USA Swimming today announced the application procedures for the 2021-2022 Scholastic All America program. The application window will be June 1-September 6, 2022.

This year's selections will be in 9-12th grade, hold a 3.5 GPA and meet any of the below competition criteria:

Pool Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time in any individual event during the SAA qualifying period of September 1, 2021-August 31, 2022. Only ONE time is necessary and only ONE application is necessary.

Open Water Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time in the 800, 1000, 1500, or 1650 freestyle during the SAA qualifying period (September 1, 2021-August 31, 2022, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS AND participate in the Open Water National Championships held on April 1-3, 2022. Only ONE time is necessary and only ONE application is necessary. To be recognized as an open water swimmer, the applicant must select that designation on the application.

Swimmers with Disabilities: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022 Swimmers with Disabilities Scholastic All American Time Standards (posted on the SAA page) in any individual event noted within their self-reported P1, P2, or P3 grouping during the SAA qualifying period (September 1, 2021-August 31, 2022, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS. Only ONE time is necessary and only ONE application is necessary. A cap of 56 athletes will be named with 2/event/gender.

In 2020-2021, the program featured more than 1,200 athletes who met the criteria, while Tokyo Olympian Torri Huske was the lone swimmer to get a perfect score by earning a 4.0 GPA and winning a U.S. national title.

Steps to apply for the 2021-2022 Scholastic All America team, along with additional details on the program, can be found at https://www.usaswimming.org/times/popular-resources/scholastic-all-america.