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Starting a Professional Swim Team at the University of Alaska Anchorage: A Feasibility Study

Starting a Professional Swim Team at the University of Alaska Anchorage: A Feasibility Study. ENGL 212: Technical Writing Hayley Holt. Overview. Introduction Research Methods Results Conclusions Recommendations. Introduction.

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Starting a Professional Swim Team at the University of Alaska Anchorage: A Feasibility Study

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  1. Starting a Professional Swim Team at the University of Alaska Anchorage: A Feasibility Study ENGL 212: Technical Writing Hayley Holt

  2. Overview • Introduction • Research Methods • Results • Conclusions • Recommendations

  3. Introduction • Examined the feasibility of creating a swim team at the University of Alaska Anchorage • Looked into the possible benefits as well as the disadvantages of a swim team: • Higher average GPA’s • Individual’s physical health • Greater graduation and retention rates • High expenses • Not enough support

  4. Introduction • Determined the feasibility of a swim team at UAA based on designated criteria: • Enough student interest and faculty support? • Can UAA fund a swim team? • Do the benefits outweigh the costs?

  5. Research Methods • Conducted two methods of research: primary and secondary • For primary research, created and distributed a survey to UAA students in order to gauge student’s interest towards a swim team • For secondary research: • Looked at UAA’s website to determine the cost of renting the pool, and how to schedule practices • Looked into UAA’s graduation and retention rates • Used the UAA online Consortium Library to find information about collegiate swimming and its benefits • Compared UAA’s annual budget to the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ budget (who have a swim team) to determine expenses

  6. Results • After analyzing the results of the student survey, a few conclusions were made: • There are students who would be interested in joining a swim team, and more students who would like to attend a swim meet. More research should be done to determine exactly how many students. Do you attend sporting events and would you go to swim meets?

  7. Results • Most of UAA’s students were athletes at some point, and almost all these students can swim, resulting in a large pool of potential swimmers. • More research needs to be done to gauge faculty support and student interest. • UAA may have the resources to fund a swim team if they reduce the amount of money for the other sports.

  8. Conclusions • Creating a swim team at UAA at this time is not feasible, more research needs to be done. • There is certainly some student interest in a swim team, and there are also people who would attend swim meets and bring in money for UAA. • More research needs to be done to determine how to pay for a coach, and what his salary should be. • More surveys need to be distributed to gauge the UAA community’s ideas towards a swim team.

  9. Recommendations • Because very few students were interviewed, it is hard to conclude if there is enough student or staff interest in a swim team. • More research needs to be conducted to determine what their attitudes may be. • It is recommended to do more research on swimming and its costs and benefits.

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