This week on Hawk Talk, Dalton Sousa (Carver, Mass.), a senior on the Men's Swimming & Diving team and the President of the Justice in Action Athletic Alliance (J.A.A.A.) joined the podcast and he sat down with host Bryce Johnson to wrap up the NCAA's Diversity and Inclusion Week. They discussed what made him want to get involved in J.A.A.A., what it's like being a member of the Swimming & Diving team, and the differences between Division I and Division III athletics.

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mw4yc-110e112



https://youtu.be/EnqBxVmvZ78

Sousa, a graduate of Carver Middle High School transferred in to RWU from the University of Maine in 2020 and specializes in swimming in the Individual Medley events. Last winter, during the RWU Virtual Series, Sousa claimed seven top-ten finishes including a pair in the top-five. His top placing was third in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay while also claiming a fifth-place finish in the 200 Yard Individual Medley. In addition, he took home sixth in the 200 Yard Butterfly, seventh in the 100 Yard Freestyle, eighth in the 50 Yard Backstroke and 50 Yard Freestyle, and ninth in the 50 Yard Butterfly.
 
Out of the pool, Sousa is an exceptional student as he was named to the NEISDA Fall and Spring All-Academic Teams and is very involved as the President of J.A.A.A., a student-athlete led social justice organization sponsored by the RWU Athletics Department.