Montana Swimming is very proud to have had numerous athletes qualify for the Scholastic All America Team. Scholastic All America honors high school athletes that excel at both academics and swimming. 

 

 

Congratulations to the Montana Swimming Scholastic All Americans – Tucker Rice, Julia Huffmaster, Rylee McColley, and Winston Sundeen

USA Swimming announced the members of the 2022-2023 Scholastic All America team on October 30. Montana Swimming is well represented with four members.

Congratulations to Julia Huffmaster, Rylee McColley, and Winston Sundeen all from the Bozeman Barracudas and Tucker Rice from the Billings Aquatic Club. All four swimmers completed the 9^th through 12^th grade last year, have a 3.5 gpa or higher, and have a Winter Junior Nationals qualifying time for faster.

This is the second year Julia and Rylee have been named to the team and the first year for Winston and Tucker.

The 2022-2023 USA Swimming Scholastic All America team consists of 1,135 athletes in grades 9-12 who maintained a minimum 3.5 grade point average (GPA) and meet any of the competition criteria* during the qualifying period of September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023.

Athlete Numbers
Successful applications: 1,135
Girls: 514
Boys: 621
Seniors with three or four years of selection: 125
Open water athletes: 4
Athletes with disabilities: 12

Athletes by Zone
Southern: 370
Eastern: 279
Western: 279
Central: 207

Athletes by Grade
9th: 130
10th: 304
11th: 438
12th: 263

All athletes will receive a certificate and a bag tag. Three- and four-time senior class honorees will receive a special gift. All awards will be shipped this fall.

Congratulations to all these scholar-athletes on their achievements, as well as the coaches and parents who help support our athletes every day.

For additional information and the complete list of athletes, click here.

* 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.

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 (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS AND participate in the Open Water National Championships held on April 21-23, 2023.
 

Swimmers with disabilities: Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022-2023 Para Scholastic All American Standards in any individual event noted within their self-reported P1, P2, or P3 grouping during the SAA qualifying period (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS.

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The Scholastic All America application for the 2022-2023 year will be available online at the USA Swimming website beginning June 1, 2023.

Step by Step Instruction on How to apply for Scholastic All America in 2023:   PDF

2023 Winter Juniors Time Standards:  PDF. Qualifying times must be achieved between September 1, 2022, and  August 31, 2023.

For more information go to: https://www.usaswimming.org/times/popular-resources/scholastic-all-america

• The only method for application will be the online application on the USA Swimming website.
• Applicants will be required to have a USA Swimming account.
• Qualifying pool times for the applicant will be validated in SWIMS. Times MUST be in SWIMS and have been achieved between September 1, 2022, and August 31, 2023 (dates inclusive).
• Applicants will be required to have a transcript for the complete 2022-2023 academic year available for uploading to the application.
• Applicants must have been a member at the time of the swim and a current member when applying for the 2022-2023 SAA team.
• Applicants must have all application documents completed by the application deadline. Late applications will NOT be accepted or considered.

Have questions? Contact Susan Huckeby, Western Zone Women’s Tabulator

 

POOL REQUIREMENTS

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 (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS.  

Only ONE time is necessary and only ONE application is necessary.

SWIMMERS WITH DISABILITIES

Applicants must have swum an individual pool time equal to or faster than the 2022-2023 Para Scholastic All American 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 (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, 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.

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 (Sep 1, 2022-Aug 31, 2023, dates inclusive) with the qualifying times in SWIMS AND participate in the Open Water National Championships held on April 21-23, 2023.

Only ONE time is necessary and only ONE application is necessary.

If the applicant wishes to be recognized as an open water swimmer, make sure to select that on the application.

GRADE & GPA REQUIREMENTS

Applicant must have completed 9th, 10th 11th or 12th grade

MINIMUM GPA

Application must maintain minimum 3.5 GPA for the current academic year

GRADE CONVERSION

A=4, B=3, C=2. If numerical grades are used, the following scale will be used unless the school’s letter grade conversion is given on the transcript: A=90-100; B=80-89; C=70-79. In calculating the GPA, no rounding will be used – one decimal place only.

HONORS & ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

Honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, PLTW courses, and dual credit college level academic courses will earn one fifth (.2) extra Grade Point.

Only grades for academic subjects will be used to calculate GPA – history/social studies, English, mathematics, sciences, foreign languages, computer sciences, visual and performing arts if indicated as academic.

A grade lower than a C in an academic subject will mean automatic rejection of the applicant.

Grades for non-academic courses will NOT be calculated – art, band, orchestra, choir, home economics, health, driver education, physical education, shop, etc. and any other class marked as non-academic will not be included in the GPA calculation (unless transcript indicates ‘academic’ or AP or IB).

GRADE 

There will be no special status designation for a 4.0 GPA other than for a National Champion in the pool or open water who also has achieved a 4.0 GPA. Junior National or 18 and Under Champions will not be considered. 

 

Questions or concerns?

If you have questions please contact:

Susan Huckeby, Western Zone Women’s tabulator – shuckeby@msn.com

Betty Kooy – Central and Western Zone Coordinator -- blkooy@gmail.com

Please copy (CC) your parent or guardian and include your parent’s or guardian’s email in all communication with the SAA committee. Failure to do so will delay any response.

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