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Title IX Lawsuit Filed to Block Iowa From Eliminating Women's Swim Team

Members of Iowa's women's swimming and diving team filed a complaint on Friday arguing that the school is not providing equal athletic opportunities for its female students, as required by Title IX.

Included in the complaint, the plaintiffs, Sage Ohlensehlen, Christina Kaufman, Alexa Puccini and Kelsey Drake, asked a federal judge to restore the program.

"Title IX requires educational institutions receiving federal funds to provide equal opportunity and equal treatment in athletics without regard to gender," the complaint states. "The University of Iowa receives substantial federal funding, yet has failed to provide its female undergraduate students with an equal opportunity to participate in athletics, as compared to the opportunities provided to its male undergraduate students.