Tecumseh swim and dive students may soon have a new place to compete after Saline Area Schools agreed to open its program to them.
The Saline Board of Education voted 6-0 June 9, with Dr. Lauren Gold absent, to approve a Michigan High School Athletic Association application to form and support a boys and girls swim and dive cooperative team with Tecumseh beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
The agreement still needs MHSAA approval, but Tecumseh Athletic Director Jon Zajac said it would give students a way to stay in the sport after the district’s pool was closed and slated for demolition.
“Our pool is unfortunately getting demolished in the next year or so,” Zajac said. “This leaves our kids with no pool in the area.”…