Portions of story courtesy of cscaa.org
RICHMOND, Va. – The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced on Tuesday, July 2nd, over 2,230 swimmers and divers to its Individual Scholar All-American Team presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps for the 2025-26 season. In addition, 714 teams from 418 institutions were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement during the spring semester to earn Scholar All-America Team, which represented 16,680 student-athletes from across all collegiate divisions.
To qualify for individual First Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met an NIC "A" time standard in Division I or an NCAA "B" qualifying standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet for Division II, Division III, and NAIA.
Team honors were selected on the basis of their Spring 2026 grade point averages and were required to achieve a team GPA of 3.00 or higher to earn Scholar All-America recognition.
"This recognition celebrates the remarkable commitment these student-athletes make to excellence both in the classroom and in competition," said CSCAA Executive Director Samantha Barany. "The 714 teams honored this spring represent the very best of collegiate swimming and diving, demonstrating that academic success and athletic achievement go hand in hand. We congratulate every student-athlete, coach, and institution recognized."
McKendree's women's team finished with a 3.48 GPA with four individual Scholar All-American recipients, as the men's squad ended their spring with a 3.24 GPA that included five members bestowed with individual prestigious nods.
Full list of CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American honorees for McKendree:
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
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