Since taking over this once-moribund program eight years ago, head coach Nic Askew, a former Howard swimmer, has created arguably the most electric collegiate swimming environment in the U.S at Howard.
He’s pulled recruits from across the country, from Canada and the Caribbean, and developed a team now on the cusp of winning the Northeast Conference title, which would be its first banner in more than 30 years—the nation’s only historically Black school with a swim program now showing out in this predominantly white, country club sport.
1,200 people were watching last February—most likely the most-attended dual meet anywhere in the nation last season.
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