BOCA RATON, Fla. - The College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has announced its Spring 2026 Scholar All-America Teams presented by Fitter & Faster Swim Camps and both the Lynn University men's and women's swimming teams were among the award winners. Meanwhile, 12 individual Fighting Knights across the men's and women's teams earned the distinct honor of being named Scholar All-Americans.
The Fighting Knight women posted a 3.71 GPA, while the men collected a 3.22 GPA, and both programs were among 714 teams honored from 418 institutions across Division I, II, and III, NAIA and NJCAA levels.
The CSCAA honored 63 NCAA Division II women's programs for their work in the classroom and Lynn's 3.71 GPA tied for the 11th highest in the country. On the men's side, Lynn was among 49 DII programs recognized by the CSCAA after surpassing the 3.00 GPA standard.
For teams to be recognized they must post a GPA of 3.00 or higher during the spring semester, be current CSCAA members and be nominated by a current CSCAA member or their designee.
Individually, the men's team was represented by senior Vitaly Kostin (Business Administration), senior Paul Melcer (International Business Management) and senior Maxim Tsyfarov (Homeland Security), who all earned First Team Scholar All-America recognition, while junior Brady Moore (Criminal Justice) garnered Second Team honors.
On the women's team, Lydia Douthit (Political Science), Luz Tapia Sahagun (International Business Management), Malaika Schneider (Environmental Science), Mariela De Santis (Homeland Security) and Alastair Webster (International Business Management) all received First Team Scholar All-America honors, while Adel Pal (Psychology), Lily Drons (Biology) and Krystina Zavalaga (Psychology) earned Second Team recognition.
To qualify as a CSCAA Scholar First Team All-American, student-athletes must have a GPA over 3.5 or higher and participate in their national championship. Second Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met a "B" time standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet.
In all, the CSCAA named over 2,200 swimmers and divers across Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA levels to its Scholar All-American Teams for the 2025-26 season.
