Friday, June 2, 2023
USA Swimming Releases 2022-23 Scholastic All-America Application Procedures
USA Swimming today announced the applications procedures for the 2022-23 Scholastic All-America (SAA) program. The application window is June 1-September 6, 2023 and step-by-step directions can be found here.
Applicants must have completed 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade, hold a 3.5 GPA for the current academic year and meet the below criteria for pool swimmers, open water swimmers or swimmers with disabilities. If an athlete competes in more than one category (pool and open water, for example), only one completed application is necessary.
Applicants must be active USA Swimming members in good standing with validated times in SWIMS that were achieved as a member of USA Swimming during the qualifying period of September 1, 2022-August 31, 2023. Applications must include the applicant’s 2022-23 academic year transcript.
Pool Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool race time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time standard in any individual event during the SAA qualifying period.
Open Water Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool race time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m or 1650y freestyle during the SAA qualifying period. Additionally, applicants must have participated in the Open Water National Championships held April 21-23, 2023. If an applicant wishes to be recognized as an open water swimmer, the applicant must select that on the application.
Swimmers with Disabilities: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022-23 Para Scholastic All-America Standards in any individual event noted within their self-reported P1, P2 or P3 grouping during the SAA qualifying period. A cap of 56 athletes will be named with two per event and gender.
In 2021-22, more than 1,200 athletes met the SAA criteria, with the highest numbers coming from North Carolina Swimming Local Swimming Committee (99 athletes). Perfect scores, awarded to event champions with a 4.0 GPA, were earned by Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nevada/Sandpipers of Nevada), Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Maryland/Nation’s Capital Swim Club) and Baylor Nelson (Huntersville, North Carolina/SwimMAC).
Additional details on the 2022-23 Scholastic All-America program can be found here.
Applicants must have completed 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade, hold a 3.5 GPA for the current academic year and meet the below criteria for pool swimmers, open water swimmers or swimmers with disabilities. If an athlete competes in more than one category (pool and open water, for example), only one completed application is necessary.
Applicants must be active USA Swimming members in good standing with validated times in SWIMS that were achieved as a member of USA Swimming during the qualifying period of September 1, 2022-August 31, 2023. Applications must include the applicant’s 2022-23 academic year transcript.
Pool Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool race time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time standard in any individual event during the SAA qualifying period.
Open Water Swimmers: Applicants must have swum an individual pool race time equal to or faster than the 2022 Winter Junior National qualifying time in the 800m, 1000m, 1500m or 1650y freestyle during the SAA qualifying period. Additionally, applicants must have participated in the Open Water National Championships held April 21-23, 2023. If an applicant wishes to be recognized as an open water swimmer, the applicant must select that on the application.
Swimmers with Disabilities: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022-23 Para Scholastic All-America Standards in any individual event noted within their self-reported P1, P2 or P3 grouping during the SAA qualifying period. A cap of 56 athletes will be named with two per event and gender.
In 2021-22, more than 1,200 athletes met the SAA criteria, with the highest numbers coming from North Carolina Swimming Local Swimming Committee (99 athletes). Perfect scores, awarded to event champions with a 4.0 GPA, were earned by Katie Grimes (Las Vegas, Nevada/Sandpipers of Nevada), Erin Gemmell (Potomac, Maryland/Nation’s Capital Swim Club) and Baylor Nelson (Huntersville, North Carolina/SwimMAC).
Additional details on the 2022-23 Scholastic All-America program can be found here.