South Carolina Men and Rice Women Take Home CSCAA Open Water Championship Titles

The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) proudly hosted the Open Water National Championship today at the stunning Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The event, organized by Florida International University (FIU), featured an exhilarating competition with nearly 240 student-athletes from almost 50 institutions, representing teams from all three NCAA divisions.

Northern Michigan, Nebraska Capture Open Water Titles

With a dominating performance from Ondrej Zach, Northern Michigan University captured the men’s CSCAA Open Water National Championship in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday morning. Purdue’s Kate Beavon captured the women’s individual title, besting Nebraska’s Illaria Muzilli by 58 seconds, but it was the Huskers who left Lone Star Lake with a team championship.

Grand Valley Men, Rice Women Capture Open Water Titles

Moritz Bartels of Grand Valley State University and Taylor Pike of Texas A&M captured individual titles while Rice University and Grand Valley won team titles at the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Open Water Championship at Lone Star Lake in Lawrence, Kansas. The top five finishers for each gender earned automatic invitations to the USA Swimming 5K Open Water Championships.

Open Water Championship Entries Filling

Entries for the 2017 CSCAA Open Water Championship are open now.  Each race will be limited to 70 participants and entries will be admitted based on time of form submission.