Publications+Commentary As a thought leader in higher education and the sporting world generally, Betsy appreciates the opportunity to connect with others in similar and disparate fields to discuss the massive impact that sports have on our society from all angles including morally, recreationally, educationally, economically and more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         In 2024, Betsy is launching two book projects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The first, More than Medals, is a memoir-esque set of lessons learned from her internationally dominant swimming career. This book targets youth sport participants, their parents and coaches. Due out in May of 2024 from CGpublishing please check back for information on where you can buy the hard copy book or the audiobook.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The next, Swimming Upstream, is a thought leader set of essays regarding Youth, College and Olympic Sports and the ruinous path we are on. Betsy’s perspective is unique, fresh and unafraid to surface the many things gone wrong in our sporting culture today, despite having achieved and enjoyed participating and winning at every level, in two sports.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Publications:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “Creating a Change Culture” Athletic Management, February, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “Athletic Recruiting” Presenting Yourself to Colleges. Greene, Howard. January 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “To be fair pay for performance,” The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, February 18, 2000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “Amateur means ‘one who loves’,” The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, August 6, 1999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “Olympic Games’ discarded ideals must be restored,” USA Today, Washington, DC, Feb. 1999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         “The Olympics’ Lost Glory,” The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY, February 2, 1999                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Co-author, Swimming: Character and Excellence, Arche Press, Silver Spring, MD, 1994

The Fight Over the Future of College Sports Is Here: ‘It Needs to Implode’

If anyone knows the issues within the NCAA, it’s Betsy Mitchell. She was an athlete at one of college athletics’ richest juggernauts, Texas, has been a coach at Division I’s lowest tier and now...

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NCAA: Same old problem, not new constitutional crises.

For the past six months, the NCAA membership structure has been engaged in a constitutional review. This perceived ‘constitutional crises’ arose over the past couple of years of increasing high...

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International Caltech recruitment event speaks to high school students about women in STEM…

Betsy delivers remarks to high school students across the globe about the esteemed Caltech athletics program and women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields). Her...

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A Pre- and Post-Covid College Athletics Perspective

May  1, 2020 In college sports, what really matters is not “new,” but rather should be normal.  I am a collegiate athletic director and Olympian. Over my 30 year career in sports and...

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NCAA Name, Image and Likeness Modernization—Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: A Perspective

Name, Image and Likeness Modernization—Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater … Three members of the NCAA Board of Governors working group on Name, Image and Likeness were present and, on...

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NCAA Convention Floor Remarks

I speak against the motion on the principal of integrity. Expanded membership on the board of governors, does not ensure better leadership or management to correct a problem in a very small...

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