Men's Swimming & Diving Head Coach
The University of Alabama
NCAA DI • SEC
Misogynistic, racist, perpetuator of abuse and harm to women
Date: June 10, 2025
By Athlete
1.0
Would Recommend
Overall Rating for the Coach
1.0
Caring
1.0
Motivational
1.0
Knowledgeable
1.0
Honest
1.0
Tags
Old School MentalityPoor Communication
Dennis Pursley is tagged as men’s swimming & diving but in reality coached the women’s team, too. He fostered a culture of a “boys club” mentality, held meetings just with the women’s team to discuss us being too fat, and was overall a disgusting perpetuator of abuse. This doesn’t even go into the old school mentality he held onto despite the data showing it held little to no weight in getting athletes better nor his erasure and belittling of the gay members of our team.
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