The Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America unveiled its Spring 2009 list of Scholar-Athlete Teams. In all, 347 teams representing 238 colleges and universities earned the distinction based on a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Overall, the Pirate's 3.04 team GPA for the 2008-2009 season earned them the distinction. This is the first time in the program's history that the men's team has been awarded the honor.

Increased championship participation caps, along with the impact of high-tech suits produced a bumper crop of individual All-American selections with 471 first-team selections and an additional 430 honorable mentions totaling a record 901 individual certificates.

The University of Florida led the nation with nineteen Scholar All-Americans and sixteen Honorable Mention honorees. Emory University placed seventeen swimmers on the first team while earning an additional nine honorable mentions while Kenyon College picked up fifteen selections and five honorable mentions.

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