Swimming and Diving Named Scholar All American Team

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named the University of Louisville men's and women's swimming teams to its Scholar All-America list for the Spring 2018 Semester. The teams represent 476 institutions from across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA Divisions. The CSCAA recognizes teams with the Scholar All-America Award for achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Among teams with a dozen or more student-athletes, on the women's side Saint Francis (PA) led the nation with a 3.81 GPA. Grand Canyon University posted a 3.66 for the highest GPA among men's programs with a dozen or more participants. It is the third time the Antelope men have led Division I

Success in the classroom and pool went hand-in-hand. On average, twenty-three of the top twenty-five top finishers in each of the NCAA Championships earned the award, with every NCAA title-winning team in all three divisions posting a GPA of 3.17 or higher. Nine teams finished among the top ten nationally in both team GPA and at their respective national championships.
These included:

Louisville Women - NCAA Finish: 5th place / GPA Ranking: 7th
Stanford Women - NCAA Division I title and 4th-highest GPA
Queens University of Charlotte Women - NCAA Division II title and 4th highest GPA
Stanford Men - NCAA Finish: 7th / GPA Ranking: 4th
Carson-Newman Women NCAA Finish: 9th place / GPA Ranking: 8th
MIT Men NCAA Finish: 5th / GPA Ranking: 6th
MIT Women NCAA Finish: 6th / GPA Ranking: 7th
Pomona Pitzer Men NCAA Finish: 8th / GPA Ranking: 4th
Pomona Pitzer Women NCAA Finish: 9th / GPA Ranking: 9th

Eight leagues saw each of their women's programs chosen. These included the ACC, Atlantic 10, NEWMAC, Ivy League, WAC, American Athletic Conference, Conference-USA, and Southern Athletic Association.

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