University of West Florida Women's Swimming & Diving
University of West Florida fields a women's swimming & diving team in the Atlantic Sun Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 28 players, about the median of 30, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $416,845, well below the median of $830k — $14,887 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I women's swimming & diving programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 30 in force from 2025-26. The school gave $1,273,520 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $8,269 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's swimming & diving programs
Where this program sits against its 197 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 30)
The program
- Roster28 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap30 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$416,845 for the year
- Operating expenses$114,804 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$14,887 division median $29,970
- Athletic aid, women's teams$1,273,520 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$8,269 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$37,244 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Kraus head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Chris Sykes | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Barbara Parker | Diving Coach | On file · sign in |
| Agata Naskret | Student Assistant Swim Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school swimming & diving players138,303 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,811 197 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 24 4.2% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's swimming & diving recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Rural
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 62%
Women's Swimming & Diving
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $416,845 $14,887 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $1,273,520
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $37,244
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $5,776 in-state · $18,658 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 11 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of West Florida
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Other women's swimming & diving programs in the Atlantic Sun Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Delaware 4 over cap | 34 | $1.2M | $36,369 | 995 | vs | |
| Florida Gulf Coast University 1 over cap | 31 | $987k | $31,835 | 995 | vs | |
| Queens University of Charlotte room for 1 | 29 | $709k | $24,465 | — | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 4 | 26 | $666k | $25,599 | 993 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock 1 over cap | 31 | $619k | $19,975 | 983 | vs | |
| Gardner-Webb University room for 7 | 23 | $502k | $21,841 | 995 | vs | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville 1 over cap | 31 | $474k | $15,288 | 996 | vs | |
| University of West Florida room for 2 | 28 | $417k | $14,887 | — | vs | |
| University of North Florida room for 2 | 28 | $390k | $13,945 | 994 | vs | |
| Bellarmine University room for 13 | 17 | $386k | $22,732 | — | vs |
Every Atlantic Sun Conference women's swimming & diving program · Women's Swimming & Diving budgets ranked