Boise State University’s Athletics program changed in early July, including by discontinuing the swim and dive programs due to COVID-19, according to a press release from Boise State University.
BSU hopes to save an estimated $3 million with the budget reduction.
However, the cut poses a bigger issue, according to University of Idaho Head Women’s Swim and Dive Coach Mark Sowa.
“It’s devastating,” Sowa said. “It’s a crisis for Olympic sports across the country and it has been even before the pandemic happened. No Olympic sport in this climate is safe unless it’s an endowed program.