University of Richmond Athletics
Swimming & Diving Tabbed CSCAA Scholar All-American Team
01/29/2016 | Women's Swimming & Diving
RICHMOND, Va. -- Richmond swimming and diving was honored this week by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-America Team for the eighth year in a row. The squad posted grade-point average of 3.39 this fall among its 22 members.
This academic achievement comes as the team looks for its sixth-straight Atlantic 10 Conference Championship next month. The Spiders have won 13th of the past 14 A-10 titles.
The CSCAA has designated 547 collegiate swimming and diving programs as Scholar All-America Teams. The recognition comes as a result of the programs' classroom performance in the past semester.
Nearly 70% of all NCAA swimming and diving programs earned GPA's of 3.0 or higher during the fall semester.
A recent survey of Division I programs showed that over 40% of female swimmers and divers pursued degrees in the STEM fields.
To be selected as a CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, programs must have achieved a grade point average of 3.00 or higher during the previous semester.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) – the oldest organization of college coaches in America - is a professional organization of college swimming and diving coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming & diving at the collegiate level.
