COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The University of Chicago men's and women's swimming and diving teams both earned Scholar All-Academic Team Honors from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.

The University of Chicago was one of 414 colleges and universities nationwide to receive the award for the fall season. Teams were selected on the basis of their fall grade point averages and represent over 16,000 student-athletes from swimming and diving programs across the nation.   

The women's squad compiled a grade point average of 3.77 in the fall season, ranking seventh of every Division III school in the nation. The men's team tallied a grade point average of 3.68, ranking 15th in NCAA Division III.

The Maroons were one of 121 Division III programs to have both teams earn Scholar All-American Team honors, including all eight UAA programs.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is a professional organization of coaches dedicated to serving and providing leadership for the advancement of the sport of swimming and diving at the collegiate level.

(Information Provided by the CSCAA)