<p>What's it like? How are the coaches? Being on the team? Facilities? Schedule? Is the team competitive within the league? How does it integrate with student life, studies, etc.? All you can tell re swimming at Colgate and academics and student life there in general, please!</p>
<p>If you look at gocolgateraiders.com and then men’s swimming you will find much of the information you are seeking. Then a call to the coach will deliver the rest.</p>
<p>For now, rest assured that Colgate student-athletes are representative of the student body are are students first. This means that their commitment to academics is recognized by the coaches as the priority of the university, a theme that sadly receives only lip service in many other schools nationally. After all, Colgate is perennially number 1 or close to it in graduation rates among NCAA Division 1 colleges and universities in the US.</p>
<p>Best of luck with your college search!</p>
<p>I have no personal knowledge, but I do know Colgate’s swim program is very good and that it competes very favorably with other similar schools. It’s always in contention, it seems. </p>
<p>As noted, Colgate students are academic students first and athletes second. Colgate does not have large numbers of artificial students who are there mainly to win games, nor do any of the Patriot League or Ivy schools (with similar athletic policies). </p>
<p>My own experience at Colgate years ago included a couple of years in a fraternity where about half the students were either soccer players or swimmers. Almost all of them were very good academic students, some went on to law or medical school, and all balanced long hours of practice and games with long hours of studying – and other things, too. </p>
<p>You’d be best off either talking to swim coaches to get their perspective (it only takes a phone call) or, even better, visiting Colgate to see what’s going on. I know they do have very good facilities for swimming, and a new physical fitness center that’s impressive, and they’re just beginning a campaign to raise money for a new hockey facility. Sports are well supported at Colgate. Even some of the Ivy colleges still have athletes working out and playing in fairly old, worn out facilities. Colgate’s are good and getting better.</p>