RICHMOND, Va. – The Trinity University men's and women's swimming & diving teams were both honored as Scholar All-America Teams by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America, while five individuals were also honored as Scholar All-Americans.

To qualify as a First Team Scholar All-American, student-athletes must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher and participated in their national championship. Second Team selections must have also earned a 3.5 GPA or higher and met an NIC "A" time standard in Division I or an NCAA "B" qualifying standard for the national championship or qualified for a diving zone qualification meet for Division II, Division III, and NAIA.

Senior Neely Burns (Phoenix, Ariz. / Thunderbird) was joined by juniors Amy Benson (Newmarket, N.H. / Phillips Exeter Academy) and Julia Carter (Dripping Springs, Texas / Dripping Springs) on the First Team for Trinity's women's team. The Tiger men featured sophomore Luke Fender (Jackson, Miss. / St. Andrew's Episcopal) on the First Team as well, while first-year Daniel Apostol (Billings, Mont. / Central Catholic) made the Second Team. Benson and Burns are both three-time honorees, while Carter and Fender have now received the award twice.  

Led by Head Coach Cathleen Pruden, both Tiger swimming & diving teams were also selected as Scholar All-American teams. Teams were required to achieve a team GPA of 3.00 or higher during the Spring 2026 semester to earn Scholar All-America recognition.