CollegeSwimming.com announced its 2016-17 Division II Pre-Season All-America selections. A total of 121 swimmers from thirty-eight instititions were selected for the honor.
Lindenwood University led men's teams with seven selections including three-time NCAA Champion Serghei Golban. Golban swept the 50 free, 100 free and 100 backstroke at last year's NCAA Division II Championships and was the lone individual to defeat Dion Dreesens at the meet. Dreesens leads a quartet of Royals on the list.
Among women's teams the departure of Patricia Castro Ortega opens up opportunities for several stars to emerge. They include defending champions in the 100 butterfly (Bridgeport's Armony Dumur), 100 breaststroke (UWF's Theresa Michalak) and Drury's Wen Xu (50 freestyle).
Selections were based on the times of both returning and incoming swimmers (through September 1st) with input from coaches and sports information contacts.
CollegeSwimming Women's Division II Preseason All-America Team
CollegeSwimming Men's Division II Preseason All-America Team
California Baptist | Robert Griffith | 1650 Free |
Delta State | Matteo Fraschi | 100 Breast, 200 Breast |
Cody Lavoie | 400 IM | |
Alexander Peach | 100 Breast, 200 Breast | |
Mattia Schirru | 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free | |
Drury | Rodrigo Caceres | 50 Free |
Ramiro Olivares | 200 Back | |
Alexandre Reinbrecht | 500 Free, 1650 Free | |
Daniel Rzadkowski | 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free | |
Findlay | Janko Radmanovic | 100 Fly, 200 Fly |
Florida Southern | Diego Gimenez | 50 Free, 100 Back |
Luis Jasso | 200 Breast | |
Sean Kim | 100 Breast | |
Marco Palacios | 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly | |
Florida Tech | Nir Barnea | 50 Free |
Fresno Pacific | Maksim Shcherbakov | 100 Breast, 200 Breast |
Grand Valley | Gabriel Souza | 100 Fly |
Indianapolis | Vitor Botana | 500 Free, 1650 Free |
Rodrigo Codo Berti | 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM | |
Limestone | Jake Minasi | 100 Back |
Lindenwood | Felix Eigel | 200 Back, 200 IM |
Serghei Golban | 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly | |
Krzysztof Jankiewicz | 100 Back, 200 Back, 100 Fly | |
Mateusz Pacholczyk | 100 Breast, 200 Breast | |
Gustavo Silva Santa | 1650 Free | |
Cristian Tapia-Vera | 1650 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM | |
Cristian Vasquez | 1650 Free, 200 Fly, 400 IM | |
Missouri S&T | Miguel Chavez | 200 Breast |
Jonathan Glaser | 500 Free | |
Northern Michigan | Renars Bundzis | 100 Back, 200 Back |
Ryan Leonard | 200 IM, 400 IM | |
Marc Perelló | 200 Breast | |
Nova Southeastern | Marco Aldabe | 200 Back, 200 IM |
Devon D'Agosta | 100 Breast | |
Anton Lobanov | 100 Breast, 200 Breast | |
Thiago Sickert | 100 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Fly | |
David VAN DER COLFF | 100 Back | |
Ouachita Baptist | Alexander Podguzov | 200 Back |
Queens (NC) | Inigo Alarcia | 200 IM, 400 IM |
Nicholas Arakelian | 500 Free, 1650 Free, 400 IM | |
Dion Dreesens | 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free | |
Christopher Mayes | 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Breast | |
Simon Fraser | Mackenzie Hamill | 500 Free, 1650 Free |
Adrian VanderHelm | 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM | |
Tampa | Martin Hammer | 50 Free, 100 Free |
Truman State | William Shanel | 200 Fly, 400 IM |
UC San Diego | Kevin Wylder | 100 Fly, 200 Fly |
Michael Cohn | 100 Back, 200 Back | |
Wayne State | Till Barthel | 100 Free, 200 Free, 100 Back |
Rasmus Olsen | 100 Fly, 200 Fly | |
West Chester | Eric Long | 200 Fly |
Michael Oliver | 400 IM | |
Victor Polyakov | 200 Free, 500 Free, 200 IM | |
Wingate | Jerome Heidrich | 200 Free |
Leif-Henning Kluever | 200 Free, 200 IM |