Eight Gamecocks Garner CSCAA All-America Honors
COLUMBIA, S.C—Eight members of the South Carolina swimming and diving program earned CSCAA All-America recognition on Wednesday.
The CSCAA adjusted the All-America criteria due to the cancellation of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. For Division I, all relays achieving ‘A’ standards, individuals selected to the NCAA Championships and divers entered in uncontested events from the Zone C Diving Qualification meet are named All-American.
Eight Gamecocks earned the recognition with senior Albury Higgs and sophomores Lewis Burras and Anton Down-Jenkins each capturing the status in multiple events.
South Carolina Women’s Swimming and Diving All-Americans
- Taylor Steele (100 Breaststroke)
- Hallie Kinsey (200 Butterfly)
- Emily Cornell (200 Freestyle)
- Christina Lappin (100 Butterfly)
- Albury Higgs (100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke)
South Carolina Men’s Swimming and Diving All-Americans
- Lewis Burras (50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle)
- Anton Down-Jenkins (1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter Diving)
- Itay Goldfaden (100 Breaststroke)
QUOATABLE HEAD COACH MCGEE MOODY
“I am really proud of our athletes for their hard work throughout the season. The season was cut short but I am glad they were named All-American and it ended on a high note for them.”
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