Courtesy: Texas Athletics
AUSTIN, Texas — A total of 23 University of Texas student-athletes were selected to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving teams, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Eighteen Longhorns were named to the first team, and five individuals were selected to the second team. Sophomore Jake Foster was nominated with a 4.0 grade point average.
First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify, student-athletes must maintain of 3.0 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 20 percent of their team’s scheduled contests.
Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
The Longhorns earned their NCAA-best 15th national title in program history this past weekend at the NCAA Championship meet in Greensboro, N.C. Texas has now won the team title in five of the last six national championship meets (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021), as the 2020 meet was canceled due to COVID-19.
2021 Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Swimming and Diving Teams (UT Selections only)
First Team (3.20-plus GPA)
| Name | Class | Major |
| Halvor Borgstroem | Jr. | Physical Culture & Sports |
| Luke Bowman | Sr. | Geography |
| Caspar Corbeau | So. | Exercise Science |
| Paul Degrado | So. | Accounting |
| Jake Foster | So. | Biology |
| Andrew Gawin-Parigini | Jr. | Urban Studies |
| Alvin Jiang | Sr. | Economics |
| Austin Katz | Sr. | Radio-Television-Film |
| Drew Kibler | Jr. | Psychology |
| Andrew Koustik | Jr. | Physical Culture & Sports |
| Daniel Krueger | Jr. | Electrical Engineering |
| Parker Neri | Sr. | Human Dimensions of Organizations |
| Sam Pomajevich | Sr. | Physics |
| Jake Sannem | Sr. | Human Dimensions of Organizations |
| Charles Scheinfeld | Jr. | Sustainability Studies |
| Braden Vines | Jr. | Geology |
| Jordan Windle | Sr. | Physical Culture & Sports |
| Alex Zettle | Jr. | Physical Culture & Sports |
Second Team (3.00 to 3.19 GPA)
| Name | Class | Major |
| Ethan Harder | So. | Undeclared |
| Andrew Harness | So. | Biochemistry |
| Trey Jackson | So. | Computer Science |
| JohnThomas Larson | Sr. | Sport Management |
| Peter Larson | So. | Communication & Leadership |