Swimmers excel in pool and classroom

The College Swimming Coaches Association of America (the CSCAA) announced their annual team academic awards on Monday and there was both good and bad news. The good news: a combined 108 Division III schools had cumulative GPAs of at least 3.0. The bad news: aside from being able to lap me in a swimming pool, a huge portion of D-III swimmers can now top me in the classrooms.

All jokes aside though, this is a staggering total. The discrepancy between men’s (36) and women’s (72) teams above a 3.0 was pretty surprising. The Washington University men’s team had the highest cumulative GPA in all of college swimming with a 3.6. The Hamilton College women’s team had the second highest cumulative GPA with a 3.59.

With so much focus being paid to college athletics at this time of year, the NCAA would be wise to promote these statistics. It shows that athletes can do well in the classroom, as well as in their respective sport. The Washington men’s team finished 18th at Nationals almost two weeks ago, while the Hamilton women’s team finished ninth in the NESCAC Championships last month. Props to the athletes on all 108 of these teams for superb swimming seasons and even more stellar academic performances.

Posted March 27, 2007 at 1:14 am by Andrew | Share on Facebook
Categories: ncaa, swimming and diving

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