CSCAA Announces 2020 Swimming All-Americans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) selected its All-American teams for the 2019-20 season. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the CSCAA Board adjusted the selection criteria for each Division.
The University of Tampa had a total of 22 swimmers receive All-America honors, including 11 men and 11 women. UT men's swimmers include Hugo Bustamante, Jared Fitzgerald, Mikael Haugen, Luke Hene, Aaron James, Gabe Parnell, Andre Richardson, Brett Saunders, Austin Simpson, Yannick Smith and Brian Valedon. The Spartan women's All-Americans are Julia Augustsson, Elizaveta Bazarova, Megan Goldthorpe, Lindsey Grater, Maureen Moore, Anja Oca, Molly O'Hara, Carlee Sanchez-Hegarty, Courtney Sherwood, Jessie Tobin and Hana van Loock.
The result was an unprecedented number of selections in what is largely acknowledged as unprecedented circumstances. Greg Earhart, Executive Director explained that the Board of Directors sought to not penalize any student-athlete who had not had 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."
This isn't the first time the association adjusted All-America criteria. The first CSCAA All-America team was published in 1924, thirteen years before the first men's NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. The first women's All-America team was published in 1975, seven years prior to the first NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championship. During much of that time, the team was selected by a panel of coaches. In 1985 the honor was standardized around the NCAA Championships with the top eight finalists receiving first-team recognition and consolation finalists being named Honorable Mention.
Following are the events for each Spartan All-American.
Hugo Bustamante - (800 Free Relay)
Jared Fitzgerald - (100 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay (HM))
Mikael Haugen - (400 Free Relay)
Luke Hene - (200 Back, 400 Med Relay (HM))
Aaron James - (400 Free Relay)
Gabe Parnell - (200 Fly)
Andre Richardson - (400 Med Relay (HM))
Brett Saunders - (200 Back, 200 Breast, 200 IM (HM), 400 IM, 800 Free Relay, 400 Med Relay (HM))
Austin Simpson - (200 Breast)
Yannick Smith - (100 Free, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
Brian Valedon - (200 Fly)
Julia Augustsson - (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 400 Med Relay)
Elizaveta Bazarova - (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Breast, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay)
Megan Goldthorpe - (500 Free, 800 Free Relay)
Lindsey Grater - (200 Fly)
Maureen Moore - (200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay)
Anja Oca - (200 Breast)
Molly O'Hara - (100 Fly (HM), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay)
Carlee Sanchez-Hegarty - (200 Fly)
Courtney Sherwood - (200 Back, 200 Fly, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay)
Jessie Tobin - (1000 Free (HM), 1650 Free)
Hana van Loock - (100 Free, 200 Free (HM), 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 200 Med Relay, 400 Med Relay)
2020 Selection Criteria:
• Division I – 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.
• Division II – 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.
• Division III – Individuals and relays selected to the NCAA Championship are named All-American.
• NAIA - Individuals Finishing 1-8th and Relays Finishing 1-4th are named All-American. Relays finishing 5-8th are named Honorable Mention.
• NJCAA – Individuals finishing 1-8th and relays finishing 1-4th are named All-American
• All – Teams must be current CSCAA Members
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. (CSCAA), is the nation's first professional coaching association for intercollegiate athletics. Presently, the CSCAA boasts more than 2,000 member coaches and assistant coaches, recognizes All-American swimmers and divers, NCAA record-breakers and Scholar All-America athletes and teams as well as outstanding coaches and contributors, and helps oversee the welfare of collegiate swimming and diving.