sentences:  Later, the University announced that the rowing team would change its conference affiliation and compete in the American Athletic Conference beginning in the 2018–19 school year.Following the move to Conference USA, the men's swimming and diving team competed for two years as an independent, as C-USA does not sponsor the sport.On July 16, 2015, the team announced it would join the Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association, later renamed the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association, beginning with the 2015–16 season.