Steve Collins Women's Swim Coach Interviewed

by **Water Pony** » Wed May 18, 2011 3:43 pm

The Morning Swim Show, May 18, 2011

Outstanding Inteview

After 22 Years at SMU, Steve Collins Still Feels Work Left to Be Done -- May 18, 2011

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 18. TODAY'S edition of The Morning Swim Show features an interview with Southern Methodist University women's swimming coach Steve Collins, who is being honored this weekend for 30 years in coaching.

Collins talks about his 30 years in coaching, how he recruited Martina Moravcova and why he's stayed at SMU despite getting offers to coach elsewhere. Watch the full show in the video player below and visit SwimmingWorld.TV for more video interviews.

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/la ... /27153.asp

by **WildHorse** » Wed May 18, 2011 7:05 pm

Thanks for that link, Water Pony (direct link to interview: http://swimmingworldftp.swimmingworld.c ... ollins.mp4 )

Coach Collins has had an extraordinary career at SMU ... SO FAR ... and the fact that he sounds so confident about our future and appears to remain so hungry is very encouraging.

RAISE THE MONEY FOR A NEW NATATORIUM, STEVE-O. Coach Collins, Coach Sinnott and Coach Stillson have put together top teams for years in a prehistoric facility that badly handcuffs their recruiting efforts. Get it done.

by **Water Pony** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:28 pm

WildHorse wrote:Thanks for that link, Water Pony (direct link to interview: http://swimmingworldftp.swimmingworld.c ... ollins.mp4 )

Coach Collins has had an extraordinary career at SMU ... SO FAR ... and the fact that he sounds so confident about our future and appears to remain so hungry is very encouraging.

RAISE THE MONEY FOR A NEW NATATORIUM, STEVE-O. Coach Collins, Coach Sinnott and Coach Stillson have put together top teams for years in a prehistoric facility that badly handcuffs their recruiting efforts. Get it done.

Thanks, WildHorse. Couldn't have said it better. Our Men's and women's swimming & diving teams do more with less than 90% of the NCAA Div. 1 programs. Our history is worthy of support with a competitive facility for training, racing and recruiting. I love Perkins Natatorium, but it was antiquated in the sixties.

by **NickSMU17** » Wed May 18, 2011 8:47 pm

No one at the 11 tables help raise the cash?

10 people at at table...8-10k a pop and boom...new facility

by **SMUguy** » Fri May 20, 2011 11:26 pm

OK, let's say there were 10 people at each of 11 tables = 110 people. Let's say each kicks in $10K, as you suggest.

Even that's nowhere near enough to build a competitive facility, is it Water Pony? What does a good natatorium cost these days?

Of course, that's not considering the fact that many â€” maybe all â€” of those at the banquet might find it a little harder to cough up $10,000 than the $200 it cost to go to dinner that night. $10,000 is a big chunk of change to a lot of folks.

by **Water Pony** » Sat May 21, 2011 11:25 am

Ex-swimmiers and Friends of SMU Swimming & Diving have committed millions of dollars and we felt we were close about 4 years ago until the economic hit.

But to your question, a first rate facility (25 yard x 50 meters long course pool with diving towers) will exceed $16-18m, if not $20m. The school will expect quality with traditional architecture at the Bishop Blvd. location. Administration expects 90% of funds to be committed and a lead donor ($$$) will be key. Unfortunaely, swimming and diving are expensive capital projects, but serve both men's and women's teams, which we did not have to worry about originally.