BOCA RATON, Fla. – The
Florida Atlantic swimming & diving teams continue to excel outside the swimming pool and diving board under the direction of Head Coach
Lara Preacco and staff.
For the seventh consecutive semester, both the women's and men's teams were named Scholar All-American by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA).
In order to be named to CSCAA Scholar All-America honors, a team must be a CSCAA member and achieve a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.0 for the semester of Fall 2024. In total, 781 teams from 459 institutions were selected by the CSCAA as a Scholar All-American member.
The Owl women tallied a GPA of 3.584, followed closely behind by the men's team recording 3.272 GPA.
The women's team featured 29 members with a GPA over 3.0. 17 team members made the Dean's List with
Cica Carvalho,
Lola Dragosavac, Julia Earnshaw,
Amelia Robertson, and
Riley Trout making the President's List.
For the men, 21 student-athletes earned a GPA over 3.0. 11 athletes earned a spot on the Dean's List, including President's List members
Bennett Balogh and
Gianni Carlino.
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy and professional development.
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