Swimming and Diving

THE CHALLENGE

Join fellow former female student-athletes by participating in the inaugural Women In Flight Student-Athlete Alumnae Giving Challenge, #AlwaysADuck, throughout the month of MAY!​ 

LEAD  by making a gift NOW to Women In Flight to get your team on the scoreboard.

RECRUIT your teammates. Each alumnae sports team is competing as one against all other alumnae sports teams.

CHALLENGE  other teams to compete.

KEEP score through email alerts & social media ALL month. 

RALLY alums by posting a “motivational” video on social media & tagging #AlwaysADuck.

HUDDLE UP & STRATEGIZE -  The alumnae team with the greatest percentage of alumnae participants will WIN!

OREGON SWMMING

Offered as an intercollegiate sport at Oregon from 1948-1986, the history of the swimming program is sprinkled with notable accomplishments. The team garnered several All-Americans, many meet records, and four Northwest College Women’s Sports Association titles during the 1970s. Most significantly, Michelle Menkins brought home a National Championship win for the 50-yard freestyle in 1975. In addition, Kathy Hemmer was a versatile distance swimmer who won several NCWSA titles during the 1970s. Oregon swimming alums set a great example of success for Oregon's future female student-athletes. 

YOUR SUPPORT

By making a gift to Women In Flight, TODAY, you can support programming specifically for female student-athletes including foreign tours, scholarships, equipment, books for the classroom, career and leadership development opportunities and more.  

In addition, Women In Flight funds sponsor an annual women’s symposium focused on empowering Oregon female student-athletes, in their future careers and life after collegiate athletics. This year, the program featured the very motivating ESPN reporter, Holly Rowe. 

Join over 700 donors who philanthropically support the success of Oregon female student-athletes through Women In Flight. We are building a community around the Women of Oregon and we need your help!

Special thanks to sport social media accounts, Eric Evans Photography & Oregon Digital for the great photos!

*Brief history of Duck swimming was compiled from the UO Library's Scholar's Bank resources.