and divers as possible.  You can help us with that endeavor and perhaps help one of your athletes discover a terrific opportunity as far as their eventual college search is concerned. 

Trinity is one of our nation's finest private, liberal arts universities.  We have received many accolades for various academic programs, value for cost and quality of campus life*.

We have a pretty terrific swimming and diving tradition as well. The trick for us, at this point, is to get more swimmers and divers with national class potential to consider Trinity.  They must be top-notch students as well**.

Please review our school records as well as the links to the SCAC Conference results and NCAA Division III Championships.  Swimmers and divers with the ability or the potential to perform at this level are our target applicant pool.

Small college swimming and diving is a big thing in the Northeast and Midwest.  We need to make it a bigger deal here in Texas.  Please help us make that happen by encouraging your athletes to consider Trinity!!!

Thanks for any help you might render as we work towards recruiting those with championship skills and attitudes.  I hope you enjoy the concluding weeks of this school year and wish you well with your next season.

                                           Go Tigers!
                                              - John Ryan 
                                                  Coach, TU Swimming

Trinity University Profile*

What others have to say about Trinity:

• Ranked the #1 university in the West (offering Masters degrees) for 14 consecutive years by US News & World Report

• Rated 3rd in the U.S. for individual attention from faculty by Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog

• One of  the "Top 10 Best Buys" amongst selective colleges (Money magazine)

Academia:

• 99% of faculty hold Ph.D.s and 100% teach their own classes

• 10:1 student-to-faculty ratio

• More than 25% of students graduate with multiple majors

• Have brought the following esteemed lecturers to campus over the past few years: George Bush, John Major, Margaret Thatcher, Shimon Peres, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, Gerhard Schroeder, and John Updike

Athletics:

• TU has won the Southern Collegiate Athletics Conference (SCAC) President's Trophy (an all-sports awards) 10 out of the last 11 years

• TU Women's Swimming & Diving team  has captured the SCAC Championships 7 out of the last 9 years

• TU Men's Swimming & Diving team has captured the SCAC Championships 4 out of the last 9 years

Trinity University Student Profile**

Class of 2009 Facts & Figures:

• 81% of admitted were in the Top 25% of their class (47% in the Top 10%)

• 87% had an ACT score of 26 or above (24% above 31)

• 79% had an SAT score of 1200 or above (23% above 1400)

• 86% receive need-based or merit-based aid

Recent News

• TU Women's Team takes fourth consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference team title, Men's Team captures second place team title (results)
   
•  TU Divers and Juniors Lauren Walstad and Ryan Cook (both of Katy, TX) named Honorable Mention All-American at NCAAs
   
• TU Swimming and Diving plans 2007-2008 schedule, will head to California for invitational at Pomona College
   
• The 2008 SCAC Championships are slated to take place in Dallas, TX, on February 12-15
   
• Trinity University student athletes volunteer for Race for the Cure training program

TU Swimming & Diving School Records

SCAC Results (here)