[Swimming & Diving] Anderson named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team

CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team

St. Ambrose swimmer Bethany Anderson was named to the prestigious 2020-21 Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Anderson was named to the first team.

The CoSIDA Academic All-America Team is comprised of student-athletes from NAIA institutions, and are selected based on the students' work on the field and in the classroom. Nominees must be starters or important reserves, sophomores or older, with at least 3.30 cumulative grade point averages. The at-large program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming & diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.

The 22-member team posted a 3.918 average GPA.

The Hayesville, N.C., native was a 2021 NAIA All-American and holds four individual school records - 50-yard backstroke (28.85 seconds), 100-yard backstroke (1:00.70), 100-yard butterfly (58.82 seconds) and the 200-yard butterfly (2:11.87). Anderson, a junior, also holds school records in four separate relays - 400-yard freestyle, 800-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley.

Anderson, a senior who is majoring in Business Sales and Marketing at St. Ambrose, is the second-consecutive St. Ambrose swimmer to make the Academic All-America Women's At-Large Team, with Andrea Adam receiving the honor in 2020.