Liendo earns his first CSC Academic All-America First-Team honor of his career.
Josh Liendo Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-America First-Team
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Men's Swimming & Diving
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In recognition of his academic and athletic achievements, Florida swimmer Josh Liendo has been named to the 2024–25 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Division I Men's Swimming and Diving First Team.
Liendo, an Education Sciences major, owns a cumulative grade-point average of 3.57. The junior was a six-time All-American (100 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay) at the 2024-25 NCAA Division I National Championships. He won his third-straight 100 free national title and took home is second-consecutive title in the 100 fly. Liendo was also part of the Gators 400 medley relay who won the program's third national title in 2:56.10 for an NCAA Meet record.
Prior to that, Liendo was crowned the individual SEC Champion in both the 100 Butterfly and 100 Freestyle, while also contributing to Florida's dominance in the 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays. His performance was key to 15 record-breaking swims during the competition. The Scarborough, Canadian native swam the fly leg of the Gators' 400 medley relay team who touched the wall in 2:55.66 to claim first place and set new NCAA, SEC, SEC Meet, program, and Georgia pool records. Liendo also finished second in the 50 Freestyle and served as the leadoff swimmer in both the 200 freestyle relay (1:13.29) and 400 freestyle relay (2:43.60), with both squads setting school records and earning runner-up finishes.
Liendo represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won silver in the men's 100m butterfly, setting a national record of 49.99 seconds in Paris. The podium finish came one day after he placed fourth in the men's 50m freestyle, missing a medal by just 0.02. Additionally, he was also part of fifth place finishes in the mixed 4x100m medley relay and men's 4x100m medley relay. Liendo made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 where he was a semifinalist in the men's 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly. He is the first Black Canadian swimmer to win a gold medal and an individual medal at a major international championship
The 10 members of the Division I first team had a 3.91 average GPA. A total of six members had 4.00 GPAs, with three on the first team.
2024-25 Academic All-America Men's Swimming & Diving Team – NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
SECOND TEAM
THIRD TEAM
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Jonny Kulow, Arizona State University
(1) – Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2022-23
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
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Liendo, an Education Sciences major, owns a cumulative grade-point average of 3.57. The junior was a six-time All-American (100 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay) at the 2024-25 NCAA Division I National Championships. He won his third-straight 100 free national title and took home is second-consecutive title in the 100 fly. Liendo was also part of the Gators 400 medley relay who won the program's third national title in 2:56.10 for an NCAA Meet record.
Prior to that, Liendo was crowned the individual SEC Champion in both the 100 Butterfly and 100 Freestyle, while also contributing to Florida's dominance in the 400 medley and 800 freestyle relays. His performance was key to 15 record-breaking swims during the competition. The Scarborough, Canadian native swam the fly leg of the Gators' 400 medley relay team who touched the wall in 2:55.66 to claim first place and set new NCAA, SEC, SEC Meet, program, and Georgia pool records. Liendo also finished second in the 50 Freestyle and served as the leadoff swimmer in both the 200 freestyle relay (1:13.29) and 400 freestyle relay (2:43.60), with both squads setting school records and earning runner-up finishes.
Liendo represented Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics and won silver in the men's 100m butterfly, setting a national record of 49.99 seconds in Paris. The podium finish came one day after he placed fourth in the men's 50m freestyle, missing a medal by just 0.02. Additionally, he was also part of fifth place finishes in the mixed 4x100m medley relay and men's 4x100m medley relay. Liendo made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 where he was a semifinalist in the men's 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly. He is the first Black Canadian swimmer to win a gold medal and an individual medal at a major international championship
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The 10 members of the Division I first team had a 3.91 average GPA. A total of six members had 4.00 GPAs, with three on the first team.
2024-25 Academic All-America Men's Swimming & Diving Team – NCAA Division I
FIRST TEAM
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Tiago Behar | Arizona State University | Sr. | 3.99 | Computer Science |
| Martin Espernberger (1) | University of Tennessee | Jr. | 3.91 | Electrical Engineering |
| Jack Kelly | Brown University | Sr. | 3.80 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jonny Kulow (!) (1) | Arizona State University | Jr. | 4.00 | Microbiology |
| Josh Liendo | University of Florida | Jr. | 3.57 | Education Sciences |
| Mason Mathias (1) | Auburn University | Sr. | 4.00 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Anthony Rincon | Harvard University | Sr. | 3.95 | Neuroscience |
| Ron Polonsky (1, 4) | Stanford University | Sr. | 3.97 | Computer Science |
| Patrick Sammon | Arizona State University | Sr. | 4.00 | Business Finance |
| Carson Tyler (2) | Indiana University | Sr. | 3.93 | Politcal Finance |
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Andrew Bell (2) | University of Massachusetts | Jr. | 3.83 | Computer Science & Mathematics |
| Coby Carrozza (1, 4) | University of Texas | Gr. | 3.92 | Advertising |
| Liam Custer | Stanford University | Jr. | 3.77 | Management Science & Engineering |
| Michael Faughnan | Iona University | Gr. | 3.88/3.88 | Accounting |
| Jesco Helling (3) | University of Utah | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Chemical Engineering |
| Quinn Henninger (1) | Indiana University | Sr. | 3.77 | Finance |
| Luke Hobson | University of Texas | Sr. | 3.50 | Advertising |
| Owen McDonald | Indiana University | Jr. | 3.82 | Fitness & Wellness |
| Levi Sandidge | University of Kentucky | Jr. | 3.63 | Computer Science |
| Björn Seeliger (1, 4) | California | Gr. | 3.73/3.73 | Business Administration |
| Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Milan Bukovics | University of Hawai'i at Manoa | Sr. | 3.54/4.00 | Electrical Engineering |
| Bradon Chapman | University of Denver | Sr. | 3.82 | Accounting |
| Gavin Currie | University of Delaware | Sr. | 3.95 | Business Analytics |
| Nick Jubilee | Villanova University | Sr. | 3.56 | Nursing |
| Henry McFadden | Stanford University | So. | 3.87 | Undeclared |
| Baylor Nelson (3) | Texas A&M | Jr. | 3.60 | Journalism |
| Matvei Namakonov | University of Delaware | Sr. | 3.89 | Physics |
| Elias Petersen | University of Utah | Jr. | 3.66 | Communications |
| Tyler Ray | Michigan | Jr. | 3.55 | Business Administration |
| Bar Soloveychik (2) | University of Minnesota | Sr. | 3.93 | Computer Science |
| Eric Stelmar | SMU | Gr. | 4.00/3.98 | Sport Management |
(1) – Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2022-23
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023-24
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022-23
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