Garnet Swimmers Selected by Inquirer
PHILADELPHIA -- Swarthmore swimmers Doug Gilchrist-Scott (Canton, Ohio / Hoover), John Heagy (Coraopolis, Pa. / Sewickley Academy), Allie Jordan (Niskayuna, N.Y.), Jennie Lewis (Darien, Conn. / Darien) and Stephen Shymon (San Diego, Calif. / Univ. of San Diego) were named Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Stars by the Philadelphia-Area Sports Information Directors Association (Philly-SIDA).
In order to be eligible for the All-Area team, an athlete must be of sophomore athletic standing, have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or key reserve. Ballots for the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Teams, which sponsored six teams (men’s at-large, women’s at-large, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s swimming and women’s swimming) this winter, were compiled and voted upon by the 28 Philadelphia-Area Sports Information Directors Association (Philly-SIDA) and the results were printed in the April 20 edition of the paper.
Gilchrist-Scott, a junior, makes his second appearance on the Academic All-Area Men’s Swimming & Diving Team. The team captain was the sprint champion at the 2008 Centennial Conference Championships, winning the gold medal in the 50-yard freestyle and captured five bronze medals in the following events: 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard freestyle relay, 400-yard medley relay and the 100-yard freestyle at the Centennial Conference Championships. Gilchrist-Scott also broke school records in 50- and 100-yard freestyle at the Championships; he now owns the top time in five events at Swarthmore (200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay).
While not making waves in Ware Pool, Gilchrist-Scott is extremely active on campus. He serves as the Committee Chair for both the Orientation and Large Scale Events while serving as treasurer for the College Democrats. A resident assistant, Gilchrist-Scott also participates in the following organizations: Habitat for Humanity, Serving Homeless in Philadelphia and is a volunteer translator for the Swarthmore for Immigrants Rights. Gilchrist-Scott also gives his time as a chemistry teaching assistant and a student academic mentor.
Heagy, a senior captain, has multiple top-ten times on the 2007-08 Centennial Conference list. The economics major collected a bronze medal at the Centennial Championships in the 400-yard freestyle relay, swimming the breaststroke leg.
Jordan, a junior backstroke specialist, earns her second selection to the Academic All-Area Women’s Swimming & Diving Team. Jordan, a psychology major, captured three silver medals in 2008 Conference Championships in 100-yard backstroke, 200-yard backstroke and 400 medley relay while picking up a bronze in the 200-yard medley relay. Jordan also set two school records during the Championships, recording top times in the 50- and 100-yard backstroke events.
Lewis, a senior captain, competed in her first NCAA Championship meet this season and earned All-America status in the 100-yard butterfly while setting a new college record (57.36). previously held by both Lewis and teammate Anne Miller ’10 set at the Centennial Championships in February were the two tied for a gold medal. Lewis, a statistics major with a minor in psychology, tied teammate Anne Miller ’10 for the gold in the 100 butterfly at the Conference Championships, picked up a silver medal in the 200-yard freestyle relay, and earned two bronze medals in the 200-yard butterfly and medley relay events.
Shymon, a junior biology major, also earned a second selection to the Academic All-Area team. In 200708, he fought threw an early-season injury to earn two silver medals at the Centennial Championships in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle events. At the Championship meet, the long-distance freestyler swam the second-fastest 500-yard freestyle time of his career (4:45.98).
Click here for the men's team (pdf).
Click here for the women's team (pdf).