RICHMOND, Va. – Eastern Illinois men's and women's swim programs once again completed another successful semester in the classroom as both Panthers teams earned College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team honors for the Spring 2025 semester. A total of 763 teams from 432 institutions earned the honor with those teams comprised of 18,459 student-athletes.
 
Eastern Illinois men's team posted a 3.44 semester GPA while the women garnered a 3.30 team GPA for the semester.

To earn this prestigious honor, teams were required to achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher during the Spring 2025 semester. Of the teams selected, an impressive 646 recorded a GPA of 3.30 or above, qualifying them for the Intercollegiate Coach Association Coalition (ICAC) All-Sport Academic Standings.

Colorado College (NCAA Division III) led all men's programs across divisions with a GPA of 3.90, while the Savannah College of Art and Design (NAIA) led all women's programs with a GPA of 3.91.

Among Division I programs, Brown University topped the men's standings with a 3.83 GPA, and the University of Miami (Fla.) led the women's standings with a 3.89 GPA.

Founded in 1922, the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) is the nation's first organization of college coaches. The mission of the CSCAA is to advance the sport of swimming and diving with coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development.