Bethany Swedes

The Bethany Swedes are the athletic teams that represent Bethany College, located in Lindsborg, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Kansas Collegiate [Athletic Conference] since the 1902–03 academic year.

Varsity teams

Bethany competes in 18 intercollegiate varsity sports:

Football

Former coach Ted Kessinger was named to the College [Football Hall of Fame] in 2010 and former coach Bennie Owen was inducted in 1951.

Tennis (men's)

Despite having a school population under 1,000, the Bethany men's tennis team has received national recognition. Bethany men's tennis team won 52 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championships, including a streak of 26 KCAC titles in a row. The Bethany College men won 97 straight KCAC matches in a row under head coach Vic Bateman, undefeated in 11 straight years of KCAC Conference play. Under Bateman the men's tennis team reached the Elite 8 at the NAIA nationals and was ranked one of the top tennis programs in the country.