Presentation of Trends in Women's Swimming/Diving 1991-1992 to 2004-2005

Swimming/Diving Type 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005
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Closed Group Teams Women 354 363 354 368 366 359 358 384 396 389 404 406 408 414
Open Group Teams Women 394 391 393 400 443 433 444 458 458 470 478 481 488 489
Closed Group Participants Women 7,107 7,426 7,303 7,377 7,354 7,479 7,720 8,125 8,902 8,878 9,146 9,313 9,261 9,491
Open Group Participants Women 7,830 7,968 8,050 7,950 10,121 9,165 9,419 10,016 10,033 10,444 10,279 10,583 10,539 10,845
Closed Group Avg. Squad Size Women 20.08 20.46 20.63 20.05 20.09 20.83 21.56 21.16 22.48 22.82 22.64 22.94 22.70 22.93
Open Group Avg. Squad Size Women 19.87 20.38 20.48 19.88 22.85 21.17 21.21 21.87 21.91 22.22 21.50 22.00 21.60 22.18

We modified some open group data points, in concert with NCAA officials, to resolve apparent inconsistencies and unexplained fluctuations presented in the NCAA published report. Thus, there are a small number of data points used for this report that differ from what is published in the NCAA report.