COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - For the 51st semester in a row, over 25 years, both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams at American University were named Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).

American was one of 461 schools to receive the award for the Spring semester.  Teams were selected on the basis of their Spring grade point averages and represent 17,982 student-athletes.  

"No team was unaffected by this Spring's pandemic but Director of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Billy Walker and President Sylvia Burwell can and should be proud of their team and the work of head coach Mark Davin," said CSCAA Executive Director Greg Earhart.

Additional institutional adjustments to grading systems resulted in GPAs nearly one-quarter letter grade higher than previously. As a result, the CSCAA is not publishing team GPAs this semester. This semester's list also does not include teams at institutions that switched entirely to pass/fail grading.

Founded in 1922, the 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.

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