Three Women's Swimmers, One Diver Selected for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Teams

Three Hope College swimmers and one diver have been selected for the 2024-25 Academic All-District® Women's Swimming and Diving Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators: seniors Norah Martin and Grace Wesley, junior Laurel Wasiniak and sophomore Laura Zupancic.

The program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes women's swimming and diving honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Martin (Middleton, Wisconsin / Middleton HS) is an elementary education major who qualified for the championship finals in three events at the MIAA Championships in February. The Flying Dutch went on to earn a fifth consecutive league championship with a record-setting performance.

In the 1,650-yard freestyle, Martin posted a runner-up and season-best swim of 17 minutes, 48.82 seconds. Martin also finished fourth in the 500 freestyle with a season-best time of 5:07.38 and sixth in the 200 freestyle with a season-best time of 1:57.64.

Wesley (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan / Grosse Pointe North) is an exercise science major who was a three-time finalist at the MIAA Championships.

In the 200 butterfly, Wesley recorded a runner-up and season-best swim of 2:11.17. Wesley placed fourth in the 400 individual medley with a season-best time of 4:41.224 and fifth in the 500 freestyle with a personal-best swim of 5:11.49.

Wasiniak (Northville, Michigan / Northville) is a chemical engineering major who claimed First Team All-America honors in three relays at the NCAA Division III Championships in March and Second Team All-America honors in four more events.

In the 100 freestyle, Wasiniak finished ninth in the nation with a time of 49.75 seconds and 16th in the 200 freestyle at 1:54.54. Wasiniak was All-American in five relays.

At the MIAA Championships, Wasiniak swept the top spots in two events: 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle.

Zupancic (Fort Collins, Colorado / Liberty Common) is an exercise science major who was a two-time finalist in diving at the MIAA Championships.

In 1-meter diving, Zupancic finished runner-up with an 11-dive score of 404.95 points. On the 3-meter board, Zupancic placed third with an 11-dive total of 391.90 points.

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