Division III All-American Team Selected
The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has selected its Division III All-American team. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division. In Division III, selections were based upon those individuals and relays that were selected to the championship and members of the CSCAA.
Rawleigh Named Steadman Award Recipient
Michael Rawleigh, who led the Gettysburg College men’s and women’s swimming teams for thirty-four years, was selected as the 2020 Richard E. Steadman Award. The selection was made by the Executive Board of the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) in recognition of the coach who, in the opinion of the CSCAA and International Swimming Hall of Fame, has done the most to spread happiness in the sport of swimming and diving.
Denison Men & Women Number One in Final Top 25 Dual Meet Poll
Denison men and women head into the National Championship meet ranked number one.
Kenyon Men and Denison Women Remain Atop Division III Polls
TYR Top 25 Dual meet poll for Division III has been released. The Kenyon men and Denison women remain on top as teams head into championship season.
Two New Number Ones and Six Debuts for the DIII Polls
TYR Top 25 Dual meet poll for Division III has been released. The Kenyon men and Johns Hopkins women are ranked in the top spot. Both were ranked number two in the preseason poll last month.
Swim Teams Make the Grade in Spring
A record 777 teams, representing 480 institutions have been named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA)’s Scholar All-America team for the Spring 2019 Semester. The CSCAA recognizes those teams achieving a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the semester.
MIT’s Benedick Named Franklin Award Winner
The CSCAA has named MIT’s John Benedick as its 2019 Franklin Award Winner. Benedick will be recognized at the 59th Annual CSCAA Awards Banquet on May 6, 2019.
Bigelow Selected for Lifetime Achievement Award
The Executive Board of the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named Nancy Bigelow as its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Bigelow will be recognized at the 59th Annual CSCAA Awards Banquet on May 6, 2019 in Myrtle Beach.
CSCAA Names 266 to Division III All-America Team
Brad Shively of Washington University in Saint Louis and Jess Book of Kenyon College have been named CSCAA Division III Swimming Coaches-of-the-Year for men and women respectively. The duo were selected by their peers following the 2019 NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships in Greensboro, NC. Chicago’s Becky Benson was named women’s Diving Coach-of-the-Year while Lake Forest’s Nathan Lightman took home the men’s honor.
Salem to Add Women’s Team
Salem College will add a women’s swimming program, with Tim Hillen being named head coach. In doing so, Salem becomes the fourteenth institution to add the sport in time for the 2019-20 season. At present, twenty-one new teams (twelve men, nine women) will dive into competition next Fall.
