COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America announced both their spring Scholar All-America Teams and Individual Scholar All-Americans for the 2021-2022 season. The UC San Diego men's and women's swim and dive teams both earned team honors with five Tritons earning all-second team individual honors.
 
To be recognized as a team, the Tritons were required to achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher as a team. The Triton women averaged a 3.60 with 30 scholar-athletes contributing to the grade point average. With 23 scholar-athletes contributing on the men's side, they averaged a 3.72.
 
The CSCAA awarded 1,206 individual honors to scholar-athletes who achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher. To qualify for First-Team Scholar All-America, student-athletes earned a minimum GPA of 3.5 and participated in their national championship.  Second-Team selections also earned a 3.50 GPA or higher and achieved a "B" time standard for the national championship or participated at a diving zone qualification meet.
 
Five Tritons were awarded Second Team honors for their competitive prowess in combination with their academic achievement.
 
Men's Swim and Dive:
Hayden Johnson (Second Team) – Economics
Ivan Kurakin (Second Team) – Structural Engineering
Aidan Simpson (Second Team) – Structural Engineering
 
Women's Swim and Dive:
Katja Pavicevic (Second Team) – Health
Jordan Phillips (Second Team) – International Relations
 
Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), 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.
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.