Lock Haven University Womens' Swim Program Saved! Or Is It? What a Mess!

Great article in SwimSwam (here) that details the fight to save the Lock Haven University women's swimming program.  Some interesting tidbits in the posting:

• Head coach Joel Blesh was terminated this week.  Why? Who knows.
• Could it be that he is vice president of their coaches union (LHU also wants to eliminate the men's track and field program and their head coach is the president of the union)
• is it over money that the athletes raised for their winter swim training trip but LHU not approve 
• or is simply that coach Blesh fought for the women and paid the ultimate price for speaking out.
• LHU's athletic director and President stated that there will be 'modification' to the women's swim team.  Is the removal of the coach the 'modification'?  Or are there other 'modifications' in store for the women's swim team.

In another publication, the March 7 edition of the Lock Haven Express, there is an article on the LHU's athletic program and these potential cuts. At the very end of the article there is this interesting statement referring to LHU baseball. "In 2009 baseball was cut, he said, but it was reinstated within about a week due to protests."

• One wonders why this women's swimming issue has been so drawn out whereas the baseball issue was resolved within a week.
• were 'modifications' also imposed upon the baseball team in order to continue its existence

This will do wonders for the recruiting process or maybe that is the point.