Impact letters written by current students, alumni, parents, and friends of tribe swimming

Corny as it may be, I've always believed in "One Tribe." Thirty-five years after leaving the pool at Adair, I can still call in a favor...

I come to you all from Oleta Coach Lines. My dad (Howard Smith) started this company back in 1986 with the full support of William and...

Last week, I received news that felt like a punch in the gut. William and Mary had decided to cut Men’s and Women’s Swimming, as well as...

Greeting Tribe Swimming. My name is Scott Graham although I was known as “Scooter” during my Tribe swimming days. Following graduation,...

Megan and Linda Bull on Tribe Swim and Track I first heard about William and Mary through my mom, Linda Bull (maiden name Burke), who...

The past few days have been extremely challenging. This past Thursday, my athletic department, the one that I helped to represent over...

We are from the class of '80 and '81 and our 40+ year life together blossomed from a friendship begun among the swimming community. The...

Alex “Pugsley” Obuchowski – Class of 2000 While it has almost been a week since William & Mary cut 7 Division 1 Varsity Sports, including...

I wouldn't be who I am without Tribe Swimming. I knew I wanted to go to William & Mary from the start of my college search.  I was a good...

My name is Andrew Schneider, Class of 1997.  I swam my entire time at William & Mary from September 1993 through February 1997.  My...

I have grown up swimming. I was engaged with the sport since the age of four. I spent my adolescent years hanging at the pool between...

My name is Emily Olson (Burns) and I am a 2011 graduate of the William and Mary Women’s Swimming program. In high school, after having...

My name is Laura Bodine Duggins, W&M Swimming Class of 2002. It’s hard to know where to begin when writing a testimonial to describe how...

Hello friends, As many of you have heard, on September 3rd William & Mary decided to cut seven varsity sports including Men’s &...

I’ll never forget my very first day at William & Mary, when the entire Tribe Swim team came to my dorm room to help me move in; they...

The leadership at William & Mary eliminated men’s and women’s swimming this week. It was a sad day for thousands of alumni, athletes,...

My name is Jake Kealy and I am a senior on the Tribe Men’s Swimming Team. Being a member of the Tribe cannot be described in such few...

This week has been tough. My Alma Mater cut 7 sports including men’s & women’s swimming. Where the friendships, experiences, and memories...

My name is Madeline High and I am a senior on the women’s team. It is difficult to describe how much Tribe swimming means to me because I...

Matt and Chris: February 2017 I promised to write... We want to thank you, of course. Conor’s William & Mary swim team...

Thank you for the opportunity to share our story regarding the influence our involvement in the William & Mary (W&M) Swim Team has had on...

In 9 th grade, my first year of high school, I was having a hard time. During class people would ball up pieces of paper and throw them...

As a member of Tribe swimming from the last four years, it has become very evident to me that one of the biggest things we take pride in...

What does the Tribe mean to you??? This is a question that was asked of students, time and time again throughout my career at William and...