How Miami (OH) swim team has helped RedHawks' March Madness run: 'They're very effective'
The Speedos Gang, the Miami (Ohio) men's swim team, have traveled to Philadelphia to root on the RedHawks in the Men's NCAA Tournament.
PHILADELPHIA ā The Speedos have invaded March Madness. The Miami (Ohio) men's swim team has been one of the most unusual sites in their bid to support the men's basketball team's NCAA Tournament run, as demonstrated in the RedHawks' First Four game vs. SMU in Dayton, Ohio.
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com/uwaiph2aqk ā CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 19, 2026 It remains to be seen whether the Speedos will make a return visit for the RedHawks' first-round game against 6-seeded Tennessee on Friday, March 20 at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia. If they do, it will be the second consecutive March Madness game that the men's swim team has attended. RedHawks coach Travis Steele said an appearance was still up in the air when the Mid-American Conference regular season champions met with media at Xfinity Mobile Arena on March 19.
But the swim's team has been a presence at RedHawks basketball home games at Millett Hall all season. "Number one, in the game, you're really locked in. Then all of a sudden, you see a group of young men in Speedos coming down the stairwell right there in the end zone, and the place just absolutely erupted when it happened," Steele said.