By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam

The 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships was a supremely exciting event for swimming fans. Not only did it gave us a preview of what was to come at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, but the individual performances at those championships proved swimming was still a long way from reaching its potential.

An 18-year-old Michael Phelps set 5 individual World Records, two of which came during semifinals. Neither semifinal mark would last more than 24 hours, however, as Phelps would only continue to improve in the finals, though he wasn’t the only one who got faster heat-by-heat.

The prelims of the men’s 100 meter butterfly at the 2003 FINA World Championships took place on the morning of July 25th. Americans Phelps and Ian Crocker emerged from the prelims as the top-2 seeds going into the semifinals, establishing times of 52.27 and 52.35, respectively. The World Record stood at 51.81, set by Australian Michael Klim in 1999 while the Course Record stood at 52.10 and was owned by the Olympic gold medalist from 2000, Sweden’s Lars Frolander, set in Fukuoka in 2001.

While prelims results were nothing special, even compared to the World and Course Records at the time, the semifinals were electric.

Swimming in heat 1, lane 6 of the first semifinal, Ukraine’s Andrii Serdinov blasted a 51.76 to erase Klim’s 4-year-old World Record. A name perhaps a little forgotten by history because of what happened next, Serdinov is not a name often spoken about the way that Crocker, Phelps, and Cavic are in the late-2000s butterfly discussions.

The next-closest competitor in the heat, USA’s Crocker, was fully 45/100ths behind Serdinov, touching in 52.21 to equal his lifetime best from the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships.

As Serdinov made his way towards the media heat 2 stepped onto the blocks. Not only was Serdinov the fastest-ever in the 100 fly, but he was also one of only five men to ever break the 52-second barrier, joining Aussies Klim and Geoff Huegill, (51.98, 2000) German Thomas Rupprath (51.88, 2002), and American Phelps (51.84, April 2003), who was awaiting the starter’s horn for the second semifinal.

Phelps had been 51.8 three times in the past two years, each time missing Klim’s World Record by mere hundredths.

As Serdinov celebrated Phelps charged down the pool, his back-end speed propelling him ahead of the minutes-old record Serdinov set in the first semifinal. Phelps touched in 51.47, taking 29/100ths off Serdinov’s mark and 34/100ths off Klim’s time from 1999.

Serdinov would have to try again.

The lane assignments and entry times for the final of the Men’s 100 Butterfly, which took place on July 26th, 2003, were set as follows:

1. Evgeny Korotshkin, Russia, 52.55
2. Igor Marchenko, Russia, 52.44
3. Ian Crocker, USA, 52.21
4. Michael Phelps, USA, 51.47
5. Andrii Serdinov, Ukraine, 51.76
6. Thomas Rupprath, Germany, 52.37
7. Franck Esposito, France, 52.49
8. Takashi Yamamoto, Japan, 52.55

Crocker blasted out to an early lead, and by 50 meters was fully 1.12 seconds under World Record pace, turning in 23.99. Rupprath and Serdinov trailed splitting 24.31 and 24.39, respectively. Serdinov utilized a relatively high-arm recovery and every-other breathing pattern throughout the race, a stark contrast to Phelps one lane above who appears to breathe on all but three strokes (not counting the two breakout strokes). Rupprath, meanwhile, also demonstrates a high-arm recovery but maintains a two-down-one-up breathing pattern.

With less than 25 meters remaining five men were ahead of or finger-tipping the World Record line. Ultimately, the mark Phelps had set in the semifinals would out-run all competitors except himself and Crocker, though it was Crocker who touched first and took the World Record into uncharted territory with a 50.98, shaving half-a-second from Phelps’ one-day-old record. Phelps nonetheless shaved another 37/100ths from his previous mark to finish 2nd in 51.10, leaving bronze to Serdinov who also went a lifetime best, touching in 51.59.

The 2003 World Championships were a breakthrough for Crocker, who dropped an immense 1.23 seconds from his best time in Barcelona.

Phelps and Crocker would wrestle for the title of world’s greatest in the 100 butterfly for the next five years. Though Phelps usually got the better of Crocker when gold medals were on the line, it wasn’t until 2009 that Phelps once again boasted a faster best-time than Crocker. While Phelps managed a “magic touch” to win gold in the 100 fly at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Crocker won the 2005 World Championships in a blazing 50.40 which remained the “textile World Record” until 2016 when Singapore’s Joseph Schooling managed a 50.39 to win Olympic gold.

Finals, Men’s 100 Butterfly, 2003 World Championships:

(Crocker lane 3, Phelps lane 4, Serdinov lane 5; Phelps does not appear to be a medal-contender until around 75 meters when he makes his classic charge near the end of the race.)

Phelps’ dominion of the individual medleys was also secured during these championships. Phelps set a new World Record in the semifinals of the 200 IM and then lowered the mark again by 1.5 seconds in the finals to capture the title by nearly 4 seconds. Australian Ian Thorpe took second in the 200 IM in 2003, swimming a 1:59.66 to Phelps’ 1:56.04. Phelps also won the 400 IM in 4:09.09 and the 200 fly in 1:54.35. Interestingly, the only relay medal Phelps took home in 2003 was from the 400 medley relay where he swam the butterfly leg in prelims, ceding the finals to Crocker, as he would in 2004, though in 2003 the action was not voluntary.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Serdinov, Phelps, Crocker: 3 Heats, 3 Consecutive World Records in the 100 Fly

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

For the past few months, SwimSwam has been posting a daily swimming workout to help inspire swim coaches around the world who are looking for new ideas to try with their swimmers. Since most of the world’s pools are currently closed for business, we wanted to give swimmers and coaches an alternative set of dryland workouts to use to stay fit during the quarantine. These workouts will be designed to be done around the house. Some will use basic equipment, like medicine balls or stretch cords, while others will be all body-weight exercises.

These workouts are provided for informational purposes only.

See more at-home training ideas on our At Home Swim Training page here

Toilet Paper Workout

Missouri swim coach, native-born Alaskan, neo-Viking, and sometime-SwimSwam contributor Shawn Klosterman has found a lot of great ways to keep his Berzerker Swimming athletes engaged while they’re frozen of the water.

Among the best is an entire dryland workout using a roll of toilet paper.

Yes, the world’s second most-valuable commodity after hand sanitizer. Don’t have any to risk on a workout? Try something a little more dispensible, like a giant ball of socks, or a brick of 24-carat gold.

This workout, without resting in between exercises, takes about 8 minutes. Run through this about 3 times to get a full dryland set in.

Start with this dynamic warmup from Drew Garner, then jump into the main set! The workout is mostly core-based.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Dryland Swimming Workouts #18 – Toilet Paper Fitness

By Retta Race on SwimSwam

Japanese World Championships medalist Yui Ohashi recently spoke with Japanese media regarding how the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in her home nation has impacted her personally and how her plans have changed with the evolving situation.

Along with Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino among others, Ohashi was taking part in a high-altitude training camp in Spain last month, a yearly trek the athletes take leading into the Japan Swim.

However, as we reported, the athletes were hurriedly sent home when Spain declared a state of emergency in mid-March. Instead of staying through the end of that month, Hagino and Ohashi evacuated on March 17th.

That situation was just one domino in a string of big changes for swimmers everywhere. For Ohashi, the Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) was cancelled just days before it was slated to begin, then the Olympic Games themselves were moved to July of 2021 and finally June’s Japan Open was also cancelled.

On the rearranging of what was once a set path, Ohashi said, “I have been giving all for ‘that day,’ and am a little speechless.”

But, the 24-year-old sees a positive, as she stated, “Now I am given 1 year and 4 months and confident I can improve further.”

Additionally, Ohashi said she was thinking of retiring after the 2021 FINA World Aquatic Championships set for Fukuoka, Japan. That championships’ timeline is now thrown away as it overlaps with the rescheduled Olympics. We’ll see what her plans entail based on when those World Championships are indeed rescheduled.

In the meantime, Ohashi is taking stock in what she learned preparing for the Japan Swim.  While at the altitude camp, Ohashi says she realized she was swimming backstroke ‘without her back.’ She made a point to emphasize her back movement from then on, applying that ‘feeling’ to her other strokes as well.

“That was my ‘back celebration day!” said Ohashi, who specializes in the 200m and 400m IM events and earned a bronze in the latter in Gwangju.

She also looks back on the ‘two years of very hard training’ she’s undergone without what she considers ‘fast times’ coming to fruition. But, she said, “after my back discovery, I am feeling I am moving more efficiently.”

“I once said I would go for gold because I thought I need to declare that to put pressure on myself.  But now I just want to put all I have got in my training without thinking that.  I want to do what I can do now and challenge myself more.  I feel I am in a good place.”

Ohashi was slated to contest the 200m and 400m IM events at Japan’s Olympic Trials, but also entered the 200m fly. Although she said at the time that she did not intend to actually vie for an Olympic spot in that 3rd event, with more time to prepare, perhaps she will reconsider the proposition.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Japan’s Yui Ohashi Discovers Something New About Her Swimming

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

The University of Jamestown, a private liberal arts college in North Dakota, has opened the search for a head coach with the goal of adding a women’s swim team for the 2021-22 season.

“UJ is seeking to start an NAIA women’s swimming program that would ideally begin competition in 2021-22 academic year with the coach recruiting student-athletes during the 2020-21 academic year,” the job listing, posted April 1, says.

Jamestown currently hosts teams in women’s and men’s basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, track & field, volleyball and wrestling, as well as softball, men’s hockey, football and baseball. The Jimmies also have coed esports and shooting sports programs.

The school has an enrollment of about 1,000 students, and until 2013 was known as Jamestown College.

In terms of facilities, it’s not clear where a team would practice or compete. The school’s Hansen Center, which at its time of construction in 1923 contained the first indoor swimming pool in the state, now houses the gymnasium. Jamestown Parks and Rec used to have a lease with the university for use of the outdoor Jamestown Municipal Pool, but that facility shuttered in 2017 when the agreement ended and the Two Rivers Activity Center – which has three available lap swim lanes (each of which is just over 23 yards long) and is a mile from campus – opened.

The school is located about midway between Fargo and Bismarck.

Athletic director Sean Johnson told SwimSwam the school would not comment on the decision to add a team, or its available facilities, until a head coach is hired.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: NAIA University of Jamestown Opens Head Coach Search to Add Women’s Swim Team

By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam

The 2003 FINA World Aquatics Championships was a supremely exciting event for swimming fans. Not only did it gave us a preview of what was to come at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, but the individual performances at those championships proved swimming was still a long way from reaching its potential.

An 18-year-old Michael Phelps set 5 individual World Records, two of which came during semifinals. Neither semifinal mark would last more than 24 hours, however, as Phelps would only continue to improve in the finals, though he wasn’t the only one who got faster heat-by-heat.

The prelims of the men’s 100 meter butterfly at the 2003 FINA World Championships took place on the morning of July 25th. Americans Phelps and Ian Crocker emerged from the prelims as the top-2 seeds going into the semifinals, establishing times of 52.27 and 52.35, respectively. The World Record stood at 51.81, set by Australian Michael Klim in 1999 while the Course Record stood at 52.10 and was owned by the Olympic gold medalist from 2000, Sweden’s Lars Frolander, set in Fukuoka in 2001.

While prelims results were nothing special, even compared to the World and Course Records at the time, the semifinals were electric.

Swimming in heat 1, lane 6 of the first semifinal, Ukraine’s Andrii Serdinov blasted a 51.76 to erase Klim’s 4-year-old World Record. A name perhaps a little forgotten by history because of what happened next, Serdinov is not a name often spoken about the way that Crocker, Phelps, and Cavic are in the late-2000s butterfly discussions.

The next-closest competitor in the heat, USA’s Crocker, was fully 45/100ths behind Serdinov, touching in 52.21 to equal his lifetime best from the 2002 Pan Pacific Championships.

As Serdinov made his way towards the media heat 2 stepped onto the blocks. Not only was Serdinov the fastest-ever in the 100 fly, but he was also one of only five men to ever break the 52-second barrier, joining Aussies Klim and Geoff Huegill, (51.98, 2000) German Thomas Rupprath (51.88, 2002), and American Phelps (51.84, April 2003), who was awaiting the starter’s horn for the second semifinal.

Phelps had been 51.8 three times in the past two years, each time missing Klim’s World Record by mere hundredths.

As Serdinov celebrated Phelps charged down the pool, his back-end speed propelling him ahead of the minutes-old record Serdinov set in the first semifinal. Phelps touched in 51.47, taking 29/100ths off Serdinov’s mark and 34/100ths off Klim’s time from 1999.

Serdinov would have to try again.

The lane assignments and entry times for the final of the Men’s 100 Butterfly, which took place on July 26th, 2003, were set as follows:

1. Evgeny Korotshkin, Russia, 52.55
2. Igor Marchenko, Russia, 52.44
3. Ian Crocker, USA, 52.21
4. Michael Phelps, USA, 51.47
5. Andrii Serdinov, Ukraine, 51.76
6. Thomas Rupprath, Germany, 52.37
7. Franck Esposito, France, 52.49
8. Takashi Yamamoto, Japan, 52.55

Crocker blasted out to an early lead, and by 50 meters was fully 1.12 seconds under World Record pace, turning in 23.99. Rupprath and Serdinov trailed splitting 24.31 and 24.39, respectively. Serdinov utilized a relatively high-arm recovery and every-other breathing pattern throughout the race, a stark contrast to Phelps one lane above who appears to breathe on all but three strokes (not counting the two breakout strokes). Rupprath, meanwhile, also demonstrates a high-arm recovery but maintains a two-down-one-up breathing pattern.

With less than 25 meters remaining five men were ahead of or finger-tipping the World Record line. Ultimately, the mark Phelps had set in the semifinals would out-run all competitors except himself and Crocker, though it was Crocker who touched first and took the World Record into uncharted territory with a 50.98, shaving half-a-second from Phelps’ one-day-old record. Phelps nonetheless shaved another 37/100ths from his previous mark to finish 2nd in 51.10, leaving bronze to Serdinov who also went a lifetime best, touching in 51.59.

The 2003 World Championships were a breakthrough for Crocker, who dropped an immense 1.23 seconds from his best time in Barcelona.

Phelps and Crocker would wrestle for the title of world’s greatest in the 100 butterfly for the next five years. Though Phelps usually got the better of Crocker when gold medals were on the line, it wasn’t until 2009 that Phelps once again boasted a faster best-time than Crocker. While Phelps managed a “magic touch” to win gold in the 100 fly at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Crocker won the 2005 World Championships in a blazing 50.40 which remained the “textile World Record” until 2016 when Singapore’s Joseph Schooling managed a 50.39 to win Olympic gold.

Finals, Men’s 100 Butterfly, 2003 World Championships:

(Crocker lane 3, Phelps lane 4, Serdinov lane 5; Phelps does not appear to be a medal-contender until around 75 meters when he makes his classic charge near the end of the race.)

Phelps’ dominion of the individual medleys was also secured during these championships. Phelps set a new World Record in the semifinals of the 200 IM and then lowered the mark again by 1.5 seconds in the finals to capture the title by nearly 4 seconds. Australian Ian Thorpe took second in the 200 IM in 2003, swimming a 1:59.66 to Phelps’ 1:56.04. Phelps also won the 400 IM in 4:09.09 and the 200 fly in 1:54.35. Interestingly, Phelps never stood on top of the podium to receive a relay medal in 2003. Though Phelps got Team USA out to an early lead in the 800 freestyle relay, the team was overtaken by Australia and settled for silver. Phelps did earn a gold from the 400 medley relay, though he swam the butterfly leg in prelims, ceding the finals to Crocker, as he would in 2004, though in 2003 the action was not voluntary.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Serdinov, Phelps, Crocker: 3 Heats, 3 Consecutive World Records in the 100 Fly

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

Head swimming and diving coach Paul Kueterman resigned from his post after his 10th season with Divison I Siena College, which only has a women’s team, athletic director John D’Argenio announced in early March.

“We thank Paul for his commitment to Siena College and its swimming and diving program over the past 10 years,” said D’Argenio. “With a growing, young family Paul made a decision that would allow him to spend more time with them.”

Kueterman is the winningest coach in program history with 59 dual meet wins and five top-five finishes at the MAAC Championships during his tenure, according to the announcement. Siena won the 2015 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship, and Kueterman was named Women’s Coach of the Meet.

“I am very thankful for my time at Siena,” Kueterman said. “I was lucky to be able to interact and coach with terrific people that all have impacted my life in a variety of ways.”

Kueterman coached eight swimmers to individual ECAC titles, and two to individual MAAC titles. Last season, freshman Lydia Delano earned MAAC Rookie Diver of the Meet, the program’s first major MAAC Championships award. The Saints also set new program records in both the 800 free relay and 100 butterfly.

Siena’s head coach position is one of five currently open during the 2020 NCAA offseason.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Head Coach of 10 Years Paul Kueterman Resigns from Division I Siena College

By Braden Keith on SwimSwam

While many of the country’s top programs have turned their recruiting focus to the class of 2022 (no contact with athletes is allowed yet, but calls to club and high school coaches are rampant), there are still a number of instant-impact swimmers available in the high school class of 2021.

Included among them are two of the top 10 swimmers in SwimSwam’s class of 2021 rankings: Amy Tang from the Pacific Dragons Swim Team in Bellevue, Washington; and Samantha Tadder, from Tide Swim Team in Virginia Beach.

The reason for these swimmers not being committed yet could be any one of a number of things, including:

1. They haven’t made a decision yet
2. They’ve committed privately but haven’t made it public yet
3. They’ve chosen a school with special entrance requirements. These schools, like the Ivies and U.S. Military Academies, have long eschewed these early commitments, believing the higher entrance standards for their schools make admissions more in doubt, but that’s beginning to shift: Navy and Harvard, for example, both already have public commitments in the class of 2021
4. We’ve missed their commitment announcement (we looked really hard though).
5. They’ve decided to skip college and go pro.
6. They’ve decided to go to college and not swim.

But if you’re looking for a short list of which remaining impact swimmers your favorite program might still be adding in the class of 2021, below are the top remaining targets in that group.

This list is roughly ranked, but not precisely ranked. Our updated class of 2021 rankings are being used below and will be released in full later this week.

Ranked Swimmers Remaining

*HM = Honorable Mention, BOTR = Best of the Rest

#4 Amy Tang – Lakeside High School/Pacific Dragons Swim Team, Bellevue Washington

Best Times: 50 free – 22.06, 100 free – 48.11, 200 free – 1:46.64, 100 back – 52.17, 100 fly – 52.95

Tang blasted her way up the national rankings with a 22.06 in the 50 free and 48.11 in the 100 free in December at the Winter Junior Championships – West. Her sprint free times put her on almost any free relay in the country already.

#8 – Samantha Tadder – First Colonial High School/Tide Swim Team, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Best Times: 500 free – 4:44.15, 1000 free – 9:39.37, 1650 free – 16:13.03, 400 IM – 4:07.15, 200 breast – 2:11.76, 100 breast – 1:00.95

Tadder will likely be an NCAA qualifier as a freshman. A native of Virginia, Tadder lives in the heart of ACC country, where the tide is rising quickly, but she told a local newspaper 3 weeks ago that her decision was down to Texas, Stanford, and Kentucky.

HM* – Alicia Henry – Alpharetta High School/Dynamo Swim Club, Alpharetta, Georgia

Best Times: 100 breast – 1:00.20, 200 breast – 2:15.36

Alicia Henry is the top 100-yard breaststroke in the class, though she doesn’t offer much versatility yet. Still, great relay breaststrokers have long been a bugaboo for a number of top 10 programs, so there will still be lots of demand for a 1:00.2 breaststroke. She’s the defending Georgia big school state champion in that 100 breast.

BOTR* – Vanessa Chong – Cardozo High School/Badger Swim Club, Oakland Gardens, New York

Best Times: 100 fly – 53.52, 200 fly – 1:59.97, 200 IM – 2:01.91, 

Chong has shown steady improvement throughout her high school career, though she missed her junior year Sectionals meet, which is where many of her best times came as a sophomore.

BOTR* – Meghan Lynch – Greenwich High School/Greenwich YWCA Dolphins, Greenwich, Connecticut

Best Times: 100 breast – 1:02.28, 200 breast – 2:12.29, 200 IM – 1:59.04, 400 IM – 4:12.07

A well-known name from her days as a dominant age grouper, Lynch is another swimmer who missed out on her big junior season taper meet, which has been NCSA Spring Junior Nationals in past years. She had big time drops as a sophomore though, and she’s proven that the talent is there throughout her swimming life.

Others

KyAnh Truong – Westwood HIgh School/Western Hills Athletic Club, Austin, Texas

Best Times: 50 free – 22.69, 100 free – 50.26, 100 fly – 53.72

Kailyn Winter – Soquel High School/Quicksilver Swimming, Soquel, California

Best Times: 50 free – 22.98, 100 free – 50.40, 100 fly – 54.02

Eboni McCarty – Westminster Christian Academy/Madison Swimming Association, Huntsville, Alabama

Best Times: 50 free- 22.63, 100 free – 50.07, 100 back – 55.41

Abby Carr– Washington Christian Academy/Rockville Montgomery Swim Club, Bethesda, Maryland

Best Times: 100 fly – 54.09, 200 fly – 2:01.14, 100 back – 54.65

Mia Chang – Jackson High School/Bellevue Club Swim Team, Bellevue, Washington

Best Times: 50 free – 23.66, 100 free – 49.37, 200 IM – 1:59.71, 200 back – 1:56.74

Aurora Roghair– Iowa City West High School/Iowa Flyers Swim Club, Iowa City, Iowa

Best Times: 100 free – 50.95, 200 free – 1:48.40, 500 free – 4:47.41, 1000 free – 9:54.41, 1650 free – 16:35.60

Yixuan Chang – Stamford Sailfish Aquatic Club, Stamford, Connecticut

Best Times: 100 free – 49.95, 200 free – 1:48.76, 500 free – 4:49.46, 1650 free – 16:34.73

Note: Chang is a Chinese National, but has spent significant time living and training in the U.S. 

Joy Jiang– Scarsdale Senior High School/Westchester Aquatic Club, Scarsdale, New York

Best Times: 100 fly – 55.12, 200 fly – 1:59.51, 200 IM – 2:06.03, 400 IM – 4:26.24, 200 free – 1:50.99

Note: Jiang’s long course times, including a 1:01.64 in the 100 meter fly, indicate she has better yards performances to come.

Justine Murdock– Cranbrook Kingswood School/Atlantis Swimming-BBA, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Best Times: 100 back – 54.36, 200 back – 1:56.48, 100 fly – 56.97

Kathryn Shanley– Chatfield High School/Foothills Swim Team, Littleton, Colorado

Best Times: 200 free – 1:48.21, 500 free – 4:49.07, 1650 free – 16:24.16

Anna Shaw– Heritage High School/University of Denver Hilltoppers, Littleton, Colorado

Best TImes: 50 free – 22.94, 100 free – 49.85

Kailia Utley – Mater Dei High School/Irvine Novaquatics, Huntingon Beach, California

Best Times: 100 fly – 53.66, 200 fly – 2:00.66, 100 back – 54.89, 200 back – 1:58.89

Kristin Cornish – /Horace Greeley High School/BGC – N. Westchester Marlins, Chappaqua, New York

Best Times: 200 free – 1:50.34, 500 free – 4:51.26, 1000 free – 9:50.37, 1650 free – 16:37.87

Aris Runnels– Colgan High School/NCAP, Manassas, Virginia

Best Times: 50 free – 23.85, 100 free – 51.97, 100 back – 53.80, 100 fly – 54.96

Jaime Chen – Newport High School/Bellevue Club Swim Team, Bellevue, Washington

Best Times: 100 free – 50.12, 100 fly – 54.11, 200 fly – 1:59.52

Reese Dehen – 1:02.07/2:13.63 breaststroker, 2:01 IMer

Madelyn Christman – 22.97/50.19 freestyle, 54.44/1:57.19 backstroker

Clare Vetkoetter – Wakeland High School/Texas Ford Aquatics, Frisco, Texas

Best Times: 500 free – 4:54.35, 1000 free – 10:01.38, 1650 free – 16:45.00

Quinn Murphy– Phoenix Country Day School/Phoenix Swim Club, Paradise Valley, Arizona

Best Times: 100 back – 53.75, 200 back – 1:59.14, 100 free – 50.75, 200 free – 1:49.45

Avery Bargeron – The Lovett School/Dynamo Swim Club, Atlanta, Georgia

Best Times: 100 fly – 53.98, 200 fly – 1:59.97, 100 back – 55.24, 200 back – 2:03.77

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Swimming’s Top 25 Uncommitted High School Juniors (Girls – Class of 2021)

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

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Dover, Ohio-native Hunter Armstrong (Joseph Armstrong in SWIMS database) has announced his plans to leave West Virginia University after one year and transfer to The Ohio State University. Armstrong will have three years of eligibility left with the Buckeyes.

“I am excited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at Ohio State University. I have full faith in Coach Dorenkott and his absolutely amazing staff. I think I finally found my home.”

Armstrong graduated from Dover High School in 2019 and went to West Virginia, where his older brother Jake Armstrong, a two-time Big 12 Champion and NCAA All-American Honorable Mention in the 100 breast, had spent his collegiate career. Their parents were both student-athletes (father played football; mother, basketball) at Ferrum College in Virginia.

At the time of his commitment, Armstrong was still a somewhat recent convert to full-time swimming and was dropping tons of time right and left. Swimming with Canton City Schools, he capped off the 2019 long course season with three individual titles at Summer Junior Nationals: 50 free (22.57 – Olympic Trials cut), 100 free (49.80 – Olympic Trials cut), and 100 back (54.97 – Olympic Trials cut and Meet Record). Now, the 6’6” Armstrong is a member of the 2019-20 USA Swimming National Junior Team and finished last year with FINA 18U World Rankings of 8 in the 50 free and 50 back, 13 in the 100 back, and 14 in the 100 free. As a freshman at West Virginia, he placed 3rd in the 100 back (46.22) and 4th in the 50 free (19.78) and 100 free (42.91) at 2020 Big 12 Championships.

Updating his LCM times progression, his PBs include:

Comparison of SCY PBs, October 2018 vs today:

The Buckeyes were runners-up to Michigan at the 2020 B1G Men’s Championships. Armstrong’s best times would have scored in the A finals of the 100 free and 100 back and the B final of the 50 free. He will overlap with Sem Andreis, Colin McDermott, Jonah Cooper, Thomas Watkins, and Robert Kondalski.

He will suit up with incoming freshmen Brandon Day, Charlie Clark, Ian Van Gorp, Jack Herczeg, Jean-Pierre Khouzam, Jonathan Edwards, Justin Fleagle, Mario McDonald, Nathan Holty, Owen Conley, and Pete Krusinski in the fall of 2020.

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Read the full story on SwimSwam: 3x Summer Jrs Champ and OT Qualifier Hunter Armstrong Transfers to Ohio State

By Coleman Hodges on SwimSwam

We are all trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic as best we can. Staying at home and not socializing is not an easy task for anyone, and keeping a swimmer out of the pool is equally antagonizing. Therefore, SwimSwam is starting the Swimming From Home Talk Show, where host Coleman Hodges speaks with the swimming community about how they’re coping with our current goggle-less reality.

Kelsi Dahlia broke down the weeks following the Des Moines Pro Swim, including a period where she self-quarantined for a week with the thought that she could have COVID-19 herself. Luckily, that was just a scare, and her test came back negative. Currently, she’s with her family in New Jersey, where she’s taking advantage of being around her siblings and getting in workouts with them.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Swimming From Home Talk Show: Kelsi Dahlia on having a COVID-19 Scare

By Tomas Rodriguez on SwimSwam

The Brazilian Confederation of Water Sports, Confederaçao Brasileira de Desportos Aquáticos (CBDA), has canceled its calendar across all aquatic sports until July 15. The news comes amid an escalation of COVID-19 cases in the nation.

Yesterday, CBDA‘s president Luiz Fernando Coelho released an official statement detailing what those measures will look like:

“We find ourselves facing a great challenge ahead of us in terms of defining the schedule for the various aquatic activities in the short and longer term, amid the lack of clarity in regards to the length of the social isolationperiod. The length of such period has not yet been determined by public authorities.

There are several scenarios and their implications, applicable for federations, as well as for athletes and coaches, clubs, gyms, associations, swimming pools and sports equipment in general.

Taking such information into consideration, we have decided that:

All Brazilian and regional championships (governed by CBDA) across all disciplines are suspended until July 5, and therefore will not be held.

Each local federation will analyze its specific situation in order to determine, as soon as possible, the local calendar, always complying with that stipulated by the state authorities.

As soon as we have a clearer picture of an eventual adjustment in the calendar defined above, we will issue a follow-up statement.

To all our friends in the aquatic community: take care of the health of yourselves and your loved ones, we will be stronger when all this is over.”

In late March, we reported that the CBDA announced the cancellation of the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Trials, which were previously rescheduled from their April start date until late June at the Maria Lenk Water Park in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazil’s aquatics federation was originally resistant to acceptance of the pandemic. They were among the last nations to reschedule their trials, and in mid-March posted a letter from their sports physician downplaying the severity of the outbreak.

Among those fighting to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Brazil is Rio 2016 Olympian Marcos Macedo. The 29-year-old retired swimmer is at the forefront of fighting the epidemic, working 80 hours a week aiding hospitals in the city of Sao Paulo.

Macedo’s trajectory on the world stage includes a gold medal as part of Brazil’s 4×100 medley relay at the Doha 2014 Short Course World Championships, a second-place finish in the 4×100 free relay at the 2011 Universiade in Shenzhen, China, and a bronze medal as part of the 4×100 freestyle squad at the 2008 4×100 freestyle relay in Monterrey, Mexico.

While Brazil does not remain “officially” on lockdown, some of its major touristic attractions as can be its populated beaches, have been closed to the general public.

According to the website worldometers.info, the nation has reported 12,632 cases associated with COVID-19 and a total of 588 confirmed deaths.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Coronavirus Update: Brazil’s CBDA Cancels All Events Until July 5

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

The Partnership for Clean Competition, anti-doping non-profit that funds about 80% of anti-doping research worldwide, is allocating $120,000 to COVID-19 research with the goal of helping scientists “get a better sense of how many people have the new coronavirus but show no symptoms,” the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the NFL, Major League Baseball and the U.S. Olympic Committee founded the group – which will partner with USC, Stanford and a Salt Like City anti-doping lab for this project – in 2008.

“The study will reveal the prevalence of COVID-19 infections,” Daniel Eichner, president of the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory in Salt Lake City, told the AP. “Importantly, the data will also determine how many people have been infected and recovered. Based on our observations of other outbreaks, many carriers don’t have a clinical reason to get tested, so they go undetected and may continue to put others at risk of infection.”

Michael Pearlmutter, PCC executive director, said the lab bought 15,000 testing kits that produce results within 15 minutes, according to the AP. Some of the tests will be given to individuals in “sports-related organizations near Stanford and USC, but also to members of the general public in highly affected areas,” in order to get a better sense of the virus’ prevalence in the general population.

“What we need is a large enough sample size to produce data that can be used for solid decision-making,” Pearlmutter said.

“I don’t think anyone expected we’d be doing this, but we all have a part to play,” he added. “In our case, we have resources and access to SLC lab. It was nimble and appropriate for our board to allow us to do this project, in addition to the anti-doping research we always do.”

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Anti-Doping Nonprofit Dedicates $120K to Fund COVID-19 Testing Research

By Torrey Hart on SwimSwam

FINA has released the full decision of the doping panel presiding over South African Roland Schoeman‘s case, which in February handed the 39-year-old a one-year suspension retroactive to May 18, 2019.

• Click here to read the full decision.

The document states that at an out-of-competition anti-doping test that day, Schoeman said he had used nine supplements in the prior seven days. On July 10, he was notified that his urine sample tested positive for GW 501516, a hormone and metabolic modulator considered to be a cancer risk. The next day, Schoeman requested that the B sample be tested and accepted a provisional suspension as of 18 July 2019.

On Aug. 19, FINA confirmed that the B sample also found a presence of GW 501516, and charged Schoeman with a violation of the FINA Doping Control Regulations. The doping panel took over jurisdiction of the case, and on Sept. 22, Schoeman requested a hearing and extra time to complete his investigation into the reason for the positive test.

Eventually, the hearing was postponed to Jan. 2020 because Schoeman was investigating “23 different products and other possible causes of the positive test.”

On Jan. 24, Schoeman contended that despite his “diligence in testing all products which he believed could reasonably have been the cause of his positive test,” and spending approximately $16,500 to do so, he did not determine the source of the positive test. But concluded that for a variety of reasons, contamination was the most likely reason.

Among those reasons was that “GW1516 is not legally permitted in any medications, supplements or foods, but anti-doping organizations have cautioned that nutritional supplements may be contaminated with this substance,” and that his tests in March and June were negative, which is inconsistent with “regular, intentional use of the substance, but consistent with possible contamination.”

Schoeman also noted that there was a “substantial delay” in notifying him of the positive test, and that “may have contributed to his inability to identify the source of his positive test” – for example, the decision notes, he wasn’t able to test the exact batches he ingested.

“Regrettably, notice to the Athlete of his positive test was delayed through no fault of the Athlete for nearly two months after sample collection and until 10 July 2019,” the decision reads. “Neither FINA nor the WADA accredited laboratory provided any explanation for this delay.”

Usually, an athlete’s first doping suspension would be two years, unless he can locate the source of contamination, which Schoeman was not able to do. The doping panel acknowledged the discrepancy and accepted the findings of the costly investigation, with the added note that FINA’s delay in notification lessened the case against him.

Despite the ban, the Olympic postponement opens the door for Schoeman to qualify for a fifth Games after he is reinstated on May 18. He would have missed South African Nationals, which were originally scheduled for April 4-9, but were rescheduled even before the delay was official.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Doping Panel Decision Reveals Schoeman Spent $16K to Investigate Positive Test

By Ben Dornan on SwimSwam

With nearly all swimmers reaching their prime between their late teens to early 30s, masters swimming gives an opportunity for swimmers all over to continue competing at any age. Swim Fort Lauderdale’s Cecilia McCloskey has been racing masters for over 30 years and has amassed numerous American Masters and World Masters records.

With decades of experience in the pool, McCloskey is a clear example of the longevity the sport of swimming can provide. After making waves in the US masters swimming world for quite some time, the now 70 year-old is showing no signs of slowing down. Most recently, McCloskey was among a handful of Masters World record breakers at the 2020 Albatross Open in North Bethesda, Maryland. There, she downed the previous 70-74 year-old WRs in the 100 back (1:17.36), 100 fly (1:20.34), 100 IM (1:21.09) and 200 IM (2:55.56).

McCloskey was a part of the US contingent that took part in the 2019 World Masters Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Swimming only one day of the competition, McCloskey, secured two medals; a gold and a silver. In the 200 backstroke, she took the top spot in the 65-69 age group with the only sub 3-minute time. Her 2:59.90 was fast enough to set a new Championship Record, improving on the previous mark of 3:01.12. She was joined on the podium by Linda Hunt for silver (3:14.28) and Susan Swire-Thompson (3:17.93) for bronze.

She followed up her victory with a 100 freestyle silver, in which she swam a 1:15.69, just behind Jayne Stephenson with a 1:15.12. Third place went to Kathleen Tunnicliffe’s 1:17.89.

Competing at both the 1964 and 1968 US Olympic trials, McCloskey came very close to making the team in the ’68 by placing fourth in the 100 back. In that year, the top three finishers would make the team but McCloskey just missed out as she touched behind Pokey Watson, Susie Atwood, and Kaye Hall.

The next year, McCloskey suffered another blow when she qualified for the 1968 World Student Games team at the ’67 Pan Am Games but couldn’t go as she didn’t reach the age requirement. She needed to be 18 as of Jan 1, 1968 but wouldn’t hit that age until a day later; Jan 2, 1968.

After these setbacks to her swimming career, McCloskey took a step back from the intense training that she had become accustomed to. After a full 10 years out of the pool, McCloskey made her first comeback in 1979 and has been swimming on and off ever since.

2020 for McCloskey has so far yielded 11 US Masters Swimming National records including backstroke, butterfly, IM, and freestyle races.

Cecilia McCloskey 2020 USMS National Records

• 50 Backstroke (SCY) – 32.57
• 50 Butterfly (SCY) – 31.61
• 100 Backstroke (SCY) – 1:10.44
• 100 IM (SCY) – 1:13.33
• 200 Backstroke (SCY) – 2:34.54
• 200 IM (SCY) – 2:42.60
• 400 IM (SCY) – 5:53.25
• 500 Freestyle (SCY) – 6:25.43
• 400 Freestyle (SCM) – 5:55.02
• 800 Freestyle (SCM) – 11:54.61
• 1500 Freestyle (SCM) – 22:06.78

McCloskey’s with US master’s swimming resume dates back more that 30 years and includes a total of 47 USMS national records. Back in 1986 she became the fastest ever 35-39 year-old in the 200 back (SCY), as well as in the 50, 100 and 200 back (LCM). By 2017 she had set 10 45-49 records and 13 65-69 records.

You can check out a list of McCloskey’s meet results, USMS Individual Top 10 Achievements, All American Honours, and more here.

Read the full story on SwimSwam: Cecilia McCloskey Has Broken 11 Masters National Records in 2020 so Far

By Giusy Cisale on SwimSwam

Antidoping no profit The Partnership for Clean Competition, sta stanziando 120.000 dollari per la ricerca COVID-19. L’associazione finanzia circa l’80% della ricerca antidoping in tutto il mondo. Obiettivo della donazione è “aiutare gli scienziati a capire meglio quante persone hanno il coronavirus ma non mostrano sintomi”.

La notizia è stata riportata da Associated Press ieri.

L’Agenzia Antidoping degli Stati Uniti, la NFL, la Major League Baseball e il Comitato Olimpico degli Stati Uniti hanno fondato il gruppo nel 2008. La Partnership for Clean Competition collabora con l’USC, Stanford e un laboratorio antidoping di Salt Like City.

Daniel Eichner, presidente del Laboratorio di ricerca e test di medicina dello sport di Salt Lake City, ha dichiarato:

“Lo studio rivelerà la prevalenza delle infezioni da COVID-19”.

 “È importante notare che i dati determineranno anche quante persone sono state infettate e guarite. Sulla base delle nostre osservazioni di altri focolai, molti portatori non hanno un motivo clinico per sottoporsi ai test, quindi non vengono rilevati e possono continuare a mettere altri a rischio di infezione”.

Il laboratorio ha acquistato 15.000 kit di test che producono risultati in 15 minuti.

Alcuni dei test saranno somministrati a singoli individui nelle organizzazioni sportive e nelle aree altamente colpite dal virus.

Il direttore esecutivo Michael Pearlmutte, ha dichiarato:

“Non credo che qualcuno si aspettasse che lo avremmo fatto, ma abbiamo tutti un ruolo da svolgere”.

“Nel nostro caso, abbiamo risorse e accesso al laboratorio SLC. È stato agile e appropriato per il nostro consiglio di amministrazione permetterci di iniziare questo progetto. La ricerca antidping continuerà come sempre.

Riportato in inglese da Torrey Hart

Read the full story on SwimSwam: AntiDoping No Profit Stanzia 120 Mila $ Per Ricerca Contro Coronavirus

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Set of the Week is courtesy of FINIS, a SwimSwam partner.

This week’s set of the week comes from Ethan Beseris, Team Sales Rep for FINIS.

“I am speed.”

Warmup
-100 swim
-8×25 swim IM order

Main Set
-16×50 on 3 minutes rest, all out sprint. Use Edge fins when you get tired.
200 pull cooldown

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About FINIS, Inc.

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Set of the Week is courtesy of FINIS, Inc., a SwimSwam partner.

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By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its All-American teams for the 2019-20 NAIA season. Unlike the NCAA, whose Division I, Division II, and Division III Championships were all canceled in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, a college athletics association for small colleges and universities in North America) was able to complete its 2020 season. The NAIA National Championship typically takes place one week before the NCAA’s Division II meet, the first of the four NCAA Championships (Division I men, Division I women, Division II men and women, and Division III men and women).

This year, SCAD Savannah women won their third straight NAIA National Championship and their sixth national title in school history, earning a total of 767.50 points. Keiser University logged 624 points to post their second consecutive runner-up finish behind the Bees. 34 women’s teams participated in the 2020 NAIA National Championship which took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, including first-year teams Bethel University (IN), Lincoln College, Simpson University, Sterling College, and Westmont College.

Individual swimmers and divers who finished in 1st through 8th place and relays that finished 1st through 4th earned All-American honors. Relays finishing 5th through 8th were named Honorable Mention. 75 All-American awards were given and SCAD led the way with 15. They were followed by Keiser with 11, Olivet Nazarene and Cumberlands with 9 each, and Indiana Wesleyan with 8.

2020 CSCAA All-Americans – NAIA Women

The individual award winners are listed below. Two swimmers earned the maximum 8 honors, awarded for 3 individual events and 5 relays: Mendy De Rooi of University of the Cumberlands (100 Free, 500 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay) and Ori Freibach from Keiser (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay). Two more swimmers earned 7: Keiser’s Emma Augustsson (100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay) and SCAD’s Spencer Sheridan (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay).

2020 CSCAA All-Americans – NAIA Women

Read the full story on SwimSwam: SCAD Women Lead 2020 CSCAA All-American Awards for NAIA with 15

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its NAIA All-American teams for 2019-20. Unlike the NCAA, whose Division I, Division II, and Division III Championships were all cancelled in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, a college athletics association for small colleges and universities in North America) was able to complete its 2020 season. The NAIA National Championship typically takes place one week before the NCAA’s Division II meet, the first of the four NCAA Championships (Division I men, Division I women, Division II men and women, and Division III men and women).

Keiser University won its third straight NAIA Men’s National Championship with 743 points. SCAD Savannah finished second (681 points) in the team standings for the fifth year in a row. 29 men’s teams participated in the 2020 NAIA National Championship which took place in Knoxville, Tennessee, including first-year teams Lincoln College, Simpson University, Sterling College, and Williams Baptist University.

Individual swimmers and divers who finished in 1st through 8th place and relays that finished 1st through 4th earned All-American honors. Relays finishing 5th through 8th were named Honorable Mention. 75 All-American awards were given out. The top 5 teams were SCAD with 16, Keiser with 15, Cumberlands with 11, St. Ambrose with 9, and Union with 7.

2020 CSCAA All-Americans – NAIA Men

Three swimmers earned the maximum 8 honors, awarded for 3 individual events and 5 relays: JaredIngram of Keiser (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay), his teammate Marcel Nagy (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay), and Calvin Coetzee of Lindsey Wilson College (100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay). Two more earned 7 All-American awards: Keiser’s Lukas Macek (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay) and SCAD’s Zoltan Monori (100 Free, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay).

2020 CSCAA All-Americans – NAIA Men

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By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

The College Swimming and Diving Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its All-American team selections for 2019-20 after an unceremonious end to the college swimming season saw all three NCAA division meets get cancelled (Division II was midway through when it got called off).

Due to the unprecedented circumstances, the CSCAA has come up with a new set of criteria that athletes must meet in order to be called an NCAA All-American.

The criteria for Division I is as follows:

“All Relays Achieving ‘A’ Standards, individuals selected to the NCAA Championships, and divers entered in uncontested events from the Zone C Diving Qualification meet are named All-American.”

Previously, a top-eight finish at NCAAs would earn you first-team status, and a finish in the consolation finals (9th-16th) would give you Honorable Mention honors. But, due to the change this year, there won’t be a distinction between the two.

The change has resulted in a large increase in Division I All-Americans for 2020. For the women, there are 452 swimmers and divers earning All-American status, up over 85 percent from last season’s 244. There were also 77 teams with at least one All-American this season compared to 2019’s 44.

Stanford had the highest number of women earning the honor this season with 19 after leading last year with 18. Virginia and Ohio State tied for second with 18 this season.

Top-5 Schools With Most Female D1 All-Americans

1. Stanford, 19
2. Virginia / Ohio State, 18
3. –
4. Michigan / Louisville, 17
5. –

You can find a full list of the 2020 Division I All-American women below.

2020 CSCAA All-Americans (D1 Women)

Akron

• Bugariu, Andrea (3-Meter Diving)
• Goodrick, Kamryn (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Kalik, Paige (3-Meter Diving)

Alabama

• Antoniou, Kalia (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Liberto, Morgan (200 Back)
• Lucoe, Tanesha (Platform Diving)
• McMahon, Kensey (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Molnar, Flora (100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Preski, Alexis (500 Free, 400 IM)
• Scott, Morgan (50 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Surrency, Alexandria (50 Free)
• White, Rhyan (100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Wolf, Julia (200 Free Relay)
• Wong, Kaila (100 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)

Arizona

• Bernal, Aria (100 Back)
• Cox, Hannah (500 Free)
• Jacobsen, Kirsten (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Korenwinder, Mallory (100 Breast)
• Macias Alba, Allyson (1650 Free)

Arizona State

• Curry, Camryn (50 Free)
• Dawson, Kendall (500 Free)
• Foelske, Jade (200 Fly)
• Kansakoski, Silja (100 Breast)
• Laning, Erica (200 Free, 500 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Looney, Lindsay (200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)
• Nordin, Emma (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Runge, Cierra (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)

Arkansas

• Hopkin, Anna (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Melton, Kobie (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Moore, Molly (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Palsha, Peyton (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• Sansores De La Fuente, Andrea (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)

Auburn

• Clevenger, Robyn (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Cummings, Carly (200 Breast)
• Fisch, Claire (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Hetzer, Emily (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Kutsch, Anna-julia (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Maillard, Alison (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Merritt, Jessica (800 Free Relay)
• Meynen, Julie (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Oeztuerk, Sonnele (200 Back)
• Preble, Averee (1650 Free)
• Webb, Abbey (200 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)

Ball State

• Bertram, Rachel (3-Meter Diving)
• Locante, Caitlin (3-Meter Diving)

Bowling Green

• Lemke, Talisa (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Brigham Young

• Cribbs, Kennedy (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

California

• Blovad, Keaton (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Darcel, Sarah (200 IM, 400 IM)
• Dimeco, Sarah (1650 Free)
• Harrison, Alicia (100 Breast)
• Ivey, Isabel (100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Klinker, Rachel (200 Fly)
• Murphy, Madelyn (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• Mykkanen, Courtney (200 Back)
• Neumann, Robin (100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Rajic, Ema (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Riley, Eloise (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Spitz, Ayla (200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay)
• Thai, Briana (3-Meter Diving)
• Weitzeil, Abbigail (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Wilson, Alicia (200 IM, 400 IM)

California

• Thai, Briana (Platform Diving)
• Tykha, Yuliya (Platform Diving)

Cincinnati

• Kutsko, Anhelina (100 Fly)
• Roscoe, Patricia (Platform Diving)
• Schuermann, Claire (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Cleveland State

• Kerro, Emma (3-Meter Diving)

Duke

• Jordan, Kylie (100 Fly)
• Marsh, Alyssa (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay)
• Morris, Halle (200 Medley Relay)
• Shuppert, Emma (100 Back, 200 Medley Relay)
• Snyder, Sarah (200 Medley Relay)
• Watson, Aliyah (Platform Diving)

East Carolina

• Stege, Kristen (1650 Free)

Eastern Michigan

• Berger, Bethany (3-Meter Diving)
• Schempf, Micaela (3-Meter Diving)
• Tsafantakis Sophia (3-Meter Diving)
• Veltigian, Keira (3-Meter Diving)

Florida

• Ault, Taylor (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Ball, Emma (100 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Bates, Talia (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Braswell, Leah (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Dressel, Sherridon (100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Faulconer, Savanna (400 IM)
• Fertel, Kelly (200 IM, 400 IM)
• Garofalo, Isabella (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Golding, Kathleen (400 IM)
• Hillis, Gabrielle (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• McCool, Ashley (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Miller, Nikki (1650 Free)
• Pearl, Vanessa (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)

Florida Gulf Coast

• Halmai, Petra (200 Breast)

Florida International

• Gouda, Maha (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Nocentini, Jasmine (50 Free)
• Song, Mandy (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Florida State

• Bonniewell, Ayla (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Carlson, Molly (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Fernandes, Aryanna (100 Fly)
• Kucheran, Nina (100 Breast)
• Vanovermeiren, Sydney (400 IM)

Georgia

• Anderson, Olivia (1650 Free)
• Brown, Portia Del (200 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
• Burchill, Veronica (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Carnevale, Sofia (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Dellatorre, Danielle (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay)
• Dickinson, Callie (200 Fly)
• Fa’Amausili, Gabrielle (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Harnish, Courtney (200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Hartman, Zoie (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Homovich, Madison (200 Back)
• Luther, Dakota (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• McCauley, Ashley (200 Breast)
• Stout, Jordan (800 Free Relay)

Georgia Tech

• Hidalgo, Camryn (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Ilgenfritz, Emily (50 Free, 500 Free)

Grand Canyon

• Lameiro, Sara (Platform Diving)

Harvard

• Dahlke, Mikaela (200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Lawrence, Esther (3-Meter Diving)
• Miclau, Elizabeth (Platform Diving)
• Milne, Georgina (3-Meter Diving)
• Pasadyn, Felicia (200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Quist, Kennidy (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Shelton, Samantha (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Yegher, Jaycee (100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Hawaii

• Davis, Ivy (3-Meter Diving)
• Hajkova, Karolina (100 Back)
• Hines, Phoebe (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Lassman, Lucia (100 Fly)
• Wils, Daphne (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Houston

• Brown, Zarena (200 Free)
• Kondis, Peyton (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Laderoute, Laura (100 Back)
• Leehy, Mykenzie (200 Free)
• Sacha, Ioanna (200 IM)

Illinois

• Shegos, Taylor (3-Meter Diving)
• Young, Erin (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Illinois at Chicago

• Liebenberg, Cydney (3-Meter Diving)
• Molldrem, Maya (3-Meter Diving)

Illinois State

• Lecoeur, Caroline (3-Meter Diving)

Indiana

• Carter, Taylor (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Dupre, Cora (50 Free, 100 Free200 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Eiber, Laurel (200 Free Relay)
• Gildersleeve, Carla (200 Fly)
• Haskett, Grace (200 Free Relay)
• Heitmann, Maria Paula (500 Free)
• Jernberg, Cassandra (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Kirkpatrick, Abby (100 Breast)
• Looze, Mackenzie (200 IM, 400 IM)
• Luarde, Kayla (3-Meter Diving)
• Peplowski, Noelle (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 IM)
• Smith, Zain (3-Meter Diving)
• Turak, Ashley (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Wallace, Maggie (1650 Free)
• Wang, Alyssa (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Weiss, Emily (100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Iowa

• Burvill, Hannah (200 Free)
• Drake, Kelsey (200 Fly)
• Tamborski, Samantha (3-Meter Diving)

James Madison

• Jones, Julianna (1650 Free)
• Zhang, Bonnie (100 Free)

Kansas

• Blose, Dewi (100 Back)
• Chen, Jiayu (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Kentucky

• Bonnett, Bailey (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
• Brooks, Caitlin (100 Back, 200 Back)
• Davey, Gillian (200 Breast, 400 IM)
• Dellmore, Emma (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Gaines, Riley (200 Free, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)
• Galyer, Alex (200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Gati, Isabella (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
• Hill, Jaclyn (200 Breast)
• Hudson, Cara (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Knight, Kyndal (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• McNeese, Beth (500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Seidt, Asia (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Sorenson, Sophia (200 Back, 200 IM)
• Southall, Morgan (3-Meter Diving)

Liberty

• Keiner, Payton (100 Back, 200 Back)

Louisiana State

• Robinson, Niamh (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Tuxen, Anne (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Wilson, Aimee (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Louisville

• Astashkina, Mariia (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay)
• Cattermole, Sophie (1650 Free)
• Dodd, Elizabeth (Platform Diving)
• Erickson, Abigail (Platform Diving)
• Fanz, Casey (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Fears, Molly (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Friesen, Morgan (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Hay, Abigail (200 IM, 400 IM)
• Kraus, Alena (200 Fly)
• Luther, Madison (1650 Free)
• Oglesby, Grace (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Openysheva, Arina (100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Price, Brianna (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Regenauer, Christiana (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Schoof, Ashlyn (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Visscher, Lainey (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Wheeler, Kaylee (100 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)

Massachusetts

• Boric, Maja (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Miami (FL)

• Vallee, Mia (3-Meter Diving)

Michigan

• Canale, Nikki (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Carter, Olivia (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Cheetham, Lauren (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Cutshaw, Christy (Platform Diving)
• Hicks, Chloe (200 Back)
• Hogan, Lucy (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Klein, Allie (3-Meter Diving)
• Krause, Vanessa (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Free Relay)
• Kwan, Victoria (200 Fly, 400 IM)
• MacNeil, Margaret (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Maiocco, Claire (200 Medley Relay)
• McPherson, Camryn (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Pyshnenko, Daria (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Schmidt, Sierra (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Sims, Kaitlynn (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Sundermann, Paige (Platform Diving)
• Tucker, Miranda (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)

Michigan State

• Ling, Amanda (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Neely, Erin (3-Meter Diving)
• Oppedisano, Julia (3-Meter Diving)

Minnesota

• Cook, Emily (100 Back)
• Fowler, Jaclynn (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Kozelsky, Lindsey (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Sarkis, Jae (3-Meter Diving)
• Waddell, Tevyn (200 Back, 100 Fly)
• Zhu, Joh (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Missouri

• Feddersen, Amy (200 Free Relay)
• Huitt, Madison (Platform Diving)
• Hynes, Haley (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• Keil, Megan (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• King, Jennifer (200 Back)
• Rees, Meredith (100 Back)
• Thompson, Sarah (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• Trueb, Savana (Platform Diving)
• Winer, Molly (200 Medley Relay)

Navy

• Gerdes, Meghan (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Harrington, Sydney (100 Fly, 200 Fly)
• Montau, Hannah (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Thomas, Martina (200 Free)

NC State

• Alons, Kylee (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Berkoff, Katharine (100 Back, 200 Back, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Calegan, Olivia (100 Breast)
• Foley, Katharine (1650 Free)
• Glover, Mackenzie (200 Back)
• Hansson, Sophie (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Huizinga, Danika (200 Back)
• Kline, Madeline (Platform Diving)
• Maccausland, Heather (200 Free Relay)
• Moore, Kathleen (500 Free, 200 Back, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Muzzy, Emma (200 Back, 200 IM, 400 IM)
• Perry, Ky-lee (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Poole, Julia (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Rowe, Sirena (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• Sargent, Makayla (1650 Free, 400 IM)

Nebraska

• Coffey, Audrey (1650 Free)
• Coughlen, Madison (200 Fly)
• Haebig, Autumn (200 Free)
• Troyer, Sara (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

New Hampshire

• Metzler, Anna (400 IM)

North Carolina

• Cameron, Bryanna (200 Fly)
• Cole, Emma (50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Countie, Grace (50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Grund, Emily (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Hauder, Caroline (100 Free, 100 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Higgs, Lillian (100 Breast)
• Lindner, Sophie (100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Free Relay)
• Lowe, Heidi (200 Free Relay)
• Perrotta, Brooke (100 Fly)
• Vannote, Elizabeth (200 Fly)

Northeastern

• Clark, Megan (100 Free)

Northern Arizona

• Cheetham, Jennifer (1-Meter Diving)

Northwestern

• Angus, Sophie (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 Medley Relay)
• Brunzell, Hannah (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)
• Ghose, Labonita (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Guevara, Miriam (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Han, Malorie (400 Medley Relay)
• Hopkins, Markie (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Lara, Krystal (100 Back, 200 Back)
• Larson, Ally (200 Fly)
• Lepisova, Emma (100 Back, 200 Back)
• Parsons, Leah (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Patrick, Jaye (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Sheridan, Calypso (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Smith, Maddie (200 Medley Relay)

Notre Dame

• Andrews, Claire (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Dolan, Abigail (200 Free)
• Gillilan, Coleen (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM)
• Isola, Erin (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Mccahan, Kate (3-Meter Diving)
• Quast, Carly (100 Back)
• Stewart, Bayley (200 Back)
• Straub, Kelly (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Thomas, Luciana (200 Fly)
• Wiese, Annie (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Ohio

• Miller, Taylor (3-Meter Diving)
• Siwik, Halli (3-Meter Diving)

Ohio State

• Angerame, Genevieve (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Bach, Hannah (100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay)
• Barker, Lexie (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Bradley, Rebekah (100 Back, 200 Medley Relay)
• Brenn, Jacqueline (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Crawford, Mackenzie (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Demler, Kathrin (500 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Fulmer, Amy (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Gresser, Hanna (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Jurkovic-Perisa, Lucija (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Kowal, Molly (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• Panitz, Josephine (100 Breast)
• Petrak, Taylor (50 Free, 200

By James Sutherland on SwimSwam

The College Swimming and Diving Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its All-American team selections for the 2019-20 season after the campaign was brought to an abrupt halt due to the outbreak of COVID-19.

Dating back to 1985, the honor of being named an All-American has been earned by competing at the NCAA Championships. Swimmers finishing in the top-eight earned first-team recognition, and the consolation finalists (9th-16th) were given Honorable Mention honors. However, with the championships cancelled this year due to the global pandemic, the CSCAA had to alter the criteria.

The criteria for Division I is as follows:

“All Relays Achieving ‘A’ Standards, individuals selected to the NCAA Championships, and divers entered in uncontested events from the Zone C Diving Qualification meet are named All-American.”

This has led to an unprecedented number of selections as Greg Earhart, the executive director of CSCAA, opted not to penalize any student-athletes who didn’t have the opportunity to compete for a spot on the All-American team.

“Our sport is replete with previously-unheralded swimmers and divers who have gone on not just to All-America honors, but also to national championships and Olympic Team spots,” he said in the official CSCAA press release.

As a result, there is no first-team or second-team distinction this season.

On the men’s side, 375 swimmers and divers earned Division I All-American status this year. In 2019, there were 243, as the change in criteria resulted in a 54.3 percent increase. There was also a notable increase of teams with at least one All-American from last season, rising from 43 to 58.

The Michigan Wolverines and Texas Longhorns were the two teams with the most men to be honored this season, both having 23 All-Americans on their respective rosters. Louisville was a distant third with 16. Texas led the field last season with 14.

Top-5 Schools With Most Male D1 All-Americans

1. Texas / Michigan, 23
2. –
3. Louisville, 16
4. Indiana, 15
5. California / Florida, 14

You can find a full list of the 2020 Division I All-American men below.

2020 CSCAA All-Americans (D1 Men)

Air Force

• Nelson, Zachary (100 Breast)
• Zhang, Wen (200 Free)

Alabama

• Bell, Liam (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)
• Berneburg, Jonathan (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Disette, Samuel (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Hernandez-Tome, Nico (1650 Free)
• Li, Zhenwei (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Maas, Derek (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Menke, Matthew (100 Back)
• Perera, Nicholas (400 IM)
• Sesvold, Tyler (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Stogner, Colton (400 Free Relay)
• Waddell, Zane (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)

Arizona

• Anderson, Thomas (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Correa, Eric (3-Meter Diving)
• Ercegovic, Marin (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Fail, Brooks (500 Free, 1650 Free, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)
• Gurevich, Etay (200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM)
• Iga, Jorge Andres (200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Ingram, Hunter (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Markentin, Bjorn (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Namir, Daniel (200 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Reid, Noah (100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)

Arizona State

• Bresette, William (500 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Bybee, Cody (100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Carlson, Evan (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Dolan, Jack (100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
• Edgemond, Jack (200 Fly)
• Hill, Julian (200 Free, 500 Free)
• Olszewski, Benjamin (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Poti, Zachary (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Selim, Youssef (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Swift, Carter (100 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Warren, Elijah (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)

Auburn

• Armstrong, Jack (200 Free Relay)
• Eberly, Nik (200 Free Relay)
• Grassi, Santiago (50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay)
• Makhija, Aryan (1650 Free)
• Pruitt, Conner (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Smith, Lleyton (200 Back)
• Sztolcman, Christian (200 Free)
• Yish, Matthew (200 Free Relay)

Brigham Young

• Shaw, Jared (50 Free)

California

• Arvidsson, Karl (200 Breast)
• Carr, Daniel (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Gonzalez, Hugo (200 Breast, 400 IM)
• Grieshop, Sean (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• Hoffer, Ryan (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Jensen, Michael (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Jhong, Christopher (400 IM)
• Julian, Trenton (500 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Louser, Jason (200 IM, 400 IM)
• Mefford, Bryce (200 Back, 200 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Quah, Zheng Wen (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Sendyk, Pawel (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Whitley, Reece (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Young, Ethan (100 Back)

Columbia

• Gwo, Albert (50 Free)

Connecticut

• Kearsey, William (100 Back)

Corrnell

• Hebert, Brett (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Dartmouth

• Sodokoff, Justin (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)

Denver

• Auchinachie, Cameron (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Farber, Sidney (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Jager, Cy (200 Free Relay)
• Sanes, Adriel (100 Breast, 200 Free Relay)

Duke

• Hernandez, Nathaniel (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Williams, Miles (100 Free)

East Carolina

• Romero, Rodrigo (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Santos, Gustavo (100 Fly)

Florida

• Baqlah, Khader (200 Free, 500 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Beach, Clark (200 Back, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Cancel, Miguel (400 IM)
• Davis, Isaac (200 Free Relay)
• Davis, Willie (50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Finke, Robert (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• Friese, Jan Eric (100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Gravley, Brennan (1650 Free)
• Guarente, Marco (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Hillis, Dillon (100 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)
• Quinn, Gerry (200 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Sanders, Grant (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM)
• Smith, Kieran (100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Vargas, Kevin (400 IM)

Florida State

• Alaniz, Griffin (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Bastian, Izaak (100 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)
• Davidson, Joshua (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Ghaffari, Mohamed (800 Free Relay)
• Ksiazek, Jakub (50 Free, 200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• McCusker, Max (100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Polianski, Maxim (200 Fly)
• Stefanik, Vladimir (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Thatcher, Cameron (1-Meter Diving)
• Varjasi, Peter (200 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)

Georgia

• Abruzzo, Andrew (500 Free, 400 IM)
• Allen, Zachary (1-Meter Diving)
• Dalmolin, Jack (200 Breast)
• Downing, Dillon (50 Free)
• Forde, Clayton (400 IM)
• Grum, Ian (200 Back, 400 IM)
• Higgins, Walker (200 Free, 500 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Hils, Zach (800 Free Relay)
• Homans, Harrison (200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)
• Miller, Kevin (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Murphy, Camden (100 Fly, 200 Fly)
• Norgan, Grant (800 Free Relay)
• Reed, Gregory (1650 Free)

Georgia Tech

• Barone, Kyle (100 Back)
• Ferraro, Christian (200 Fly)
• Pumputis, Caio (200 Breast, 200 IM)

Harvard

• Grant, William (200 Back)
• Gures, Umitcan (100 Fly)
• Johnson, Jacob (200 Fly)
• Zarian, Michael (400 IM)

Hawaii

• Burman, Max (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Follows, Kane (200 Back)
• Kokko, Olli (100 Breast)
• Lileikis, Aukai (100 Fly)

Illinois at Chicago

• Lafortune, Felix (3-Meter Diving)
• Lewarchick, Andrew (1-Meter Diving)
• Murphy, Ryan (1-Meter Diving)

Indiana

• Backes, Zane (100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Blaskovic, Bruno (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Burns, Brendan (100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Calvillo, Michael (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Fantoni, Gabriel (100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Franzman, Jack (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Gallant, John (1650 Free)
• Gould, Mory (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Hamblin, Brandon (200 Free Relay)
• Hassan, Mohamed (100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Lehman, Spencer (400 IM)
• Mathias, Van (200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Scotty, Seamus (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Steele, Jacob (100 Back)
• VanDevender, Cole (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Iowa

• Fers Erzen, Anze (200 Back)
• Noaman, Mohamed (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Swanepoel, Daniel (200 Breast)

IUPUI

• Tener, Patrick (1-Meter Diving)

Kentucky

• Amdor, Wyatt (100 Breast)
• Blandford, Connor (400 IM)
• Brown, Glen (200 IM, 400 Free Relay)
• Head, Jason (400 Free Relay)
• Lake, Caiden (1-Meter Diving)
• Lane, Chase (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Mitchell, John (100 Free, 400 Free Relay)
• Wetzlar, Peter (50 Free, 400 Free Relay)
• Wilby, Mason (200 Fly)
• Zhang, Danny (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Louisiana

• Vazquez, Emanuel (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Louisiana State

• Curry, Brooks (50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free)
• Luht, Karl (100 Back)

Louisville

• Albiero, Nicolas (100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Barna, Andrej (100 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Cummings, Tanner (200 Free Relay)
• Curley, Hayden (1650 Free)
• Deliyiannis, Mihalis (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Geovanni, Sky (Platform Diving)
• Gur, Kivanc (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Paulson, Colton (200 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Pinto, Daniel (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Sameh, Abdelrahman (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Sibirtsev, Ilia (1650 Free)
• Sneden, Adam (1-Meter Diving)
• Somov, Evgenii (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Sos, Daniel (200 IM)
• Steele, Sam (800 Free Relay)
• Whyte, Mitchell (100 Back, 200 Back, 400 Medley Relay)

Miami (FL)

• Cooper, Zach (Platform Diving)
• Dinsmore, David (Platform Diving)
• Flory, Maxwell (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Scapens, Brodie (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Michigan

• Auboeck, Felix (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Babinet, Jeremy (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 Medley Relay)
• Berlitz, Daniel (1650 Free)
• Borges, Luiz Gustavo (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Bradley, Kevin (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Callan, Patrick (200 Free, 500 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Canning, Christopher (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Chan, William (100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay)
• Cope, Thomas (200 Breast, 200 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Heberling, Jakob (1-Meter Diving)
• Herremans, Jacob (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• King, Alex (400 Medley Relay)
• Leavell, Nicholas (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Peel, Cam (200 Free Relay)
• Roberts, William (1650 Free)
• Smachlo, Miles (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Storms, Eric (200 Medley Relay)
• Swanson, Charles (200 Breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Todd, Ross (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Vargas Jacobo, Ricardo (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• Wolfson, Ari (1-Meter Diving)
• Wright, River (200 Free Relay)
• Zofchak, Robert (200 Back)

Minnesota

• Butler, Jake (1-Meter Diving)
• Lester, Duncan (1-Meter Diving)
• McHugh, Maxwell (100 Breast, 200 Breast)

Missouri

• Alexander, Nick (200 Back, 200 IM)
• Dahlgren, Jack (200 Free, 200 Back, 400 Free Relay)
• Garcia, Leonardo (3-Meter Diving)
• Hein, Daniel (100 Back, 100 Fly)
• Kovac, William (100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 Free Relay)
• Leach, Kyle (400 Free Relay)
• Lima, Giovanny (400 Free Relay)
• Lopez, Carlo (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Slaton, Micah (100 Fly, 200 Fly)

Navy

• Buchter, Bradley (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Johnson, Lucas (1650 Free)

NC State

• Brady, James (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Brown, Zachary (200 Fly)
• Dant, Ross (500 Free, 1650 Free)
• Gezmis, Erge (200 IM)
• Hensley, Noah (100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Knowles, Eric (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM, 800 Free Relay)
• Korstanje, Nyls (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Kusto, Rafal (200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• McGlaughlin, Mark (400 Medley Relay)
• Sobolewski, Luke (200 Medley Relay)
• Stewart, Coleman (100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Tapp, Hunter (400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)

North Carolina

• Abaliksta, Valdas (100 Breast)
• Dimitriou, Dimitrios (500 Free)
• Stepinski, Fabian (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Thames, Christopher (200 Back)

Northwestern

• Burdisso, Federico (200 Fly)
• Eskrick, Yohan (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Gridley, Ryan (200 Back)
• Houseman, Kevin (100 Breast)
• Labuda, Evan (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Martos Bacarizo, Manuel (200 Back)
• Schirmer, Henry (1-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Northwestern

• Eskrick, Yohan (3-Meter Diving)

Notre Dame

• Bottelberghe, Joshua (200 Breast)
• Flaute, Austin (1-Meter Diving)
• Hoagland, Jack (500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM)
• McKeen, Sadler (200 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Montesi, Jack (100 Back, 200 Back)
• Petrison, David (Platform Diving)
• Schultz, Aaron (200 Fly, 800 Free Relay)
• Smith, Zachary (200 Fly)
• Wilburn, Cason (800 Free Relay)
• Yeadon, Zachary (500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)

Ohio State

• Abeysinghe, Matthew (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Andreis, Semuede (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay)
• Canova, Joseph (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Cooper, Jonah (100 Back, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Delakis, Paul (200 Free, 200 Breast, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
• Fielding, Jacob (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Grannum, Hunter (1-Meter Diving)
• Lense, Noah (100 Fly, 200 Fly, 400 Medley Relay)
• Loy, Andrew (100 Free, 200 Free, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay)
• Mathews, Jason (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Medley Relay)
• McDaniel, Hudson (100 Breast)
• Siler, Jacob (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Yost, Lyle (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Penn State

• Castano, Gabriel (50 Free, 200 Free Relay)
• Daly, Michael (200 Back, 400 IM)
• Gosieniecki, Juliusz (200 Free Relay)
• Roberson, Will (200 Free Relay)
• Wilson, Austin (200 Free Relay)

Pittsburgh

• Vera, Blaise (50 Free, 100 Free)

Princeton

• Khosla, Raunak (200 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM)
• Minns, Charlie (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Young, Colten (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Purdue

• Bramley, Benjamin (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Duncan, Gregory (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Pellini, Trent (100 Breast)
• Sherman, Nicholas (200 Breast)

South Carolina

• Burras, Lewis (50 Free, 100 Free)
• Down Jenkins, Anton (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Goldfaden, Itay (100 Breast)

Southern California

• Fusaro, Henry (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
• Johansson, Victor (1650 Free)
• Korovin, Georgii (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)
• Sancov, Alexei (200 Free, 200 Fly)

Southern Illnois

• Hoffmann-Dussome, Kai (1-Meter Diving)

Southern Methodist

• Smithson, Peter (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Stanford

• Casey, Conor (3-Meter Diving)
• Foster, Ethan (Platform Diving)
• Hirschberger, Matthew (1650 Free)
• Ho, Benjamin (200 Back)
• Levant, Jack (200 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Liang, Alex (400 IM)
• Macmillan, Will (800 Free Relay)
• Murphy, James (1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Pastorek, Brennan (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Poppe, Carl (100 Breast, 200 Breast)
• Roy, Daniel (200 Breast)
• Shoults, Grant (500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
• Vigran, Noah (3-Meter Diving, Platform Diving)

Stanford

• Casey, Conor (1-Meter Diving)

Tennessee

By Anne Lepesant on SwimSwam

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) announced on Wednesday its Division II All-American teams for the 2019-20 season. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in the middle of Day 2, the CSCAA made adjustments to the way it selected this year’s All-Americans. In the past, swimmers and divers who finished 1st through 8th at NCAAs earned All-American Team honors, while those who finished 9th through 16th were named Honorable Mention.

For the 2019-20 season, however, the CSCAA modified its selection process as follows:

“In contested events, the top eight finalists are named to the first team while the consolation finalists were named Honorable Mention. In events that were not contested, individual and relay qualifiers selected for the championship are named All-American.”

The “contested events” (1000 free, 200 IM, 50 free, and 200 medley relay) took place as scheduled on Day 1. It wasn’t until after prelims on Day 2 that the NCAA called the meet. For all other events, therefore, all qualifiers earned All-American status without distinction between first-team All-American and Honorable Mention.

The revised selection criteria led to a total of 458 men and women earning All-American honors in Division II for the 2019-20 season. That represents an increase of 66 athletes over the 392 first-team All-Americans and Honorable Mentions from 2018-19.

The result of this more generous selection policy means that a total of 610 men and women in Division III earned All-American honors for the 2019-20 season. 144 more athletes, or an increase of 31 percent over the 466 men and women (266 first-team All-Americans and 200 Honorable Mentions) named to the 2018-19 team, will take home All-American certificates this season. CSCAA Executive Director GregEarhart explained in the official press release that the Board of Directors opted not to penalize student-athletes who were not given the chance to compete. “Our sport is replete with previously-unheralded swimmers and divers who have gone on not just to All-America honors, but also to national championships and Olympic Team spots.”

CSCAA named a total of 219 athletes to the Division II Men’s All-American teams. Drury University and the University of Indianapolis tied with 16 honors apiece. Wingate University earned 13 spots. Five-time defending champion Queens University of Charlotte, Lindenwood, and UC San Diego all had 12. McKendree University, who led in the team standings by 22 points at the conclusion of racing on Day 1, placed 10 athletes on the All-American teams.

Top-10 Schools With Most Male Division II All-Americans

1. Drury / Indianapolis – 16
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3. Wingate – 13
4. Queens (NC) / UC San Diego / Lindenwood – 12
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7. Tampa / Delta State – 11
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9. Nova Southeastern / Northern Michigan / McKendree – 10

You can find the full list of the men’s 2020 Division II All-Americans below.

2020 CSCAA Division II All-Americans – Men