PIRATE SWIMMERS EARN FOURTH HIGHEST TEAM GPA IN DIVISION III

The CSCAA named its 2009 Scholar Athlete Awards and Southwestern's Jessie Carrier was named in the report. Scholar All-Americans are selected on the basis of their performance in the pool and classroom. To be selected to the All-American team, swimmers must qualify for the NCAA Championship meet and achieve a GPA of 3.50 or higher. Honorable Mention selections must achieve a NCAA consideration time and 3.50 or higher GPA.

Overall, the Pirate's 3.52 team GPA was the fourth highest in Division III and eighth nationally throughout all Divisions for the 2008-2009 season.

Carrier was the first-ever participant for Southwestern at the NCAA Swim and Dive Championships. She competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free where she finished in 20th, 36th and 62nd respectively. Carrier is also the first-ever Academic All-American in the program's history.

Increased championship participation caps, along with the impact of high-tech suits produced a bumper crop of selections with 471 first-team selections and an additional 430 honorable mentions totaling a record 901 individual certificates.

The University of Florida led the nation with nineteen Scholar All-Americans and sixteen Honorable Mention honorees. Emory University placed seventeen swimmers on the first team while earning an additional nine honorable mentions while Kenyon College picked up fifteen selections and five honorable mentions.

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