Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta Retiring in August After 17 Years with Hawkeyes
During his tenure, Iowa captured four NCAA team titles across all sports, but Barta leaves behind a complicated legacy when it comes to swimming and diving.
Iowa To Become First Power 5 School With Women’s Wrestling Program
The men’s wrestling powerhouse had to add another women’s team as part of the settlement for the lawsuit filed by women’s swimmers last year.
Iowa Football Coaches Did Not Take Pay Cuts As Previously Announced
In June of 2020, Iowa announced that head football coach Kirk Ferentz would be taking a voluntary pay reduction. But new reporting shows Ferentz did not.
University of Iowa Reinstated Women’s Swimming & Diving Team
A week after Iowa AD Gary Barta insisted that he was standing by his decision to cut 4 Hawkeye varsity sports, the school reinstated the women’s swimming & diving team.
Iowa Swimmers Post $360,000 Bond In Title IX Lawsuit Against University
The four Hawkeye swimmers suing the school for Title IX compliance have shown that they’re in for the long haul.
Iowa Swimming & Diving Launches Pledge Campaign To Save Program
The pledge had raised $1.7 million as of September 22.
Iowa Projects Lost Revenue of $100M, Rules Out Fundraising To Save Cut Teams
Iowa says postponing fall sports lost about $100 million in revenue and ruled out the possibility of fundraising to save the cut swimming & diving programs.